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BUSINESS1h agoJapan’s August trade deficit widens sharply on higher importsJapan's trade deficit significantly widened in August due to an increase in imports. This indicates shifts in the country's economic balance of trade.Seeking Alpha Tech

BUSINESS1d agoPay to ghost your boss: Japan's resignation businessResignation agencies in Japan help employees leave their jobs seamlessly in just 15 minutes. Young people are especially eager to use their services.DW News [en]

BUSINESS1d agoJapan’s Chubu Electric bosses resign over quake data-tampering scandalTwo top executives at Japanese nuclear plant operator Chubu Electric Power would step down following a quake data-tampering scandal, the company said in a statement on Monday. President Kingo Hayashi and Chairman Satoru Katsuno would be replaced, the statement said, and the firm would withdraw applications to restart the Nos 3 and 4 reactors at Chubu’s Hamaoka nuclear plant. Japan is moving to revive nuclear power 15 years after an enormous earthquake and tsunami sent reactors at the Fukushima...South China Morning Post

BUSINESS2d agoJapan’s central bank set for pivotal moment on ratesGovernor Kazuo Ueda is facing competing pressures from Tokyo and WashingtonFinancial Times

BUSINESS2d agoJapan’s WEGO fashion brand is latest firm to feel force of Chinese consumer backlashJapanese fashion brand WEGO has scrapped a plan to launch a new range in collaboration with the hit anime and manga franchise My Hero Academia after it triggered an angry backlash from Chinese consumers. The Tokyo-based company triggered an outcry on Chinese social media after announcing it would release an exclusive range of My Hero Academia-themed clothing. The franchise was widely condemned in China over a 2020 controversy about a character that conducted lethal human experiments – a topic...South China Morning Post