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Low-Cost Carrier Airasia To Pull Out Of Japan As Virus Hits Demand

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group will pull out of the Japanese market, as the coronavirus pandemic is likely to keep a lid on demand for air travel, its Japanese unit said Monday.
AirAsia Japan Co will discontinue domestic routes between Chubu Centrair International Airport in...

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Tokyo Slips To 4th Place In Global Financial Hub Ranking: Report

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Tokyo has slipped one notch to fourth in the latest ranking of the world's leading financial hubs, with Shanghai now rounding up the top three after New York and London, according to a report.
Hong Kong moved up a place to rank fifth and Singapore fell one notch to sixth in the Glob...

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Technical Glitch Halts Trading On Japan's Exchanges

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BBC
 
A technical problem forced a full-day trading halt on Japan's stock exchanges, including the popular Nikkei 225 index on Thursday.
The shutdown happened when a backup system failed to kick in after a hardware malfunction, according to the Japan Exchange Group.
It was quick to point out the ...

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Japan Business Confidence Recovers Slightly After Pandemic Plunge

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Confidence among major Japanese manufacturers has recovered marginally after plunging on pandemic woes to its worst level since the global financial crisis, a key survey showed Thursday.
The Bank of Japan's September Tankan business survey -- a quarterly poll of about 10,000 compani...

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Asian Markets Higher Amid Trading Chaos in Japan

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VOA NEWS
 
Asian markets were higher Thursday despite a chaotic day on Japan’s benchmark Nikkei index.
Trading was halted early Thursday on the world’s third-largest stock market due to a glitch in its electronic trading system. The Japan Exchange Group, which operates the Nikkei, said the malfun...

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Nissan Employee Testifies Against American On Trial In Japan

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AP NEWS
 
A Nissan employee testified Tuesday that he worked with another former Nissan executive, American Greg Kelly to find ways to pay the automaker’s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn without fully disclosing his compensation.
Toshiaki Ohnuma, a star witnesses for the prosecution, described to t...

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COVID-19 Stalls Japan’s Hiring Process

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NIPPON.COM
 
The job information provider Mynavi ran a survey in June 2020, targeting 2,886 companies nationwide and asking about their recruitment processes for graduates in 2021 and their plans for 2022 graduates as of that time.
The results revealed that 36.6% of companies had not yet confirme...

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Sri Lanka Scraps $1.5 Bil Japan-Funded Light Rail System

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Sri Lanka's president has ordered the termination of a $1.5-billion Japanese-funded light rail project, saying it is not a "cost-effective solution" for the congested capital Colombo, officials said Thursday.
The deal signed under the previous government is the largest single foreig...

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Airlines Eye Scenic Flights To Cover Losses Amid Pandemic In Japan

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Desperate times call for desperate measures, and with the spread of the novel coronavirus causing a dive in the use of passenger planes, major airlines are focusing on “scenic flights,” by utilizing planes that are not in service. In what seems to be a vain effort to make up for ...

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Singapore And Japan Launch Residence Track For Business Travellers Who Are Work Pass Holders

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STRAITS TIMES
 
SINGAPORE - Singapore and Japan have launched a "residence track" for business executives and professionals who are work pass holders, in addition to an earlier reciprocal green lane catering mainly for short-term business travellers.
However, this will be done with the necessary ...

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