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Hinako Mori, 22, arranges products at a Don Quijote outlet in Tokyo in October. The Japanese retailer, which relaxed its rules concerning hair and nail polish three years ago, says nearly a quarter of its employees sport brightly colored hair.

BUSINESS / Companies

Nov 17, 2025

More Japanese firms relax rules in tussle for workers

By Satoshi Sugiyama

The country's labor shortage has led companies to ease up on various aspects, such as hair and nail polish color, to secure enough part-timers.

BUSINESS / Companies

Nov 17, 2025

Budget coffee start-up leaves bitter taste in Berlin

By Edouard MERLO

Critics accused LAP of squeezing out local cafes with its €2.50 cappuccinos and aggressive expansion in the German capital.

Currently, about 2,400 employees are engaged in vehicle production at Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.

BUSINESS / Companies

Nov 15, 2025

Nissan to set up panel with union over Oppama plant shutdown

The committee will hold its first meeting as early as this month to discuss measures for current workers, such as transferring them to a subsidiary.

Berkshire Hathaway sold ?210.1 billion ($1.4 billion) in yen-denominated bonds on Friday at a narrower spread than its previous deal, as global investors flock to Japan.

BUSINESS / Companies

Nov 14, 2025

Berkshire Hathaway raises more than ?210 billion from bond sale

By Atsuko Fukase - Takahiko Hyuga

The Omaha, Nebraska-based firm has been a regular issuer of yen bonds since its debut six years ago, making it the largest foreign issuer of yen notes in that period.

As of Nov. 10, a total of 11,045 employees at publicly listed companies in Japan have been targeted for early retirement this year, the highest since 2021, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.

BUSINESS / Companies

Nov 14, 2025

Profitable firms cut jobs as activist investors and TSE seek stronger returns

By Kanoko Matsuyama

A wave of voluntary and early retirement programs in Japan that overwhelmingly target employees age 50 and above is on track to hit a four-year high.

Government backing and sustained AI investment are fueling momentum in Japan’s chip revival, with companies like Advantest and Tokyo Electron raising their full-year operating profit forecast.

BUSINESS / Companies

Nov 14, 2025

Japanese chip sector’s earnings show AI appetite and auto slump

By Reina Sasaki

Government backing and sustained AI investment are reinforcing optimism across the nation’s tech sector.

Japan Airlines is looking to streamline the number of jet types it operates and expand use of smaller aircraft to boost efficiencies and cost savings.

BUSINESS / Companies

Nov 14, 2025

Japan Airlines seeks up to 70 new jets in regional fleet overhaul

By Danny Lee — Siddharth Philip

The airline is looking to streamline the number of jet types it operates to boost efficiencies and cost savings.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.

A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo

By Kathryn Wortley

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