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Three Taiwan nationals who were arrested on suspicion of using forged China UnionPay cards to illegally withdraw cash from automated teller machines in Japan used an unauthorized “minpaku” private residence as their hideout while repeatedly carrying out the crime, it has been lea...

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TOKYO - Japan's plans to implement more employee-friendly laws are set to prove painful for many companies, with half saying labor costs will rise and two-thirds considering ways to lift productivity to offset the impact of the reforms, a Reuters poll showed.
Prime Minister Shinzo A...

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LONDON - Japanese leader Shinzo Abe asked Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday to ensure a smooth Brexit to allow Japanese companies to continue to operate as the United Kingdom exits the European Union.
The leader of the world's third largest economy praised PM May for what he said...

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TOKYO - Fujifilm is delaying the release of its financial results as it probes accounting irregularities at a New Zealand unit, raising fears Japan Inc is headed for another embarrassing accounting scandal.
The company said it is setting up an independent committee of outside expert...

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KOBE – A bakery and cafe company in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, is working to improve the wages of people with disabilities by offering knowhow on product development and sales of sweets.
Esquerre developed and started selling this spring Imoma:ru, buns with sweet potato paste fi...

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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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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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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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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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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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