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Japan's Olympic sponsorship

Olympic sponsorship: Japan Inc pressed into national service.
Domestic deals raise a record $3bn but behind the scenes lies a tale of obligatory patriotism

Migrant workers 'exploited' in Japan

Migrant workers 'exploited' in Japan

Japan’s job-seeking system is changing

Why Japan’s ‘shūkatsu’ job-seeking system is changing

Siestas in Japan

Why overtired Japan is turning to office siestas?

Job transfers in Japan

Japanese companies claim there's a purpose for far-flung job transfers, but workers are growing increasingly skeptical.

Women's empowerment equals economic growth

For Haruno Yoshida, co-chair of the Women 20 (W20) committee, a G20 engagement group, female empowerment is something like the construction behind Nara Prefecture’s famed ancient wooden Horyuji Temple.

Why paternity leave should be mandatory

To ensure a better future for the nation, Japan needs fathers who gladly take part in raising their children, argues Toko Shirakawa.

Chizuko Ueno and gender equality

Finland's Foreign Ministry on Monday recognized Chizuko Ueno, a sociologist known as a pioneer in feminism and gender research, for career achievement in advancing gender equality in Japan.

Japan as No. 1: The 21st-century version

Jesper Koll of WisdomTree makes a strong case for Japan still being "number 1".

China's growth rate already below 3 per cent

The Real Economic Growth Rate in China is Already Below 3 Percent,

Why gender diversity matters for Japan’s economy

While the wishlist is long, the rewards are potentially massive

‘Smart farming’ plows ahead in Japan

“Smart farming,” which brings together cutting-edge robotics and artificial intelligence, could hold the key to an agricultural resurgence in a nation of graying farmers and workers reluctant to toil in soil.

Sony chief vows recovery is no false dawn

Kenichiro Yoshida still sees daunting mission ahead to recapture the spirit of innovation.

Japan's younger Watanabes seek more diverse portfolios

For years, Japan’s retail currency investors were known as “Mrs Watanabes”, a reference to the metaphorical housewife who invests family savings mostly in foreign exchange. Now, a younger generation of women is looking at a wider asset range in which to park investments.

Japan an underdeveloped country for women

Among the 149 countries covered in the latest world gender gap index, Japan’s position improved slightly from 114th a year ago to 110th.