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24 HOURS

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Jun 10, 2023
24 Hours of Le Mans: 100 years of endurance and innovation
Adapting to developing conditions and battling fatigue are key elements of the marathon race.
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Jun 6, 2023
LeBron James to flag away centenary Le Mans race
The Lakers star is a partner in Fenway Sports Group, which co-owns the RFK Racing NASCAR team.
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May 31, 2020
Max Verstappen and Lando Norris team up for virtual Le Mans
Formula One rivals Max Verstappen and Lando Norris will be team mates for the virtual 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 13-14, according to the official entry list on Saturday.
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Jun 14, 2018
Kazuki Nakajima puts Fernando Alonso's Toyota on provisional pole at 24 Hours of Le Mans
Kazuki Nakajima put the Toyota he shares with double Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso on provisional pole for the 24 Hours of Le Mans sportscar race on Wednesday night.
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Jun 16, 2017
Kobayashi grabs pole position for 24 Hours of Le Mans
Kamui Kobayashi clocked the fastest-ever qualifying lap as he drove his Toyota into overall pole position for the 24 Hours of Le Mans on Thursday.
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May 16, 2017
Toyota changes driver lineup for 24 Hours of Le Mans
Toyota announced a shakeup in its driver lineup for the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 17-18, reuniting the three who finished second last year.
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Feb 27, 2017
Nagoya ad startup uses bonus boost to discourage overtime
An online advertising startup has adopted a unique method to achieve zero overtime in its workplace by paying a higher bonus to employees who have reduced their work hours after quitting time, a move likely to draw attention as more Japanese try to achieve a better work-life balance.
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JAPAN
Feb 24, 2017
'Premium Friday' drive kicks off to energize weary workers, feeble economy
The government-backed "Premium Friday" campaign kicked off on Friday with around 130 participating firms across the country encouraging employees to leave work early on the last Friday of each month.
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Oct 14, 2016
Veteran driver Webber reveals plan to retire
Porsche World Endurance Championship driver Mark Webber describes his need for speed as being like a drug, and after a career that has seen him strapped into some of the world's fastest machines for most of the past 15 years, he announced on Friday that he is going cold turkey.
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Oct 12, 2016
The government's 'karoshi' report
The Abe administration must ensure that a new regulation on overtime work will be effective enough to protect the health of company workers.
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Jul 12, 2016
Nagoya firm among those tapping workers who need flex-time jobs
More and more small- and medium-size companies are allowing full-time employees to work shorter hours so they can spend more time with their families.
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Jun 20, 2016
Toyota suffers heartbreaking Le Mans defeat
Toyota suffered one of the most heartbreaking losses in 24 Hours of Le Mans history on Sunday, when, with three minutes to drive to an almost certain win, the No. 5 car of Kazuki Nakajima, Anthony Davidson and Sebastien Buemi failed, allowing the No. 2 Porsche to steal the most unlikely of victories.
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Jun 19, 2016
Toyota leads Le Mans into Sunday morning
Toyota led the Le Mans 24 Hours sportscar race into the morning on Sunday after a close battle with champion Porsche through the night at the Sarthe circuit in western France.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 17, 2015
Suspect data reports keep lid on actual hours worked
Overwork is such an issue in Japan that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to fix it. He wants companies to reward productivity rather than long hours, and to create workplaces that allow men and women to finish on time and share the burden of responsibilities at home.
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Oct 11, 2015
Porsche cruises to 6 Hours of Fuji triumph
Porsche LMP1 drivers Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley and Timo Bernhard won the World Endurance Championship's 6 Hours of Fuji race on Sunday after being handed the lead by their Porsche teammates near the end of a wet and at times chaotic race at the Fuji Speedway.
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Oct 10, 2015
Porsche's Webber grabs pole position for 6 Hours of Fuji
Australia's Mark Webber put his Porsche 919 hybrid on pole position for the World Endurance Championship's 6 Hours of Fuji on Saturday, topping the second Porsche driven by Marc Lieb and Audi's Benoit Treluyer.
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Aug 18, 2014
The high cost of cheap labor
The recent revelation that excessively long hours were imposed on workers at Sukiya should not be dismissed as an isolated case limited to the popular beef-bowl chain.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 31, 2014
Tokyo Stock Exchange moves toward longer hours as night session eyed
TSE moves toward longer hours as night session eyed
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Jun 16, 2014
Work-hour 'reform' ripe for abuse
The Abe administration is pushing to exempt certain kinds of workers from labor standards as part of his economic growth strategy without soliciting the views of labor organizations concerned about the fate of overtime pay.
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May 7, 2014
Easing work-hour regulations
Key government panels for the Abe administration are looking into easing work-hour regulations so that some workers could be rewarded on the basis of performance rather than hours spent in the office.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world