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Hiring Steady Or Up at 70% Of Firms

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
More than 70 percent of companies will hire the same number or more new graduates for spring 2018 compared to a year earlier, indicating the labor market will remain favorable for job-seeking students, according to a recent survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun and Nippon TV.
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Toshiba to Spin Off 4 Key Operations

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 
TOKYO - Toshiba Corp said Monday it will spin off four key operations including its infrastructure systems to keep its shaky financial standing from affecting its healthy businesses.
Roughly 24,000 of some 30,000 Toshiba employees are likely to be transferred to the newly establis...

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Commerce Chief: U.S. Eager for Bilateral Trade Agreement

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Tuesday that his country is eager to conclude a bilateral trade agreement with Japan.
“We are certainly eager to increase our trade relationships with Japan and to do so in the form of an agreement,” Ross told reporter...

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MRJ Aims to Revive Dormant Industry

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Reuters) — The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) has been delayed five times and faces rising costs, yet its future as the vanguard of Japanese-built passenger jets seems assured by the corporate muscle behind it and a government set on reviving an aerospace industry dismantle...

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Mitsubishi Regional Jet Aims to Revive Dormant Industry

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO
The Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ) has been delayed five times and faces rising costs, yet its future as the vanguard of Japanese-built passenger jets seems assured by the corporate muscle behind it and a government set on reviving an aerospace industry dismantled after World W...

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Death by Overwork: Japan's 100-hour Overtime Cap Sparks Anger

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO
Workaholic Japan has unveiled its first-ever plan to limit overtime, but critics want to give it the boot, saying an "outrageous" 100-hour-a-month cap will do nothing to tackle karoshi, or death from overwork.
Tokyo's bid to ease a national health crisis comes after the top ex...

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BOJ Soon to Add Reflationist, Banker

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An economist touting reflationary economic policies and an executive of a major Japanese commercial bank were nominated by the government Tuesday as members of the Bank of Japan’s Policy Board.
Their appointments are expected to win parliamentary approval by ...

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Japan Aims to Skirt Clash with U.S. Over Cars, Beef, Currency

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Automobiles, agricultural products and foreign exchange policy are three areas that are expected to be the subjects of heated debate in the Japan-U.S. economic dialogue.
The U.S. auto industry and agricultural organizations are pressuring the U.S. administration to demand that Ja...

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Tokyo-area New Condo Supply Hits 24-year Low

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THE JAPAN TIMES
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of new condominiums put up for sale in the greater Tokyo area in fiscal 2016 fell 4.4 percent from the previous year to 36,450 units, the lowest level since fiscal 1992, the Real Estate Economic Institute said Monday.
The third straight year of dr...

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Japanese Shipbuilders Plan Reforms to Weather Losses

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Major shipbuilding companies are implementing structural reforms, such as scaling down unprofitable businesses and launching tie-ups with other companies to reduce costs.
This has been prompted by worsened business performance, with orders for ships having decreased worldwide and...

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