Allow more foreign workers in: Japan Chamber of Commerce

Allow more foreign workers in: Japan Chamber of Commerce

The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry decides to ask the government to allow more foreign workers in.

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3 North Korean men rescued from Sea of Japan

3 North Korean men rescued from Sea of Japan

Japan Coast Guard rescues three North Korean men after their fishing vessel capsizes, and continues to search for 12 mor...

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74% of store clerks experience harassment

74% of store clerks experience harassment

A labor union survey says about 74% of supermarket, department store and other clerks experience harassment from custome...

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The tax kids cometh

The tax kids cometh

For a limited time, children get to experience the, er, wonder of being a tax office worker at an amusement facility in ...

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Kobe Steel worker talks about workplace pressure

Kobe Steel worker talks about workplace pressure

A Kobe Steel worker tells NTV about the pressure employees faced to meet delivery deadlines.

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Tokyo Motor Show: speeding into an electric future

Tokyo Motor Show: speeding into an electric future

Tokyo Motor Show 2017 is being held with the tagline "Beyond the Motor." So what does that mean? Let's take a look at wh...

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¥1000 departure tax mooted

¥1000 departure tax mooted

As Japan fast becomes a travel destination, experts are mulling a ¥1000 departure tax.

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Govt. mulls steep e-cigarette tax hike

Govt. mulls steep e-cigarette tax hike

The Liberal Democratic Party and ruling partners mull a major across-the-board tax hike on e-cigarettes and heated-tobac...

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TPP nations inch toward agreement sans US

TPP nations inch toward agreement sans US

Trade ministers continue negotiations on a framework to push ahead with the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement minus th...

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Nissan revises down operating profit for FY2017

Nissan revises down operating profit for FY2017

Nissan Motor revises down its projected operating profit for the business year through next March amid an inspection sca...

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