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CULTURE / Film
Jan 13, 2022
‘The Journalist’: A wake-up call that feels more like a lecture
Netflix's six-episode political drama series expands on Michihito Fujii's 2019 film of the same title, giving a detailed fictionalized account of a real-life scandal.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 1, 2016
'Doctor X'; 'The Man With the Divine Tongue" Kagome
Ryoko Yonekura returns as the genius freelance surgeon Dr. Michiko Daimon in a special two-hour installment of "Doctor X" (TV Asahi, Sun., 9 p.m.).
BUSINESS / Economy
May 29, 2014
Flurry of contacts with China takes positive swing toward commerce
Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao and the head of the Keidanren business lobby agreed Wednesday to expand bilateral economic cooperation despite continuing political tensions.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2014
Anti-nuke candidates' loss elates biz chiefs
Business leaders welcomed former health minister Yoichi Masuzoe's victory Sunday in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, which represented a victory in their efforts to prevent the anti-nuclear lobby from harming their interests.
EDITORIALS
Jan 26, 2014
Leadership change at Keidanren
Keidanren has selected a new leader just as its clout declines and it faces challenges to its role as the nation's most powerful business lobby.
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2014
Business leaders call on firms to hike pay
In line with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's campaign to break the grip of deflation through aggressive economic policies, business leaders on Tuesday called on companies to hike wages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2013
Keidanren to urge members to hike wages, Yonekura says
The head of Japan's most influential business lobby said Monday that he will urge member companies who are expecting business to improve to raise wages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2013
Abe asks business leaders to raise wages to help beat chronic deflation
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe asked business leaders Tuesday to raise wages in a rare move reflecting the administration's resolve to accelerate the battle against chronic deflation.

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