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Japan's Low Jobless Rate Masks Deepening Worker Despair
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO = Japan's low unemployment rate on paper suggests an economy weathering the coronavirus reasonably well, but official figures belie worsening prospects for the country's army of temporary workers, who make up about 40% of the jobs market.
A rise in job losses would undermine o...
TOKYO = Japan's low unemployment rate on paper suggests an economy weathering the coronavirus reasonably well, but official figures belie worsening prospects for the country's army of temporary workers, who make up about 40% of the jobs market.
A rise in job losses would undermine o...
- August 18, 2020
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Japan Officials Explored Possibility Of Nissan-Honda Merger
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MAINICHI
LONDON (Kyodo) -- Japanese government figures tried to bring Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. to the table for merger talks this year, but the project fizzled out due to the companies' rejection of the idea, the Financial Times reported Sunday.
The suggestion was made to the major ...
LONDON (Kyodo) -- Japanese government figures tried to bring Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. to the table for merger talks this year, but the project fizzled out due to the companies' rejection of the idea, the Financial Times reported Sunday.
The suggestion was made to the major ...
- August 18, 2020
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Japan’s Economy Contracts 7.8 Percent, Worst Decline on Record
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NEW YORK TIMES
Japan’s economy shrank by 7.8 percent in the second quarter of the year, posting its worst performance on record as the coronavirus pandemic ground economic activity to a near halt in April and May.
The nosedive in output in the three-month period — an annualized drop of 27.8 per...
Japan’s economy shrank by 7.8 percent in the second quarter of the year, posting its worst performance on record as the coronavirus pandemic ground economic activity to a near halt in April and May.
The nosedive in output in the three-month period — an annualized drop of 27.8 per...
- August 17, 2020
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Coronavirus: Japan Suffers Its Biggest Economic Slump On Record
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BBC
The world’s third largest economy saw gross domestic product fall 7.8% in April-June from the previous quarter, or 27.8% on an annualised basis.
Japan was already struggling with low economic growth before the crisis.
The figures released on Monday are a stark reminder of the severe financi...
The world’s third largest economy saw gross domestic product fall 7.8% in April-June from the previous quarter, or 27.8% on an annualised basis.
Japan was already struggling with low economic growth before the crisis.
The figures released on Monday are a stark reminder of the severe financi...
- August 17, 2020
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Pandemic Brings New Top Sellers For Japan Retailers This Summer
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Sales of summer goods have started to pick up amid the later-than-usual heat wave, with this year’s top sellers reflecting new habits adopted in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic and people’s tendency to spend more time at home to prevent infection.
The Matsuya Ginza dep...
Sales of summer goods have started to pick up amid the later-than-usual heat wave, with this year’s top sellers reflecting new habits adopted in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic and people’s tendency to spend more time at home to prevent infection.
The Matsuya Ginza dep...
- August 14, 2020
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Automating Tractors To Plow Future Path For Agriculture In Japan
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Moves to automate agricultural machinery are accelerating in order to improve work efficiency and productivity, but there are still many challenges to overcome before such technology spreads to ordinary farmers.
In the middle of June, an unmanned tractor was moving around a 50-...
Moves to automate agricultural machinery are accelerating in order to improve work efficiency and productivity, but there are still many challenges to overcome before such technology spreads to ordinary farmers.
In the middle of June, an unmanned tractor was moving around a 50-...
- August 13, 2020
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Softbank Back In Black With ¥1.26 Tril Profit After Record Losses
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - SoftBank Group on Tuesday reported a 1.26 trillion yen ($12 billion) quarterly net profit to June, recovering from eye-watering losses as tech stocks rally and the firm sheds assets to shore up its finances.
The results will be a relief for chief Masayoshi Son, who has faced...
TOKYO - SoftBank Group on Tuesday reported a 1.26 trillion yen ($12 billion) quarterly net profit to June, recovering from eye-watering losses as tech stocks rally and the firm sheds assets to shore up its finances.
The results will be a relief for chief Masayoshi Son, who has faced...
- August 12, 2020
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Cheese Could Drive A Wedge Between The UK And Japan In Trade Talks
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CNN
Cheese exports worth less than $150,000 could be holding up a trade deal between Britain and Japan.
Since Brexit, the UK government has struggled to replicate the trade agreements it once enjoyed with dozens of countries around the world as an EU member.
Now talks with Japan, Britain's four...
Cheese exports worth less than $150,000 could be holding up a trade deal between Britain and Japan.
Since Brexit, the UK government has struggled to replicate the trade agreements it once enjoyed with dozens of countries around the world as an EU member.
Now talks with Japan, Britain's four...
- August 12, 2020
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Coronavirus Epidemic Creating Online Travel Boom in Japan
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NIPPON.COM
Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)--Online travel is starting to boom in Japan, where the novel coronavirus is spreading at an alarming pace, with some tour products allowing participants to view countryside scenery and interact with local people, and others offering virtual travel experien...
Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press)--Online travel is starting to boom in Japan, where the novel coronavirus is spreading at an alarming pace, with some tour products allowing participants to view countryside scenery and interact with local people, and others offering virtual travel experien...
- August 11, 2020
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Olympic Sponsors See Greatly Different Results
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The Tokyo Games brought starkly different results for businesses in Japan, with some benefiting and others seeing little impact from the Olympics.
Before the Olympics began, public opinion was divided over whether it was appropriate to hold the Tokyo Games, which ended Aug. 8, am...
The Tokyo Games brought starkly different results for businesses in Japan, with some benefiting and others seeing little impact from the Olympics.
Before the Olympics began, public opinion was divided over whether it was appropriate to hold the Tokyo Games, which ended Aug. 8, am...
- August 11, 2020
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