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Japan Companies Seek To Ease Incoming Employees’ Anxiety Through Online Get-Togethers

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, an increasing number of businesses are holding online social gatherings and training sessions for new employees scheduled to join the companies next spring.
Many job offers have been made through a solely online screening process this...

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Toshiba's Former Memory Business, Kioxia, Files For IPO In Japan

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TECH SPOT
 
 Forward-looking: Kioxia hopes to raise significant capital with an IPO set for this October, and stakeholders, Toshiba and Bain Capital, look to cash out. As the world's second-largest NAND flash producer, Kioxia's projected market capitalization of more than $18.9 billion would make...

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Pandemic May Push Japan Banks' Credit Costs To Crisis Levels: BOJ's Suzuki

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JOURNAL PIONEER
 
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese financial institutions may see credit costs balloon to levels hit during the global financial crisis if a resurgence in coronavirus infections hammer the economy, Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Hitoshi Suzuki said.
Suzuki said the BOJ's massive stimu...

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Job Losses Loom As Vanguard Group Closes Hong Kong, Japan Operations

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BUSINESS STANDARD
 
US asset manager Vanguard Group will close its Hong Kong and Japan operations and cut jobs across both locations as it shifts its Asian headquarters to Shanghai, it said on Wednesday.
The largest mutual fund company, with roughly $6 trillion in assets under management, said in...

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Honda Motor Units To Pay $85 Million To Settle U.S. States' Probe Over Takata Air Bags

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REUTERS.UK
 
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Units of Honda Motor Co (7267.T) have agreed to pay $85 million to settle an investigation by most U.S. states into its use of defective Takata airbag inflators in its vehicles, according to a consent order made public on Tuesday.
The state probes are connected w...

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Coronavirus Crisis Threatens To Unravel Japanese Artist's Kimono Ambitions

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japanese artist Hiroko Takahashi fought through sexism and suspicion from traditional kimono artisans to establish a globally known brand that sold hundreds of her original garments every month - until the coronavirus devastation hit.
Takahashi has tried to regroup by sellin...

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Exclusive: UK-Japan Trade Deal In Doubt For Monday's Deadline

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CITY AM
 
Doubts are growing in Whitehall that a UK-Japan trade deal will be completed by next week’s deadline, despite Downing Street saying just yesterday the target would be met.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman told journalists yesterday that Boris Johnson expected the deal to be close...

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Japan Running Out Of Credit Card Numbers Amid Online Shopping Boom

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THE GUARDIAN
 
Japan is running out of credit card numbers amid a surge in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic.
The country’s credit card companies are struggling to come up with original 16-digit numbers as consumers eschew regular shop visits and opt for plastic over hard cash, the ...

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Japan Museum Portrays Coronavirus Pandemic Life Through Everyday Things

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BUSINESS STANDARD
 
 Takeout menus. Directions for attending a funeral. A leaflet from a local shrine, announcing the cancellation of summer festivalsTakeout menus. Directions for attending a funeral. A leaflet from a local shrine, announcing the cancellation of summer festivals.
These humble, ev...

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Japan To Pitch Osaka, Fukuoka As Int'l Financial Hubs After Pandemic

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - The government has decided to target regional areas such as Osaka and Fukuoka to attract foreign financial institutions, shifting from its Tokyo-focused approach to creating a global financial hub after the coronavirus pandemic, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday....

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