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Survey: Female Workers in Managerial Jobs Rise to 8.3%
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THE JAPAN NEWS
About 80 percent of major companies in Japan have increased the proportion of female employees in managerial posts — meaning section chief or higher — since the Law on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace was enforced in April 2016, according to a Y...
About 80 percent of major companies in Japan have increased the proportion of female employees in managerial posts — meaning section chief or higher — since the Law on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace was enforced in April 2016, according to a Y...
- May 6, 2017
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Cash Registers to Have Cash Withdrawal Capability From April 2018
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Some supermarkets and department stores in Japan will have the ability to offer a "cash out" service from April 2018, according to a banking industry body promoting electronic payments.
Cash register operators will be able to offer the service, widely available around the wo...
TOKYO - Some supermarkets and department stores in Japan will have the ability to offer a "cash out" service from April 2018, according to a banking industry body promoting electronic payments.
Cash register operators will be able to offer the service, widely available around the wo...
- April 18, 2017
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Toyota Prius Top Seller in FY2016 For 1st Time in 5 Years
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp’s Prius hybrid was the best-selling car in Japan in fiscal 2016, topping the sales list for the first time in five years, data released by industry bodies showed Thursday.
For the year through March 31, the Prius sold 225,066 units, up 44.3% from a year ear...
TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp’s Prius hybrid was the best-selling car in Japan in fiscal 2016, topping the sales list for the first time in five years, data released by industry bodies showed Thursday.
For the year through March 31, the Prius sold 225,066 units, up 44.3% from a year ear...
- April 12, 2017
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Naha Airport Emerging as Intl Cargo Hub to Increase Transport Efficiency
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Efforts are under way to transform Naha Airport in Okinawa Prefecture into a hub for transporting air cargo between Japan and other parts of Asia.
Naha Airport has the advantage of being located close to Southeast Asian countries and coastal regions of China, as well as round-the...
Efforts are under way to transform Naha Airport in Okinawa Prefecture into a hub for transporting air cargo between Japan and other parts of Asia.
Naha Airport has the advantage of being located close to Southeast Asian countries and coastal regions of China, as well as round-the...
- March 20, 2017
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Toshiba Crisis Shines Light on Japan's Corporate Culture
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — The troubles at crisis-hit Toshiba are the latest in a string of business scandals that highlight how the backbone of Japan’s corporate culture—unwavering employee loyalty—can sometimes lead to disaster, analysts say.
The venerable firm’s stock has been sliced in half since ...
TOKYO — The troubles at crisis-hit Toshiba are the latest in a string of business scandals that highlight how the backbone of Japan’s corporate culture—unwavering employee loyalty—can sometimes lead to disaster, analysts say.
The venerable firm’s stock has been sliced in half since ...
- March 18, 2017
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Yamato Holdings to Retroactively Pay Unpaid Overtime Wages
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Yamato Holdings Co plans to retroactively pay employees for unpaid overtime in an effort to address tough working conditions faced by delivery drivers and other staff amid a manpower shortage, the company said Saturday.
The holding company of Yamato Transport Co, a door-to-...
TOKYO — Yamato Holdings Co plans to retroactively pay employees for unpaid overtime in an effort to address tough working conditions faced by delivery drivers and other staff amid a manpower shortage, the company said Saturday.
The holding company of Yamato Transport Co, a door-to-...
- March 13, 2017
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Fewer Workers, Higher Wages: Japan Inc Feels Pinch
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Ask the president of Japan’s largest daycare chain what his biggest headache is, and Kazuhiro Ogita doesn’t hesitate: workers and wage costs. Not enough of one, too much of the other.
Unable to hire enough employees to staff its nurseries at a time of strong demand, JP-Holdi...
TOKYO — Ask the president of Japan’s largest daycare chain what his biggest headache is, and Kazuhiro Ogita doesn’t hesitate: workers and wage costs. Not enough of one, too much of the other.
Unable to hire enough employees to staff its nurseries at a time of strong demand, JP-Holdi...
- March 8, 2017
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Chubu Airport to get 2nd Runway as Nation’s Tourism Rises
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The transport ministry and the Aichi prefectural government are among those currently arranging to build a second runway at Chubu Airport so the facility can help meet the future growth in demand stemming from increases in the number of foreign visitors to Japan, according to sou...
The transport ministry and the Aichi prefectural government are among those currently arranging to build a second runway at Chubu Airport so the facility can help meet the future growth in demand stemming from increases in the number of foreign visitors to Japan, according to sou...
- March 8, 2017
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Takata Pleads Guilty in U.S. Over Airbags
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THE JAPAN NEWS
DETROIT (AP) — Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp. pleaded guilty to fraud Monday and agreed to pay $1 billion in penalties for concealing an airbag defect blamed for at least 16 deaths, most of them in the United States.
The scandal, meanwhile, seemed to grow wider when plain...
DETROIT (AP) — Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp. pleaded guilty to fraud Monday and agreed to pay $1 billion in penalties for concealing an airbag defect blamed for at least 16 deaths, most of them in the United States.
The scandal, meanwhile, seemed to grow wider when plain...
- March 4, 2017
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Japan's Factory Output Down in Red Flag for Economy
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Japan’s factory output unexpectedly slipped 0.8% in January, the first fall in six months and the latest red flag for the world’s No. 3 economy, official data showed Tuesday.
The on-month figure, which missed market expectations for a 0.4% expansion, comes a week after Japan...
TOKYO — Japan’s factory output unexpectedly slipped 0.8% in January, the first fall in six months and the latest red flag for the world’s No. 3 economy, official data showed Tuesday.
The on-month figure, which missed market expectations for a 0.4% expansion, comes a week after Japan...
- March 2, 2017
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