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.
read more3 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...
read more74% of store clerks experience harassment
A labor union survey says about 74% of supermarket, department store and other clerks experience harassment from custome...
read moreThe 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 ...
read moreKobe Steel worker talks about workplace pressure
A Kobe Steel worker tells NTV about the pressure employees faced to meet delivery deadlines.
read moreTokyo 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...
read more¥1000 departure tax mooted
As Japan fast becomes a travel destination, experts are mulling a ¥1000 departure tax.
read moreGovt. 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...
read moreTPP nations inch toward agreement sans US
Trade ministers continue negotiations on a framework to push ahead with the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement minus th...
read moreNissan 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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