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The company's pioneering 'B-side' initiative addresses the toll the coronavirus pandemic has taken on its signed talent with regular mental and physical checkups and counseling.
While capital spending was up for the second straight quarter, growth remained slow as some firms hesitated to invest amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Market analysts and experts in business strategy see Toshiba's split-up as a welcome and legitimate move that will change the industrial landscape.
Six opposition parties have promised that they will seek to present bills to the Diet next year to help protect LGBTQ people against discrimination and legalize same-sex marriage.
The latest outlook compares with ¥980 billion projected in August and represents an 8.9% rise from the previous business year.
The major electronics show involving more than 300 companies opened Tuesday, with the spotlight on cutting-edge technologies designed to achieve carbon neutrality.
Brokers have said that investors are now buying on hopes for a possible fresh stimulus to be compiled by Suga's successor, who many believe will have a higher approval rate.
Temperatures have regularly topped 30 degrees Celsius since the start of the Olympics more than a month ago, and the high heat is set to continue through the remainder of the Paralympics.
Many of the more than 400 Japanese companies with local operations in the country have taken steps such as putting business plans on hold.
The shareholder revolt, led by foreign activist investors, against the approval of Nagayama as chairman has added to the tumult at Toshiba over the past few months.
