although 31 said the government’s labor reform could negatively affect their business. Companies in Japan are under pressure to improve working conditions for their employees also out of need to attract talent amid the shrinking population. A government ... ( read original story ...)
Japan open to more Filipino workers
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhide Ishikawa made the pledge in a speech before the business community during the Makati Business Club’s General Membership Meeting last Friday. Signed on September 9, 2006, the Pjepa is considered a milestone ... ( read original story ...)
EU, Japan to improve data flow collaboration
At an event, hosted by the Japan Business Council in Europe (JBCE) and the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation at CeBIT in the German city of Hannover, keynote speakers Kiyoshi Mori of Japan’s ministry for economy, trade and industry (METI), and ... ( read original story ...)
Overtime deal marks total capitulation by labor
Was he really going to switch from deregulation to regulation? What was he up to? Abe maintains close ties with Sadayuki Sakakibara, the head of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) and Japan’s top business leader. Our prime minister boasts of being ... ( read original story ...)
Muslim tourism set to boost growth of halal market in Japan
Many Japanese do not speak a second language, and even those who do are often uncomfortable with having to conduct business in another language. There must also be an understanding of the business culture in Japan. Unlike in the West there are established ... ( read original story ...)
Innovative fabrics bark up Tokyo fashion tree
Wood fashioned into lace and sculpted into evening dresses: the Hanae Mori Manuscrit label led the way this Tokyo Fashion Week in showing the world the original craftmanship that helps set Japan apart from the crowd. Dresses of persimmon wood lace paired ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo 2017 hailed as “Clean Games” by OCA
The Sapporo 2017 Asian Winter Games held last month were "doping ... writing for the official website of his beloved Manchester United, the Manchester Evening News and BBC Sport. ( read original story ...)
Japan moves gingerly toward accepting immigrants
The tensions in Europe have made many Japanese leery of large-scale immigration. "If we were to choose to address Japan's labor shortage by allowing more immigrants in without carefully thinking about it, we would face a situation similar to Europe," said ... ( read original story ...)
Japan vice minister officially visits Taiwan
TAIPEI -- A Japanese vice minister's visit to Taiwan may test Beijing's patience. Jiro Akama, parliamentary vice-minister of internal affairs and communications, said on Saturday that Taiwan is a wonderful partner for Japan. He was speaking at the opening ... ( read original story ...)
Timing, like finances, everything for Osaka’s new rail links
how much of the financial burden should fall to city taxpayers, and how much to JR and other railways that will benefit from the line is expected to be the subject of contentious debate. “The number of visitors to Osaka is increasing and businesses are ... ( read original story ...)
India replaces Japan for 3rd spot in domestic air travel
The world's fastest growing air travel market for several months in a row has added another feather on its cap by being the third-largest domestic aviation market globally with more people flying within the country last year than Japan, which has been ... ( read original story ...)
First Japanese food court opens to Myanmar diners
Sojitz City Food Co., which is 85 percent owned by the Japanese firm and 15 percent by Arctic Sun Co., a City Mart subsidiary, is operating the facility. The food court opened on Wednesday inside a new commercial complex located in the central business ... ( read original story ...)
Government will scrutinize foreign bids for Toshiba memory chip business, says Seko
The government wants Toshiba to consider these issues carefully when it decides whether the memory chip business should be sold to a non-Japanese buyer, Seko said. Toshiba, a financially strapped electronics and machinery giant, is looking at the sale to ... ( read original story ...)
Steady fall in suicide offers glimmer of hope in Japan
The 31-year-old Japanese office worker ran to the roof’s edge and jumped. He landed on his legs, and initially regretted surviving. Now 42, Sawato says he is glad to be alive and wants to share his journey back to the world of the living with others who ... ( read original story ...)
Fujitsu, Lenovo to postpone PC business integration: NHK
TOKYO Japan's Fujitsu Ltd and China's Lenovo Group Ltd will postpone plans to integrate their personal computer operations until next month or later, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported Thursday on its website. The companies had been in advanced talks ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, the Netherlands blast way into WBC final four
But two losses in a row - today's 8-3 loss to Japan and a 12-2 clobbering by the Netherlands (March 13) - made advancing to the finals a dream for the next global tournament. Team Israel's improbable five-game run in the global tournament has many American ... ( read original story ...)