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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 27, 2019
Cabinet to keep Diet bills to a minimum with apparent eye on July Upper House election
Facing a critical Upper House election this summer, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears to be laying the groundwork for a controversy-free five-month Diet session, which starts Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2019
Striking teachers reach deal with Los Angeles school district
A week-old strike by more than 30,000 Los Angeles teachers that has disrupted classes for nearly half a million students neared an end on Tuesday as the teachers' union and the second-largest U.S. school district reached a contract deal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 15, 2019
Maduro offers few fresh ideas as Venezuela's economy circles the drain amid seven-digit inflation
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro kicked off his new term with a state-of-the-nation speech on Monday but offered little in the way of fresh proposals to help the increasingly isolated country escape hyperinflationary collapse or a further downward spiral in 2019.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 31, 2018
Japan in 2019: 10 surprises
The outlook for Japan in 2019 is bright.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 20, 2018
Renault and Nissan execs sought other ways to pay Carlos Ghosn, documents show
Executives from both carmakers in the Renault-Nissan alliance looked at least twice at legal ways to pay Chairman Carlos Ghosn undisclosed income through the partners' shared finances, documents seen by Reuters show.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2018
Airbus to boost some pay as Macron urges French firms to ease cost of living crisis
Europe's Airbus is ready to pay a special bonus to its lowest-paid workers after French President Emmanuel Macron called on French companies to help tackle weeks of protests about the cost of living, according to a staff memo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2018
Holiday disruptions loom as German rail workers seen preparing to go on strike from Monday
Germany's EVG railway workers' union will start strikes on Monday that will hit local, regional and long-distance trains nationwide after wage talks with rail operator Deutsche Bahn broke down, two union sources said on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2018
U.S. job growth jumps; annual wage gain biggest since 2009
U.S. job growth rebounded sharply in October and wages recorded their largest annual gain in 9½ years, pointing to further labor market tightening that could encourage the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates again in December.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2018
New York sues Trump administration for records on labor-law rollback
New York is suing the Trump administration to get information about a new program the state says may let employers go unpunished by the federal government for violating labor laws.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 16, 2018
Wages aren't rising; these theories could explain why
Why isn't the strong demand for labor pushing up wages?
EDITORIALS
Jun 5, 2018
Push for equal work, equal pay principle
Greater efforts must be made to reduce the pay gap between regular and irregular workers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2018
White people are more likely to get the raises they ask for: U.S. study
When people of color ask for raises, they're a lot less likely than white workers to get the salary bump they request, according to a new study by PayScale, a firm that analyzes compensation data.
BUSINESS
May 30, 2018
San Francisco subpoenas Uber and Lyft over how they classify drivers, with eye to boosting their status
San Francisco's city attorney has subpoenaed Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. to turn over records relating to how the ride-hailing firms classify drivers, as well as driver wages, health care and other benefits in the latest probe in the city's year-long investigation into the companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 16, 2018
Japan's economy shrinks in first quarter of 2018 after two-year run of growth
The economy shrank by 0.2 percent in the first three months of 2018, snapping a run of two years of positive growth, according to the Cabinet Office.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 8, 2018
Japan's March household spending slumps, suggesting economy slowed in first quarter
Household spending fell 0.7 percent in March from a year earlier to mark the second straight month of decline, underscoring the view the economy suffered a temporary lull in the first quarter as bad weather hurt consumption.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Proxy-shopping services — companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad — are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.

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