Cracks are opening in China's mighty economy: investors are backing away from deals, factories are moving abroad and companies are shedding jobs.

The number of foreign workers in Japan tripled over a decade to a record-high 1.46 million as of October, official data showed, as companies continue to struggle with a labor shortage.

NEW YORK - The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether Nissan Motor Co. accurately disclosed its executive pay in the U.S., according to several sources.

Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – The government invited the Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro) to strengthen cooperation to develop small and medium industries (IKM) and build vocational training. This was stated by Minister of Industry Airlangga Hartarto after meeting with Jetro Chairman Hiroyuki Ishige in Davos, Switzerland. They met at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2019. Airlangga represented the Indonesian Government in the forum.

The three largest convenience chain operators now plan to remove pornographic magazines from their store shelves across the nation by the end of August, after FamilyMart on Tuesday joined the move announced by its two rivals Seven-Eleven and Lawson the previous day.

The rapid economic development experienced across Southeast Asia has created a serious garbage problem, as growing volumes of rubbish highlight a shortage of disposal sites.

TOKYO -- The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare increased the number of mid-sized companies included in monthly labor statistics in the capital in 2004, the same year it changed its method of collecting data from surveying all firms with 500 or more workers to mere random sampling, according ministry officials. TOKYO -- The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare increased the number of mid-sized companies included in monthly labor statistics in the capital in 2004, the same year it changed its method of collecting data from surveying all firms with 500 or more workers to mere random sampling, according ministry officials. TOKYO -- The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare increased the number of mid-sized companies included in monthly labor statistics in the capital in 2004, the same year it changed its method of collecting data from surveying all firms with 500 or more workers to mere random sampling, according ministry officials. TOKYO -- The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare increased the number of mid-sized companies included in monthly labor statistics in the capital in 2004, the same year it changed its method of collecting data from surveying all firms with 500 or more workers to mere random sampling, according ministry officials.

The Soviet Union took the four southernmost Kuril Islands during the final days of World War II. Japan asserts territorial rights to the islands, which it calls the Northern Territories, and the dispute has kept the countries from signing a peace treaty.

Sony will shift its European headquarters from Britain to the Netherlands to avoid Brexit-related customs issues, but operations at its current UK company will remain unchanged, a company spokesman said Wednesday.

The board of French carmaker Renault on Thursday named two new leaders to replace industry veteran Carlos Ghosn, who resigned after weeks of detention in Japan.

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Sony Corp. said Wednesday it will start a new service of enabling users of its “aibo” robot dog to watch over their children or elderly family members at home from remote places through videos sent to their smartphones from the pet robot.

The number of direct flights to Japan run by Chinese carriers will soar from February, documents released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China have shown.