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MANAGERS

BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2018
Japan's July figures point to slowdown in manufacturing sector
The manufacturing sector lost steam in July as demand for exports weakened.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2015
Japan drastically lowers its goal for female managers in government and private sector
The government abandons its aim of having women in 30 percent of management roles by 2020.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2015
Abe honors firms that promote women on heels of gender target cut
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday presided over a ceremony to celebrate companies that have made progress in promoting women, just weeks after the government scaled back ambitious targets for increasing the number of female managers.
SOCCER
Aug 23, 2014
Mackay, LMA say sorry for text row
Former Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay said on Friday he was sorry for sending offensive text messages and the League Managers Association apologized for the wording of a statement issued in response.
EDITORIALS
Aug 23, 2014
Women tend to manage schools
The upward trend for women in school managerial positions is welcome, but their total number continues to be disappointingly low.
EDITORIALS
Jul 30, 2014
Aiming for more women managers
The government and businesses need to get to the bottom of why the gender gap remains so steep in Japan and remove the glass ceiling blocking the rise of women.
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2014
Japan should replace risk-averse managers to prosper, Abe adviser says
Japanese businesses need different managers who are more willing to take risks as the country emerges from 15 years of deflation that hampered innovation, according to Takeshi Niinami, chairman of Lawson Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 30, 2014
Rakuten exec takes action to help moms
Mie Kurosaka, Rakuten Inc.'s first female executive, returned to work at Japan's biggest online mall operator only three weeks after giving birth in 2002.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2014
Abe's target for women managers won't be met, say Daiwa, Goldman
Daiwa Securities Group Inc. and Goldman Sachs Japan Co. said they will fall short of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's goal of having women in 30 percent of management jobs by 2020, citing a lack of candidates.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2014
30% female employment goal in jeopardy
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will fail to meet his goal of having women in 30 percent of management positions in the civil service by 2020 unless candidates are lured from private industry, the gender equality minister said in a recent interview.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2014
Keidanren calls on firms to support women's advancement in the workforce
Keidanren, the nation's largest business lobby, released a proposal to its member firms Monday calling on them to come up with a plan to improve women's advancement in the workforce.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2013
Managers to do No. 1 plant duty
Tokyo Electric Power Co. intends to assign veteran managerial employees, although not its executives, to duties linked to damage from the Fukushima No. 1 meltdowns, a company source said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 1, 2013
Toshiba looks to add female execs
Toshiba announces plans to add about 100 more women to its managerial ranks by fiscal 2016 to nudge it closer to international gender standards.

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