Convenience store operator Seven-Eleven Japan Co. will begin a trial run of closing some outlets at night in response to growing demands from franchise owners for a greater say in deciding when to stay open.
In an unusual step, China's ceremonial legislature is due to endorse a law meant to help end a bruising tariff war with Washington by discouraging officials from pressuring foreign companies to hand over technology.
The government and the ruling coalition plan to include a ban on corporal punishment of children by parents in law revisions following a series of recent child maltreatment cases in the name of discipline, sources close to the matter said Saturday.
The latest parental panic on social media - over a purported challenge for kids to complete harmful tasks - elevates the importance of establishing an open dialogue with children and taking advantage of online parental controls.
Japan’s reputation as a country relatively free of gun crime is borne out by official statistics. In terms of individuals charged with crimes committed using firearms, the 2018 white paper issued by the National Police Agency listed eight homicides in 2017.
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp, based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, will build a thermal power plant using imported biomass as fuel in Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
MUFG Bank will end its over-the-counter international cash transfer services at the end of May to strengthen anti-money laundering measures, sources close to the matter said.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is brandishing the threat of sanctions against foreign companies "trafficking" with Cuba, a move hitherto mothballed by Washington so as not to offend allies.
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WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. economy turned in a solid performance in 2018, boosted in part by tax cuts and higher government spending. But growth slowed by year's end, and most economists envision a weaker outlook for the coming months and probably years.
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