Japan

2022 - 12 - 6

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Japan Needs Billionaires Like Jack Ma, Not Just More Tourists (Bloomberg)

Returning visitors are discovering that it's just too cheap. The country needs to find out how to extract more value from its hospitality sector.

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How Japan can address challenges for female freelancers and ... (World Economic Forum)

Expanding maternity and childcare support to all working women could help Japan tackles labour force challenges such as a declining and ageing workforce.

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Lessons from one woman's ascent to a CEO job in Japan (Financial Times)

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Japan business mood up, global slowdown weighs on outlook -poll (Reuters)

Sentiment of big Japanese manufacturers rose for the first time in four months in December, and the service-sector mood hit a three-year high, a Reuters ...

For service-sector firms, the March outlook, at +20, was 5 points weaker than the December figure. The service-sector index rose to +25 from the +20 seen in November. "It's difficult to make the next move as the global economy slows." inflation, prolonged war in Ukraine, loss of stay-at-home demand and shortages of parts," a manager of a machinery maker wrote in the survey. The December sentiment index for large manufacturers stood at +8, up from +2 a month earlier, according to the survey, which was conducted from Nov. That was the first rise since August.

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Japan business mood up, global slowdown weighs on outlook ... (CNA)

TOKYO : Sentiment of big Japanese manufacturers rose for the first time in four months in December, and the service-sector mood hit a three-year high, ...

For service-sector firms, the March outlook, at +20, was 5 points weaker than the December figure. The service-sector index rose to +25 from the +20 seen in November. The December sentiment index for large manufacturers stood at +8, up from +2 a month earlier, according to the survey, which was conducted from Nov.

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A Singapore Banking Family Can Teach Japan the Secret of Youth (Bloomberg)

The latest, announced two weeks ago, is from Bank of Ayudhya Pcl, a Thai unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. The lender, also known as Krungsri, will ...

The latest, announced two weeks ago, is from Bank of Ayudhya Pcl, a Thai unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. But going abroad is easier than making a go of a business overseas. And although a Tokyo financier never had much of a chance in Shanghai because of historical reasons, even China’s population has aged.

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Survey: More major companies pessimistic about Japan's economy ... (Asahi Shimbun)

More than half of leading companies in Japan believe the economy has stalled or is slowly contracting because of rising prices and sluggish consumer ...

economy, a threefold rise from the previous survey. The survey was conducted between Nov. The number of companies that feel the economy is slowly expanding fell to 46 from 59 in the previous survey. Asked to provide up to two sources of concern for the economy, 59 companies cited rising prices of crude oil and raw materials in the November survey. 14 and 25 on 100 major companies. Forty-six companies in the latest survey viewed the economy as flat, up by nine from the previous survey conducted from May 30 to June 10.

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Japan business mood up as global slowdown weighs on outlook (The Japan Times)

The monthly poll found large manufacturers expected business conditions to hold steady in the coming three months, while the service-sector had a worsening ...

Chinese FM calls for joint efforts to make China-Japan relationship ... (Xinhua)

BEIJING, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- China and Japan should work together to build a bilateral relationship that meets the needs of the new era and jointly usher in ...

The forum serves as a high-level and large-scale interactive exchange platform between the two countries. The two sides should treat each other with sincerity and strive for peaceful coexistence, Wang said. Socialism with Chinese characteristics and Chinese modernization will surely inject more impetus into Asia's stability and prosperity and make a greater contribution to world peace and development, he added.

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China, Japan must be careful of "zero-sum game trap": Wang (Kyodo News Plus)

China and Japan must avoid falling into a "zero-sum game trap" and instead become cooperative partners, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says amid rising ...

In a video message to a forum attended by experts on the Asian countries, Wang also apparently urged Japan, a close U.S. [About half of Japan, China respondents foresee Taiwan conflict: poll](/news/2022/11/d1d85c99139a-about-half-of-japan-china-respondents-foresee-taiwan-conflict-poll.html) [China protests Japan vessels' evacuation near Taiwan during typhoon](/news/2022/10/501631924fed-china-protests-japan-vessels-evacuation-near-taiwan-during-typhoon.html) [FOCUS: China-Japan ties unlikely to improve in 50th anniv. "We should treat each other with consideration and sincerity.

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Japan's ballooning defense budget is dangerous and is leading to ... (Global Times)

Mao said that Japan needs to earnestly reflect on its history of aggression, respect the security concerns of Asian neighbors, act prudently in the field of ...

It has also been hyping up regional tensions to seek military breakthroughs. “This is a very dangerous development, and has led to serious concerns among Japan’s Asian neighbors and the wider international community about whether Japan will stick to its exclusively defense-oriented policy and the path of peaceful development,” said the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson. Japan’s ballooning defense budget is a very dangerous development and has led to serious concerns among Japan’s neighbors and the international community, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning during Tuesday’s routine news conference, warning that the country should seriously reflect on its history of aggression, respect the security concerns of its Asian neighbors.

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China urges Japan to be cautious in words and deeds in military ... (CGTN)

The Japanese side should speak and act prudently in the military and security fields, and do more things conducive to maintaining regional peace and ...

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