Govt boosts hi-tech safety cars with new designation
As accidents involving elderly drivers rise, Japan boosts sales of cars loaded with hi-tech safety features by naming th...
read moreFirms welcome new recruits
The public and private sectors across Japan welcome new recruits with initiation ceremonies.
read moreBusiness sentiment improves
Business confidence improves at large manufacturers in March on the back of economic recovery.
read moreSeven Eleven Japan to add lockers for e-commerce
Convenience store Seven-Eleven will set up lockers where customers can pick up packages delivered by Yamato Transport.
read moreJapan's unemployment rate falls to 22-year low
The unemployment rate in Japan falls to the lowest level in about 22 years.
read moreToshiba gets approval for chip unit sale
Toshiba moves to sell its profitable memory chip unit amid huge losses.
read moreFast Retailing chief blasts Trump policies
Fast Retailing president Tadashi Yanai says President Donald Trump's policies could spur Uniqlo to pull out of the US ma...
read moreToshiba-owned Westinghouse to file for Chapter 11
Toshiba says US nuclear power subsidiary Westinghouse will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and take a $6.3 bil...
read moreGovt plan would punish firms for overwork
Japan's government is moving to penalize companies that overwork employees.
read moreWaste removed from illegal dump site in western Japan
The removal of all industrial waste materials illegally dumped on Teshima island in western Japan is completed.
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