JAPAN TIMES
 
The employment rate for job seekers who graduated from universities this spring stood at 97.6 percent, government data showed Friday, in the latest sign of a widespread labor shortage amid a graying population.
The employment rate for fiscal 2018, which ended in March, was the secon...

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REUTERS
 
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Co expects to receive binding offers for its Latin American business by the end of May, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Brazilian pharmaceutical group EMS is considered the front-runner in the process, but Blackstone-b...

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FORBES
 
May 1, 2019, marked the start of a new era in Japan. The country celebrated the succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Emperor Naruhito, scion of the world’s oldest monarchy, and the beginning of the new imperial period, Reiwa. But there’s a lot more going on: the economy is experienc...

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FORTUNE
 
Japan’s FamilyMart—a 7-Eleven competitor in China—wants to part ways with its Chinese business partners, amid loosening foreign ownership restrictions for non-critical industries such as retail and consumer goods.
The move comes as China’s convenience-store market is set to grow by more...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
YOKOHAMA (Reuters) — Nissan Motor Co. forecast a 28 percent plunge in its annual operating profit, setting it up for the weakest earnings in 11 years and underscoring its struggle to turn the page after the ouster of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn.
The lackluster outlook from Japan...

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THE JOURNAL PIONEER
 
TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue urged Japan on Monday to move swiftly to clinch a trade deal with Washington on farm products and other goods, in a way that would treat his country fairly as "premier customer."
"President (Donald) Trump is really...

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THE STAR
 
TOKYO: Japan may already be in recession, a government assessment of its own economic indicators showed on Monday, as the U.S.-China trade war and weak external demand hurt activity and pose fresh challenges for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies.
The country's indexes on leading and...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
OSAKA - With Japanese food products becoming increasingly popular with foreign tourists, especially those from Asia, the country’s agricultural sector has a bright future if it can change its policies to embrace technological innovation and entrepreneurship, an OECD report on the co...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
The government decided at a Cabinet meeting Friday to issue coins to commemorate the enthronement of the Emperor. A total of 50,000 gold coins with a face value of ¥10,000 and 5 million copper coins with a face value of ¥500 will be minted.
Of the gold coins, 20,000 will be sold ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO  -  When she worked in sales for a Japanese bank, Chihiro Narazaki was passed over for the best assignments in favor of older colleagues. Her input was discouraged and she often stayed late just to do routine paperwork.
The 29-year-old knew where this was heading: her father, ...

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