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Japan's Crackdown On Truck Driver Overtime Raises Fears Of Economic Breakdown
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JAPAN TODAY
Truck driver Yuichi Tomita has been delivering packages all over Japan for two decades, often clocking 40 straight hours on the road. He says the work is tough but a source of pride, and one he's never thought of quitting - until now.
On April 1, 2024, the government will limit truc...
Truck driver Yuichi Tomita has been delivering packages all over Japan for two decades, often clocking 40 straight hours on the road. He says the work is tough but a source of pride, and one he's never thought of quitting - until now.
On April 1, 2024, the government will limit truc...
- April 10, 2023
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Japan Inc. Sells Record Short Bonds Amid BOJ Tightening Bets
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YAHOO FINANCE
Japanese companies are selling record amounts of short-term bonds, a sign they’re bracing for the likelihood that the central bank will dismantle its ultra-low interest rate policy.
Issuance of yen corporate notes due in five years or less reached an unprecedented 7.4 trillion yen...
Japanese companies are selling record amounts of short-term bonds, a sign they’re bracing for the likelihood that the central bank will dismantle its ultra-low interest rate policy.
Issuance of yen corporate notes due in five years or less reached an unprecedented 7.4 trillion yen...
- April 10, 2023
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Japan February Real Wages Fall For Eleventh Month But At Slower Pace
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CNA
Japan's real wages fell in February for an eleventh month, labour ministry data showed on Friday, although the rate of the decrease slowed thanks to government energy subsidies aimed at curbing consumer inflation.
While major Japanese firms concluded annual labour talks with the largest pay...
Japan's real wages fell in February for an eleventh month, labour ministry data showed on Friday, although the rate of the decrease slowed thanks to government energy subsidies aimed at curbing consumer inflation.
While major Japanese firms concluded annual labour talks with the largest pay...
- April 7, 2023
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Imported EV Sales In Japan Jump 65% To Record High In FY 2022
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KYODO NEWS
The number of imported electric vehicles sold in Japan during fiscal 2022 rose 65.0 percent from a year earlier to a record 16,464 units, an industry organization said Thursday, underscoring the increasing popularity of the genre in a country still dominated by gasoline-powered cars....
The number of imported electric vehicles sold in Japan during fiscal 2022 rose 65.0 percent from a year earlier to a record 16,464 units, an industry organization said Thursday, underscoring the increasing popularity of the genre in a country still dominated by gasoline-powered cars....
- April 7, 2023
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Uniqlo Yodobashi Akiba Opening In Tokyo On April 14
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JAPAN TODAY
Global apparel retailer Uniqlo says its Yodobashi Akiba store will open in the Akihabara area of Tokyo, Japan's famous electronics district, on April 14.
The store will occupy the 7th floor of the Yodobashi Akiba Building, with electronics retailer Yodobashi Camera on floors 1-6. It...
Global apparel retailer Uniqlo says its Yodobashi Akiba store will open in the Akihabara area of Tokyo, Japan's famous electronics district, on April 14.
The store will occupy the 7th floor of the Yodobashi Akiba Building, with electronics retailer Yodobashi Camera on floors 1-6. It...
- April 6, 2023
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Companies Hold In-Person Welcome Ceremonies For New Employees
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JAPAN TODAY
Many companies and organizations across Japan held in-person welcome ceremonies for new recruits on Monday, the first day of the new fiscal year.
It is the first time that major companies held such ceremonies since the outbreak of the coronavirus in 2020. For the past three years, w...
Many companies and organizations across Japan held in-person welcome ceremonies for new recruits on Monday, the first day of the new fiscal year.
It is the first time that major companies held such ceremonies since the outbreak of the coronavirus in 2020. For the past three years, w...
- April 4, 2023
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TEPCO’s Power Rate Hike Plan Draws Public Opposition
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THE JAPAN NEWS
A plan by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to raise household rates by 17.6 pct on average drew public opposition at a hearing held at the Japanese industry ministry on Thursday.
One participant urged the company to cut costs further, saying that wages for TEPCO workers...
A plan by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to raise household rates by 17.6 pct on average drew public opposition at a hearing held at the Japanese industry ministry on Thursday.
One participant urged the company to cut costs further, saying that wages for TEPCO workers...
- April 4, 2023
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Inflation Pain To Continue For Japan Consumers In New Fiscal Year
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan will see another wave of price hikes at the start of the new business year from Saturday as higher raw material costs eat into company margins, dealing yet another blow to consumers already facing inflation rates that have outpaced wage growth.
Over 5,100 food and beverages, r...
Japan will see another wave of price hikes at the start of the new business year from Saturday as higher raw material costs eat into company margins, dealing yet another blow to consumers already facing inflation rates that have outpaced wage growth.
Over 5,100 food and beverages, r...
- April 1, 2023
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Japan's February Jobless Rate At 2.6%; 1st Rise In 5 Months
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan's unemployment rate in February rose 0.2 point from the previous month to 2.6 percent, worsening for the first time in five months, as more people sought better working conditions amid an economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, the government said Friday.
The job avai...
Japan's unemployment rate in February rose 0.2 point from the previous month to 2.6 percent, worsening for the first time in five months, as more people sought better working conditions amid an economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, the government said Friday.
The job avai...
- March 31, 2023
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Korea, Japan Bolster Business Exchanges Following Yoon-Kishida Summit
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KOREA TIMES
Korea and Japan have agreed to hold a series of business-related meetings this year to find ways to boost economic cooperation between the two nations, according to the trade ministry and business lobby groups, Thursday.
The move came as a follow-up measure to President Yoon Suk Yeo...
Korea and Japan have agreed to hold a series of business-related meetings this year to find ways to boost economic cooperation between the two nations, according to the trade ministry and business lobby groups, Thursday.
The move came as a follow-up measure to President Yoon Suk Yeo...
- March 30, 2023
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