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Number of Foreign Workers in Japan Tops 1 mil for First Time
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — The number of foreign workers in Japan surpassed 1 million for the first time last year, as the labor-strapped country struggles to find enough Japanese workers.
Slightly over a million foreigners from countries such as China and
Vietnam were working in Japan as of last Octo...
TOKYO — The number of foreign workers in Japan surpassed 1 million for the first time last year, as the labor-strapped country struggles to find enough Japanese workers.
Slightly over a million foreigners from countries such as China and
Vietnam were working in Japan as of last Octo...
- January 30, 2017
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Keidanren Chief Calls for Annual Pay Increases
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), urged member companies on Monday to increase employee pay on an annual basis, including bonuses and allowances, in this year’s shunto spring wage negotiations.
Following the December ...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), urged member companies on Monday to increase employee pay on an annual basis, including bonuses and allowances, in this year’s shunto spring wage negotiations.
Following the December ...
- January 28, 2017
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Consumer Prices in Japan Fall For 1st Time in 4 Years in 2016
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Japan on Friday logged its first annual consumer price decline in four years, underscoring the challenges facing Tokyo’s fight to rid the world’s number three economy of deflation.
Government data showed prices dropped 0.3% in 2016 from a year earlier, as weak household spen...
TOKYO — Japan on Friday logged its first annual consumer price decline in four years, underscoring the challenges facing Tokyo’s fight to rid the world’s number three economy of deflation.
Government data showed prices dropped 0.3% in 2016 from a year earlier, as weak household spen...
- January 27, 2017
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Overoptimism Leads to 5th MRJ Delay
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) announced Monday it would delay delivery of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), Japan’s first domestically developed jet airliner, by two years from mid-2018 to mid-2020. This is the fifth time delivery has been postponed.
The company has fou...
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) announced Monday it would delay delivery of its Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), Japan’s first domestically developed jet airliner, by two years from mid-2018 to mid-2020. This is the fifth time delivery has been postponed.
The company has fou...
- January 27, 2017
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Japan Posts First Annual Trade Surplus Since 2011 Disaster
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Japan on Wednesday reported its first annual trade surplus since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster sent the country’s energy import bills soaring.
The government trade data showed imports in 2016 fell nearly 16%, mainly due to the falling cost of crude oil and liquified na...
TOKYO — Japan on Wednesday reported its first annual trade surplus since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster sent the country’s energy import bills soaring.
The government trade data showed imports in 2016 fell nearly 16%, mainly due to the falling cost of crude oil and liquified na...
- January 25, 2017
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Robot Vacuum Cleaners Getting Smarter
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THE JAPAN NEWS
New robotic vacuum cleaners are being launched one after another, offering greater convenience and reliability for consumers. When buying one, it’s wise to consider which models are better suited to particular household conditions and circumstances.
Most robotic vacuum cleaners a...
New robotic vacuum cleaners are being launched one after another, offering greater convenience and reliability for consumers. When buying one, it’s wise to consider which models are better suited to particular household conditions and circumstances.
Most robotic vacuum cleaners a...
- January 25, 2017
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Brewer Asahi Says It Is Open to More M&As After Europe Beer Deals
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Asahi Group Holdings Ltd is open to the possibility of more acquisitions, its chief said, even after Japan’s biggest beer maker sealed $10 billion worth of deals to buy European assets from Anheuser-Busch last year.
“We are always studying potential targets. We need to keep ...
TOKYO — Asahi Group Holdings Ltd is open to the possibility of more acquisitions, its chief said, even after Japan’s biggest beer maker sealed $10 billion worth of deals to buy European assets from Anheuser-Busch last year.
“We are always studying potential targets. We need to keep ...
- January 23, 2017
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Mori Building to Construct 2 New Skyscrapers at Toranomon Hills
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Mori Building, a leading urban landscape developer, will start constructing two new skyscrapers at Toranomon Hills, one for business beginning in February and the other for residences beginning in March. A groundbreaking ceremony for the business tower was held this week and...
TOKYO — Mori Building, a leading urban landscape developer, will start constructing two new skyscrapers at Toranomon Hills, one for business beginning in February and the other for residences beginning in March. A groundbreaking ceremony for the business tower was held this week and...
- January 20, 2017
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Govt Eyes Air Travel to Aid Visits to Northern Territories / Partly Aimed at Promoting Economic Ties
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THE JAPAN NEWS
In addition to the chartered boats that are currently used, the government is considering using airplanes for visits to the northern territories by former residents and others without passports or visas, it has been learned.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimi...
In addition to the chartered boats that are currently used, the government is considering using airplanes for visits to the northern territories by former residents and others without passports or visas, it has been learned.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimi...
- January 20, 2017
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Former Watch Designer Creates Crafty Space
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Two years ago, Yuka Ikoma, 57, opened the Minato Kissabu cafe in a residential area of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture. Modeled after a wooden school building, the cafe also serves as Ikoma’s home and a handicraft school. She has come to learn the true meaning of craftsmanship throug...
Two years ago, Yuka Ikoma, 57, opened the Minato Kissabu cafe in a residential area of Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture. Modeled after a wooden school building, the cafe also serves as Ikoma’s home and a handicraft school. She has come to learn the true meaning of craftsmanship throug...
- January 18, 2017
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