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A Scramble For New Workers Disrupts Japan's Hiring Practices
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BUSINESS TIMES
Tokyo- IT'S a rite of spring in Japan: Major corporations hire fresh university graduates en masse every April, starting them all at the same salary with assurances of rising pay and lifetime employment.
But lately, some companies, including Rakuten, SoftBank and Line Corp, are b...
Tokyo- IT'S a rite of spring in Japan: Major corporations hire fresh university graduates en masse every April, starting them all at the same salary with assurances of rising pay and lifetime employment.
But lately, some companies, including Rakuten, SoftBank and Line Corp, are b...
- December 31, 2018
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Japan's Tourism Industry Looks To LGBT Market
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JAPAN TIMES
Japan’s tourism industry is looking for ways to attract LGBT visitors from overseas and take advantage of their tendency to spend more than average tourists.
Tourism-related businesses all over the world are “scrambling” to attract LGBT travelers, who have “considerable purchasing...
Japan’s tourism industry is looking for ways to attract LGBT visitors from overseas and take advantage of their tendency to spend more than average tourists.
Tourism-related businesses all over the world are “scrambling” to attract LGBT travelers, who have “considerable purchasing...
- December 30, 2018
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Japan Factory Output Falls In Sign Of Rising Pressure On Economy
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ECONOMIC TIMES
TOKYO: Japan's industrial output contracted in November and partially reversed the previous month's gain, in a sign of fragility in factory activity as increasing global risks threaten to undermine the country's export-reliant economy.
The 1.1 percent month-on-month fall, pressur...
TOKYO: Japan's industrial output contracted in November and partially reversed the previous month's gain, in a sign of fragility in factory activity as increasing global risks threaten to undermine the country's export-reliant economy.
The 1.1 percent month-on-month fall, pressur...
- December 29, 2018
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Nikkei Falls In 2018 Final Session, Marking 1st Annual Loss In 7 Years
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Tokyo stocks ended slightly lower Friday, the final trading day of the year, with the benchmark Nikkei index losing 12.1 percent in 2018 for its first yearly loss in seven years amid growing concerns about a global economic slowdown following the U.S.-China trade war.
The 22...
TOKYO - Tokyo stocks ended slightly lower Friday, the final trading day of the year, with the benchmark Nikkei index losing 12.1 percent in 2018 for its first yearly loss in seven years amid growing concerns about a global economic slowdown following the U.S.-China trade war.
The 22...
- December 29, 2018
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Japan’s Mizuho Bank To Issue Digital Currency
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. will issue its own digital currency from March at the earliest, which will allow users to make cashless payments via smartphones and fee-free cash transfers among users, it has been learned.
The currency will be the first to be issued by a megabank.
Th...
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. will issue its own digital currency from March at the earliest, which will allow users to make cashless payments via smartphones and fee-free cash transfers among users, it has been learned.
The currency will be the first to be issued by a megabank.
Th...
- December 28, 2018
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Panel Proposes Raising Deposit Ceiling At Japan Post Bank
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THE MAINICHI
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A governmental panel in charge of postal privatization proposed in a report Wednesday that the deposit ceiling at Japan Post Bank Co. be raised to 26 million yen ($235,000) from 13 million yen, raising concern that the state-backed bank could gain an unfair advanta...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A governmental panel in charge of postal privatization proposed in a report Wednesday that the deposit ceiling at Japan Post Bank Co. be raised to 26 million yen ($235,000) from 13 million yen, raising concern that the state-backed bank could gain an unfair advanta...
- December 27, 2018
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Abe Urges Wage Increase For Japan’s Workforce In Effort To Spur Consumption Before Tax Hike
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JAPAN TIMES
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday asked business leaders to raise wages to spur consumption and mitigate the impact of next October’s planned sales tax hike, the sixth consecutive year he has requested such an increase.
“I would like to request a wage hike that will further cem...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday asked business leaders to raise wages to spur consumption and mitigate the impact of next October’s planned sales tax hike, the sixth consecutive year he has requested such an increase.
“I would like to request a wage hike that will further cem...
- December 27, 2018
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Japan's Nikkei Index Slides Amid US Uncertainty
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BBC
Japan's main stock market index has plunged, reflecting traders' worries following a slide on Wall Street.
The Nikkei closed down 5% on Tuesday, its worst finish since April 2017. Indexes in Shanghai, Bangkok and Taiwan also fell.
Investors have been concerned about President Trump's disput...
Japan's main stock market index has plunged, reflecting traders' worries following a slide on Wall Street.
The Nikkei closed down 5% on Tuesday, its worst finish since April 2017. Indexes in Shanghai, Bangkok and Taiwan also fell.
Investors have been concerned about President Trump's disput...
- December 26, 2018
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Shop Selling Sharkskin Products Hoping To Revive Tsunami-Hit City
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JAPAN TODAY
SENDAI - The owner of a shop specializing in products made from sharkskin hopes it will help revitalize a northeastern Japanese city devastated by tsunami and fire in March 2011 following a powerful earthquake.
Makiko Kumagai, 58, opened the store "Sharks" in a make-shift shopping d...
SENDAI - The owner of a shop specializing in products made from sharkskin hopes it will help revitalize a northeastern Japanese city devastated by tsunami and fire in March 2011 following a powerful earthquake.
Makiko Kumagai, 58, opened the store "Sharks" in a make-shift shopping d...
- December 26, 2018
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Airports In Kansai Hold Improvement Talks
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THE JAPAN NEWS
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — A meeting was held on Monday for talks on the roles of three major airports in the Kansai region and how to better utilize them.
Major topics at the meeting, the first of its kind in eight years and eight months, included reviews of the operations of Osaka In...
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — A meeting was held on Monday for talks on the roles of three major airports in the Kansai region and how to better utilize them.
Major topics at the meeting, the first of its kind in eight years and eight months, included reviews of the operations of Osaka In...
- December 26, 2018
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