Business
Japan protests after Russia places JT subsidiary under state-appointed management
Tokyo says the decision puts the assets of Japan Tobacco's local unit under the control of Russian companies and is demanding it be withdrawn.
Microsoft seeks 60,000 voluntary departures while profits surge, and Japan's profitable layoffs follow
More than 60% of listed Japanese companies that offered early retirement in 2026 were in the black, Tokyo Shoko Research found, as restructuring stops waiting for losses.
AGC's Hirai to step down as president; Murano takes over in January
Tadayuki Murano, a managing executive officer who has run the life sciences business since 2024, will become president and CEO on Jan. 1, as AGC cuts its full-year profit forecast.
Toyota lifts full-year profit forecast as first-half operating profit rises 9.2%
The carmaker now expects ¥3.9 trillion in operating profit for the year to March 2027, up from ¥3.4 trillion, after a weaker yen offset higher material costs and a tough China market.
Hokkaido labour commission orders Sapporo hospital to negotiate with union over unpaid changing time
The Mitsushigaoka Hospital operator refused more than 10 requests for collective bargaining after walking out of a 2023 session, the commission found, and its refusal also interfered with the union's operations.
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