Western Digital demands future stake in Toshiba chip unit
December 4, 2017
Tokyo- Western Digital Corp. is seeking to acquire a stake in Toshiba Memory Corp. when the Toshiba Corp. unit goes public after being sold, Jiji Press learned on Saturday. If the demand is accepted, Western Digital will drop its complaint
Consumer sentiment highest in over 4 years
December 4, 2017
Tokyo- Japanese consumer sentiment rose to the highest level in four years and two months in November, on the back of strong corporate earnings and an improved employment situation, a government survey showed Monday. The seasonally adjusted consumer confidence index
Thai people thank Emperor for introducing tilapia
December 4, 2017
Krathum Baen, Thailand- Many people in Thailand feel sad about Japanese Emperor Akihito stepping down on April 30, 2019. They remember that the Emperor, an ichthyologist, introduced tilapia as the best fish for farming in the Southeast Asian country at
Japan in support of US-S. Korea joint drill: Suga
December 4, 2017
Tokyo- Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Monday showed his country’s support for a regular joint drill by the air forces of the United States and South Korea that started the same day, stressing the necessity of deterrence for
Upper House protests N. Korea’s ICBM firing
December 4, 2017
Tokyo- The House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, adopted on Monday a resolution strongly protesting North Korea’s firing of an apparent intercontinental ballistic missile last Wednesday. The missile launch showed that North Korea remains determined
Japan to regulate large-ship scrappers
December 3, 2017
Tokyo- The Japanese government has decided to create a new law to regulate large-ship scrappers, in order to enter into an international treaty on the safe recycling of ships, informed sources said Saturday. Currently, Japan has no such law as
Manufacturers abuse “Tokusai” custom in data scandals
December 3, 2017
Tokyo- A recent spate of quality data falsification scandals at Japanese manufacturers have a common feature: the abuse of a longstanding business custom called “tokusai,” an abbreviation of “tokubetsu saiyo,” which is literally translated as special adoption. In principle, tokusai
Auto, electronics unions target pay scale hikes of at least 3,000 yen
December 3, 2017
Tokyo- The Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers’ Unions and the Japan Electronics & Information Union plan to demand pay scale hikes of at least 3,000 yen a month in “shunto” wage negotiations next year, informed sources said Saturday. The groups
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