The shutters were down on one of Japan’s best-known department stores on Thursday in the sector’s first strike for six decades, sparked by fears that its mooted new US owner will slash jobs.Unions, fearing job cuts,
China’s Disinformation Fuels Anger Over Fukushima Water Release
By exaggerating the risks from Japan’s discharge of treated wastewater, Beijing hopes to cast Japan and its allies as conspirators in malfeasance, analysts say.
Workers stage Japan’s first strike in decades over department store sale
Workers at a major Tokyo department store went on strike on Thursday after talks with management over the planned sale of their company broke down, marking the first major walk-out the country has …
Japan to support fishing industry after China’s ban
STORY: Japan’s leader pledged hundreds of millions of dollars to support the nation’s fishing industry on Thursday, after China, the biggest importer, slapped a ban on the country’s seafood, following …
Japan’s PM visits fish market, vows to help fisheries hit by China ban over Fukushima water release
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has sampled seafood and talked to workers at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on a visit to assess the impact of China’s ban on Japanese seafood in reaction to the release of wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
Nearly 70% of Japan firms yet to disclose strategies for better capital efficiency
Nearly 70% of companies listed on the top “prime” section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) have yet to respond to the bourse’s call for better capital efficiency, a request that helped lift the Japanese market to 33-year highs.
China’s Misinformation Fuels Anger Over Fukushima Water Release
By exaggerating the risks from Japan’s discharge of treated wastewater, Beijing hopes to cast Japan and its allies as conspirators in malfeasance, analysts say.
Fukushima: Japan PM pledges to help fishing industry after China seafood ban
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday he would compile measures to help the fishing industry hit by China’s ban on Japanese seafood, after visiting Tokyo’s biggest fish market. The gov …
Vietnam-Japan Business Day to be held in November
The Vietnam Business Association in Japan (VJBA) has introduced a plan to organise the Vietnam-Japan Business Day, which is slated for November 2 and aims to promote exchange, experience sharing and …
71% Japanese firms dissatisfied with business climate in Bangladesh
Although Japanese companies operating in Bangladesh are upbeat about the growth potential in the country, 71 percent of them are dissatisfied with the general business environment, a new survey showed …