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TOKYO -- More than 3,600 job cuts were announced by Japanese companies in the first two months this year despite the historic rise in stock prices, reflecting a sense of urgency in corporate Japan about the need to restructure as wages rise.
TOKYO -- Japan's Asahi Group Foods has made a fresh start in Vietnam's baby food market with a new sales strategy that emphasizes teaching good nutritional habits instead of assuming that consumers automatically associate its brand with quality.
TOKYO -- The Japanese stock market is not done setting new highs, with some analysts raising their forecasts as semiconductor stocks surge and earnings turn up.
A powerhouse of technological innovation, Japan is rightly recognized as a global leader in industrial automation, robotics, biomedical research, and artificial intelligence. However, outdated security infrastructure, a rapidly evolving cyber threat and a culture of sovereign pride undermine these achievements.
While Kyiv is unlikely to support Tokyo’s decision to restart the grass roots exchanges – including sending Japanese teachers to Russian schools, resuming government scholarships for Japan-bound Russian tertiary-level students and the return of “small-scale” Japanese cultural events – such exchanges may well advance an anti-war agenda, an analyst said.
NEW DELHI -- Defense ties can be an "important element" of India's relations with Japan and should focus on collaborative procurement in the South Asian nation, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told Nikkei in an exclusive interview ahead of a three-day visit to Tokyo.
For International Women's Day 2024, Nikkei Asia examines the economic toll of female reproductive aging in East Asia, and spotlights the activists working to curb it.
TOKYO -- Japanese banks are racing to use generative AI in their businesses, from call center operations and ATM services to anti-money laundering and equity analysis, as they aim to raise profitability and lift their share prices.