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Japan Airlines appoints ex-flight attendant as its first-ever female president
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Japan Signs Agreement to Purchase 400 Tomahawk Missiles as US Envoy Lauds Its Defense Buildup
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Japan’s Moriyasu welcomes criticism despite starting Asian Cup with 4-2 win
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Flight Turns Around After ‘Drunk Passenger’ Bites Plane Crew
A plane bound for the U.S. was forced to turn around after a passenger said to be drunk allegedly bit a member of the flight crew. The assailant, a 55-year-old man, is an American national and was "heavily drunk" on the flight according to an All Nippon Airways (ANA) spokesman, ( read original story ...)
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She started as a flight attendant at age 20. Now, she’s just been named Japan Airlines’ first female president.
Mitsuko Tottori's appointment is a major step forward for women in Japan, a country known for a lack of gender equality in the workplace. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s northern Aomori prefecture offers early sign of broadening wage hikes
Japanese policymakers searching for clues on whether wage hikes will become widespread may find relief in a central bank survey in the northern prefecture of Aomori, which showed a majority of firms planning wage hikes similar or higher than last year. ( read original story ...)
US, South Korea and Japan unite in massive naval drill in show of strength against North Korea
The United States, South Korea and Japan conducted extensive naval exercises off South Korea's Jeju island as a display of strength against North Korea. ( read original story ...)
Foreign residents in quake-affected areas offered multilingual consultations
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Former flight attendant named as first female president of Japan Airlines
Tokyo — Japan Airlines has named its first female president, a former cabin attendant who rose through the ranks to senior management, taking a deeply symbolic step in a country struggling to close a vast gender gap at work. ( read original story ...)