Japan business leaders share views on minimum wage
S/ Tokura Masakazu, Chairman of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation): The minimum wage can be challenging, but if it be...
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Cashier-less convenience store opens in Tokyo for limited time
Yamashita Risa, NTV Reporter: I picked up merchandise and left the store without going through the cashier. My smartpho...
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Ferrari listed in online public auction at record-high starting bid price
A luxury sports car Ferrari has been listed in the government agencies’ online auction by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bu...
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Fast Retailing posts record-high 3 trillion yen in annual sales
Fast Retailing, which operates the UNIQLO chain of clothing stores, has set its new record with annual sales exceeding ...
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Fast Retailing's Yanai urges Japanese to change to succeed in globalized world
S/ Yanai Tadashi, Chairman, President and CEO, Fast Retailing / The door to the world is open for various industries, an...
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Seven & i Holdings to undergo restructuring amid Canadian buyout offer
S/ Isaka Ryuichi, President, Seven & i Holdings / We have caused concern among all stakeholders including shareholders o...
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Japanese railcar company celebrates 5,000 railcars in United States
Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing held a ceremony in New York State, commemorating the 5,000th railcar in the country.76 pe...
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Seven & i to announce restructuring details
Seven & i Holdings is expected to announce on October 10 that it will sell some of its shares in the supermarket chain...
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National Day holiday travel in China exceeds 2 billion
China's Ministry of Transport announced that during the National Day holiday from October 1 to October 8, over two billi...
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BOJ says consumption among younger generations rising due to significant wage hikes
The Bank of Japan held a meeting of regional branch managers on October 7 and received a report that consumption among y...
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