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Facing Critical Labor Shortage, Japan Opens Door Wider To Foreign Workers
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NPR
Japanese lawmakers have passed controversial legislation expanding the number of semi-skilled foreign workers who can live and work in the notably insular nation for up to five years.
Japan has been pressed to make the change because of a critical labor shortage that results from its rapidl...
Japanese lawmakers have passed controversial legislation expanding the number of semi-skilled foreign workers who can live and work in the notably insular nation for up to five years.
Japan has been pressed to make the change because of a critical labor shortage that results from its rapidl...
- December 10, 2018
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Japan to OK Divisive Bill Allowing More Foreign Workers
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US NEWS
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is preparing to officially open the door to foreign workers to do unskilled jobs and possibly eventually become citizens.
Lawmakers were to vote early Saturday on government-proposed legislation allowing hundreds of thousands of foreign laborers to live and work in a ...
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is preparing to officially open the door to foreign workers to do unskilled jobs and possibly eventually become citizens.
Lawmakers were to vote early Saturday on government-proposed legislation allowing hundreds of thousands of foreign laborers to live and work in a ...
- December 8, 2018
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Japan Firm Warned Of Legal Step Over Korean Forced Laborers
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WASHINGTON POST
TOKYO — Lawyers for Korean wartime forced laborers have demanded that a Japanese steelmaker respond to their request to discuss compensation, warning Tuesday that they will otherwise take steps to freeze its assets in their country.
The two lawyers asked Nippon Steel & Sumitomo ...
TOKYO — Lawyers for Korean wartime forced laborers have demanded that a Japanese steelmaker respond to their request to discuss compensation, warning Tuesday that they will otherwise take steps to freeze its assets in their country.
The two lawyers asked Nippon Steel & Sumitomo ...
- December 5, 2018
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Japan's Corporate Investment Slows Sharply, Raises Doubt About Outlook
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EURO NEWS
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese corporate capital expenditure rose for an eighth consecutive quarter in July-September but the pace of gains slowed sharply, raising doubts about the strength of business activity amid global trade frictions.
Ministry of Finance (MOF) data out on Monday show...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese corporate capital expenditure rose for an eighth consecutive quarter in July-September but the pace of gains slowed sharply, raising doubts about the strength of business activity amid global trade frictions.
Ministry of Finance (MOF) data out on Monday show...
- December 3, 2018
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SoftBank Becomes First Japan Firm to Forgo IPO Price Range, Keeps View at 1,500 yen
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THE STAR
TOKYO: SoftBank chalked up another first in Japan on Friday, setting a single indicative price of 1,500 yen for its telco IPO rather than a price range as usual, pegging the deal at 2.4 trillion yen ($21.16 billion) in the country's biggest-ever listing.
The price was unchanged from th...
TOKYO: SoftBank chalked up another first in Japan on Friday, setting a single indicative price of 1,500 yen for its telco IPO rather than a price range as usual, pegging the deal at 2.4 trillion yen ($21.16 billion) in the country's biggest-ever listing.
The price was unchanged from th...
- December 1, 2018
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High-level Japanese Business Mission to Visit Egypt Early 2019
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DAILY NEWS EGYPT
Masaki Noke, Japanese ambassador to Egypt said that a high-level mission is expected to visit Egypt early 2019, adding, “Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) has an idea to send a mission to Egypt early next year, including representatives from the major Japanese companies...
Masaki Noke, Japanese ambassador to Egypt said that a high-level mission is expected to visit Egypt early 2019, adding, “Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) has an idea to send a mission to Egypt early next year, including representatives from the major Japanese companies...
- November 27, 2018
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Tencent Partners with Line on Mobile Payments in Japan
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NIKKEI ASIAN
Tie-up targets Chinese tourists, but faces competition from Yahoo-Alibaba service
TOKYO -- Tencent Holdings will team with Tokyo-based chat app operator Line to offer mobile payment services for small Japanese retailers looking to capitalize on the recent influx of Chinese touris...
Tie-up targets Chinese tourists, but faces competition from Yahoo-Alibaba service
TOKYO -- Tencent Holdings will team with Tokyo-based chat app operator Line to offer mobile payment services for small Japanese retailers looking to capitalize on the recent influx of Chinese touris...
- November 27, 2018
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Japan At A crossroads: What’s Keeping its Defense Industry From Growing?
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DEFENSE NEWS
MELBOURNE, Australia — Japan is facing what appears to be an increasingly difficult choice, between a desire to keep its domestic defense industry in business, and getting more value for its defense spending while introducing much-needed capabilities by buying foreign off-the-shelf...
MELBOURNE, Australia — Japan is facing what appears to be an increasingly difficult choice, between a desire to keep its domestic defense industry in business, and getting more value for its defense spending while introducing much-needed capabilities by buying foreign off-the-shelf...
- November 27, 2018
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Inflation in Japan Unchanged at 1% in October
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Inflation in Japan stood at one percent in October, unchanged from the previous month, according to government data published Thursday, as the world's third-largest economy continues its years-long struggle with deflation.
October's price rise was in line with market conse...
TOKYO - Inflation in Japan stood at one percent in October, unchanged from the previous month, according to government data published Thursday, as the world's third-largest economy continues its years-long struggle with deflation.
October's price rise was in line with market conse...
- November 24, 2018
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Nissan Board Dismisses Ghosn
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Nissan Motor Co. dismissed Representative Director and Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who has been arrested on suspicion of violating the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law. The decision was made at an extraordinary board of directors meeting on Thursday.
The move was aimed at extric...
Nissan Motor Co. dismissed Representative Director and Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who has been arrested on suspicion of violating the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law. The decision was made at an extraordinary board of directors meeting on Thursday.
The move was aimed at extric...
- November 23, 2018
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