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Japan Loves Robots, But Human Work Is Not Easy For Them
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IRISH TIMES
Robots ‘cannot perform tasks requiring judgment or evaluate a change in a situation’Removing the tiny eyes that pockmark potatoes is dull, repetitive and time-consuming work – perfect, it would seem, for robots in a country where the population is declining and workers are increasin...
Robots ‘cannot perform tasks requiring judgment or evaluate a change in a situation’Removing the tiny eyes that pockmark potatoes is dull, repetitive and time-consuming work – perfect, it would seem, for robots in a country where the population is declining and workers are increasin...
- January 9, 2020
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Mizuho To Accelerate Digitization Push
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Mizuho Financial Group Inc. President Tatsufumi Sakai has expressed his intention to accelerate the group’s efforts to keep pace with digitization in financial services, including steps on money settlements and transfers.
Mizuho will aim to improve its custom...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Mizuho Financial Group Inc. President Tatsufumi Sakai has expressed his intention to accelerate the group’s efforts to keep pace with digitization in financial services, including steps on money settlements and transfers.
Mizuho will aim to improve its custom...
- January 9, 2020
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Tencent And Mitsui To Help Japan Companies Market In China
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NIKKEI ASIA
SMEs to sell goods losing sales from lack of Chinese inbound tourists on WeChat
TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. and China's Tencent are working to set up a joint venture to help Japanese companies market their goods and services to Chinese consumers in a bid to replace ...
SMEs to sell goods losing sales from lack of Chinese inbound tourists on WeChat
TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. and China's Tencent are working to set up a joint venture to help Japanese companies market their goods and services to Chinese consumers in a bid to replace ...
- January 4, 2020
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Flash-Crash Risks Spark Worry
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — As Japan enters a six-day New Year break, a sense of anxiety over the possibility of another flash crash is gripping currency traders.
The Financial Futures Association of Japan has already warned of market instability as the holidays create a liquidity vacuum...
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — As Japan enters a six-day New Year break, a sense of anxiety over the possibility of another flash crash is gripping currency traders.
The Financial Futures Association of Japan has already warned of market instability as the holidays create a liquidity vacuum...
- January 2, 2020
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Execs Quit As Japan Post Units Ordered To Halt Insurance Sales For Three Months
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JAPAN TIMES
The Financial Services Agency ordered two subsidiaries of the former state-owned postal services group to suspend new sales of insurance products on Friday, for three months, over improper sales that left thousands of people disadvantaged.
The FSA issued the penalties to the two uni...
The Financial Services Agency ordered two subsidiaries of the former state-owned postal services group to suspend new sales of insurance products on Friday, for three months, over improper sales that left thousands of people disadvantaged.
The FSA issued the penalties to the two uni...
- December 30, 2019
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Seven-Eleven To End Contract With Franchisee Who Cut Opening Hours
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JAPAN TODAY
OSAKA - Seven-Eleven Japan Co has informed a store owner in western Japan who cried foul over its 24/7 operation policy that it is ending its franchise contract due to customer complaints, he said Sunday.
The operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan will terminate the contra...
OSAKA - Seven-Eleven Japan Co has informed a store owner in western Japan who cried foul over its 24/7 operation policy that it is ending its franchise contract due to customer complaints, he said Sunday.
The operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan will terminate the contra...
- December 30, 2019
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Give Employees A Break Or Cash In On New Year’s Day?
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Amid a severe labor shortage, retailers and restaurant chains face a dilemma over the year-end and New Year period: should they briefly close their doors for a holiday, or keep the cash registers ringing?
A growing number of retailers and restaurant chains are opting to stay clos...
Amid a severe labor shortage, retailers and restaurant chains face a dilemma over the year-end and New Year period: should they briefly close their doors for a holiday, or keep the cash registers ringing?
A growing number of retailers and restaurant chains are opting to stay clos...
- December 30, 2019
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Japan's Output, Retail Sales Fall, Signaling Economic Strains
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THE TELEGRAM
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's industrial output slipped for the second straight month in November, raising the likelihood the economy will contract in the fourth quarter due to slowing demand abroad and at home.
Japan's economy has cooled in recent months due to a prolonged hit to expo...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's industrial output slipped for the second straight month in November, raising the likelihood the economy will contract in the fourth quarter due to slowing demand abroad and at home.
Japan's economy has cooled in recent months due to a prolonged hit to expo...
- December 27, 2019
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Japan Regulators Signal Caution Over CLO Market's Expansion
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BUSINESS TIMES
JAPAN needs to remain vigilant about its banks' overseas investments in bundled credit products because the underlying loans may be less spread out across industries or individual companies than they appear, a senior regulatory official said.
"Even if banks individually think the...
JAPAN needs to remain vigilant about its banks' overseas investments in bundled credit products because the underlying loans may be less spread out across industries or individual companies than they appear, a senior regulatory official said.
"Even if banks individually think the...
- December 26, 2019
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Bottoms Up: Japan’s Wine Consumption Nearly Quadruples in 30 Years
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NIPPON
Japan has developed a taste for wine. According to National Tax Agency statistics, wine consumption in 2017 increased by 3.1% from the previous year to 364,000 kiloliters, the equivalent of approximately 485 million standard bottles. This marks a nearly four-fold increase over the last t...
Japan has developed a taste for wine. According to National Tax Agency statistics, wine consumption in 2017 increased by 3.1% from the previous year to 364,000 kiloliters, the equivalent of approximately 485 million standard bottles. This marks a nearly four-fold increase over the last t...
- December 25, 2019
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