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solely Japanese. Nikkei HR Lab estimates foreigners make up 0.6% of full-time employees at major Japanese corporates, and not all of them are on a management track. The entire HR system of Japan Inc. businesses still functions on the assumption that bright ... ( read original story ...)

It looks like one of the world’s best central bankers will get another term. Reports indicate that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will nominate Haruhiko Kuroda for another term as head of the Bank of Japan. The decision to stay the course is just one ... ( read original story ...)

acknowledged the landmark event and expressed the Bank’s gratitude and appreciation to the Government of Japan. Signing the Notes of Exchange, Adesina said, “Thanks to Japan and its Government for keeping a promise. One often hears about many ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Display Inc reported a fourth straight quarter of loss and said its search for a global partnership was taking more time than expected, showing its growing struggles as customers shift to a newer display technology. The liquid ... ( read original story ...)

Formerly head of the Asian Development Bank and top Japanese currency diplomat in a career with Japan's Finance Ministry, Kuroda speaks fluent English and is known to have cultivated deep contacts with global policymakers. Media reports, confirmed by a ... ( read original story ...)

"Japan is slow at planning but always makes things happen." A growing number of voices in the government say it has no choice but to rely on Tokyo. In a December interview with The Nikkei, Widodo said he was closest with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's real gross domestic product expanded 0.1% in the October-December period from the previous quarter, or at an annualized rate of 0.5%. The figures were below the median estimate of private-sector economists compiled by Nikkei Quick News, which ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo led most Asian markets lower on Wednesday, extending the previous day's losses while nervous investors await the release of key US inflation data later in the day fearing a renewal of recent volatility. While Hong Kong and Seoul clocked up healthy ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japan approved only 20 out of a record 19,628 applicants for refugee status last year as authorities reject appeals they suspect come from job-seekers. Last year saw an increase of 8,727 people applying for refugee status from 2016 levels ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese banking giant has given a vote of confidence to the capital by signing for a vast new office space at the redeveloped Broadgate scheme on Liverpool Street. The European arm of Sumitomo Mitsui will take 161,000 sq ft at 100 Liverpool Street, part ... ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Asian shares tracked an overnight rally on Wall Street, though Japan's Nikkei 225 index ceded early gains as the yen rose against the U.S. dollar. WHERE THINGS STAND: Investors remain wary of turbulence. It took just nine days ... ( read original story ...)

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe signs a 20-year lease for 160,000 square foot of space in central London. British Land: "A strong endorsement of London as a global city." LONDON — Japanese bank Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe has ... ( read original story ...)

acknowledged the landmark event and expressed the Bank’s gratitude and appreciation to the Government of Japan. Signing the Notes of Exchange, Adesina said, “Thanks to Japan and its Government for keeping a promise. One often hears about many ... ( read original story ...)

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe signs a 20-year lease for 160,000 square foot of space in central London. British Land: "A strong endorsement of London as a global city." LONDON — Japanese bank Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe has ... ( read original story ...)

Taro Aso on Monday became Japan’s longest-serving finance minister since the war, marking 1,875 days in office, a day more than Kiichi Miyazawa, the previous record-holder. Asked to comment Friday, Aso merely said that serving for a long time was not a goal. ( read original story ...)

The reports that Haruhiko Kuroda will be reappointed as Bank of Japan governor say as much about the path Japan is on -- and its dangers -- as they do about the man. A Japanese long weekend began with reports from Nikkei and Kyodo News that Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)