THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Recruit Holdings Co. President Hisayuki Idekoba said his firm aims to offer job seekers a “single click” approach to changing jobs by accelerating investment in information technology and promoting mergers and acquisitions in the human resources business.
“I want to create a worl...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
About 97 percent of 116 major Japanese companies responding to a survey have said they plan to conduct workplace COVID-19 vaccinations, covering at least 2 million people.
The outcome of the Kyodo News survey, released Saturday, also showed that 59 percent of the companies either pl...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
All Nippon Airways Co. and Japan Airlines Co. announced separately Friday that they used sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) on regular domestic flights the previous day.
SAF are plant-derived aviation fuels jointly developed by IHI Corp., Mitsubishi Power Ltd., and other firms in a...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 
Consumer prices rose slightly in Japan in May for the first time in 14 months, data showed Friday, but analysts said they were unlikely to soar above pre-pandemic levels.
Japan has long battled to hit a two percent inflation target seen as key to turbocharging the world's third-la...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Tokyo’s Akihabara neighborhood is a mecca for anime and video game fans, with a higher concentration of enthusiast oriented shops and venues than anywhere else in the country.
But while the otaku flame burns bright in Akihabara, that doesn’t mean every establishment lasts forever, a...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
With workplace vaccinations against COVID-19 set to get fully underway next Monday, various companies are hurrying to prepare.
At Itochu Corp.’s Tokyo headquarters, 1,200 doses of vaccine arrived on Tuesday and were taken to its in-house clinic. The trading firm is planning to in...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan's exports in May jumped 49.6 percent from a year ago to post the sharpest rise in over four decades, with their rebound from a coronavirus pandemic-induced downturn driven by solid demand for cars and auto parts, government data showed Wednesday.
Exports of goods surged to 6.2...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Toshiba Corp. held an extraordinary board meeting on Sunday after an investigation report by a group of independent lawyers concluded last week that the company’s annual meeting of shareholders last year was not managed fairly.
The directors of the major elec...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Toshiba Corp's second-biggest shareholder on Sunday demanded the board chairman and three other directors immediately resign after an investigation found the company had colluded with the Japanese government to pressure foreign investors.
The letter, seen by Reuters, is from 3D Inve...

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BUSINESS STANDARD
 
The Japanese government is considering easing the Covid-19 restrictions in Tokyo and Osaka from June 21, an official said.
Tokyo and Osaka are likely to be kept under a quasi-state of emergency with less tough measures to be implemented, and the state of emergency for most of ...

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