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.
TOKYO (Kyodo) Japan's unemployment rate rose to 2.5 percent in January, reflecting an increase in the number of women quitting their jobs to look for better positions amid the tightest labor market in decades, government data showed Friday.
Airbus has decided to redesign the C295 military transport aircraft it builds in Spain to remove German components following Germany’s freeze on arms exports to Saudi Arabia, company sources told Reuters.
BANGKOK (AP) The stock market meltdowns in 2018 obliterated $1 trillion of the fortunes of the world's richest individuals, with more than 212 Chinese tycoons losing their dollar billionaire status, according to a list by wealth compiler Hurun Report.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A U.S.-China trade agreement is far from completion and will require much more work, particularly on enforcement, the U.S. official negotiating the pact told a House panel Wednesday.
British business secretary Greg Clark will travel to Japan to ask Honda Motors Co to rethink its recent decision to close a car plant in his country, according to a local media report.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accused Tesla founder Elon Musk on Monday of failing to comply with a court-endorsed deal between the electric automaker and the regulatory agency.
Sales at convenience stores in Japan rose 0.8 percent in January from a year earlier for the third consecutive monthly increase, supported by solid food sales, an industry body said Wednesday.
Japanese manufacturing activity contracted in February for the first time in two-and-a-half years as factories cut output amid shrinking domestic and export orders, a private business survey showed on Thursday.
The U.S.-China trade war has dealt a glancing blow to American toys, hitting putty and arts and crafts items, while sparing superhero action figures, toy cars and most best-selling offerings.
Panasonic, Sony, Nissan and now Honda: a recent exodus of Japanese firms from Britain is not solely down to Brexit, analysts say, but it has in many cases accelerated the decision to leave.
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