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Managers Must Understand Importance of Quality Control Over Short-term Profit
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan Accreditation Board President Yoshinori Iizuka has said managers at Japanese companies need to recognize the importance of product quality control, given recent irregularities at major
manufacturers.
“Focusing on short-term profits within a narrow scope...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan Accreditation Board President Yoshinori Iizuka has said managers at Japanese companies need to recognize the importance of product quality control, given recent irregularities at major
manufacturers.
“Focusing on short-term profits within a narrow scope...
- December 27, 2017
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Japan's Jobless Rate Lowest Since 1993
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japan's unemployment rate in November dipped to its lowest level since November 1993, official data showed Tuesday, offering another sign that the world's third-largest economy is on track to recovery even if the place is slow.
Figures released by the government showed unemp...
TOKYO - Japan's unemployment rate in November dipped to its lowest level since November 1993, official data showed Tuesday, offering another sign that the world's third-largest economy is on track to recovery even if the place is slow.
Figures released by the government showed unemp...
- December 26, 2017
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Government to Promote Fugu Exports to Asia
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THE JAPAN NEWS
The government plans to promote exports of fugu, a traditional luxury food item in Japan, targeting wealthy people in China and other Asian nations, according to sources.
Fugu, or puffer fish, are rarely seen in overseas marketplaces because of the poison they contain, but the go...
The government plans to promote exports of fugu, a traditional luxury food item in Japan, targeting wealthy people in China and other Asian nations, according to sources.
Fugu, or puffer fish, are rarely seen in overseas marketplaces because of the poison they contain, but the go...
- December 25, 2017
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Kobe Steel Says Senior Executives Knew About Data Tampering
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Kobe Steel Ltd, at the center of a data-falsification scandal that has shaken Japan's manufacturing industry, admitted for the first time that executives were aware of the cheating, and reassigned three senior officials.
Japan's No. 3 steelmaker, which supplies the manufactu...
TOKYO - Kobe Steel Ltd, at the center of a data-falsification scandal that has shaken Japan's manufacturing industry, admitted for the first time that executives were aware of the cheating, and reassigned three senior officials.
Japan's No. 3 steelmaker, which supplies the manufactu...
- December 23, 2017
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Subaru CEO, Execs to Return Part of Their Pay Over Inspection Scandal
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - The CEO of Japanese automaker Subaru said Tuesday he and all other executives would return part of their pay until next March following an inspection scandal at the company.
"All executives will voluntarily return part of their pay," CEO Yasuyuki Yoshinaga told a press conf...
TOKYO - The CEO of Japanese automaker Subaru said Tuesday he and all other executives would return part of their pay until next March following an inspection scandal at the company.
"All executives will voluntarily return part of their pay," CEO Yasuyuki Yoshinaga told a press conf...
- December 21, 2017
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Foreign Visitors to USJ in 2017 Reach 2 Million
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THE JAPAN NEWS
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — The number of nonresident foreign visitors to Universal Studios Japan in Osaka Prefecture this year reached 2 million on Tuesday, its operator, USJ Co., said the same day.
The figure doubled in three years, after reaching 1 million in 2014.
Attraction areas “...
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — The number of nonresident foreign visitors to Universal Studios Japan in Osaka Prefecture this year reached 2 million on Tuesday, its operator, USJ Co., said the same day.
The figure doubled in three years, after reaching 1 million in 2014.
Attraction areas “...
- December 20, 2017
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Japanese Firm Says It Will Pay Part of Salaries in Bitcoin
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - A Japanese company will start paying part of its employees' salaries in Bitcoin, as it aims to get better understanding of the virtual currency, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
GMO Internet, which operates a range of web-related businesses including finance, online advertising...
TOKYO - A Japanese company will start paying part of its employees' salaries in Bitcoin, as it aims to get better understanding of the virtual currency, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
GMO Internet, which operates a range of web-related businesses including finance, online advertising...
- December 20, 2017
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Japanese Factories Embrace Robot Takeover
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — While people fret about robots taking human jobs, machines in the country are stepping in to fill vacancies amid the worst labor shortage in more than 40 years. That’s creating an opportunity for up-and-coming start-ups focused on automating warehouse tasks.
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TOKYO (Bloomberg) — While people fret about robots taking human jobs, machines in the country are stepping in to fill vacancies amid the worst labor shortage in more than 40 years. That’s creating an opportunity for up-and-coming start-ups focused on automating warehouse tasks.
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- December 19, 2017
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Faring badly: Uber struggles to make inroads in Japan
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Uber may be shredding business models for taxi firms the world over but it is struggling to make inroads in Japan, where risk-averse passengers prefer to stick to their high-quality traditional taxi service.
Japan, with its wealthy customer base and megacities like Tokyo, sh...
TOKYO - Uber may be shredding business models for taxi firms the world over but it is struggling to make inroads in Japan, where risk-averse passengers prefer to stick to their high-quality traditional taxi service.
Japan, with its wealthy customer base and megacities like Tokyo, sh...
- December 18, 2017
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Rakuten Aims to Become Nation’s 4th Mobile Carrier
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Rakuten Inc. said Thursday that it aims to become the country’s fourth mobile carrier with its own communications infrastructure, hoping to launch the services in 2019.
The major cybermall operator will apply for frequency band allocation for the fourth-gener...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Rakuten Inc. said Thursday that it aims to become the country’s fourth mobile carrier with its own communications infrastructure, hoping to launch the services in 2019.
The major cybermall operator will apply for frequency band allocation for the fourth-gener...
- December 16, 2017
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