WeWork to lay off 2,400 employees in SoftBank revamp
The layoffs began weeks ago in regions around the world and continued this week in the United States, WeWork said. “This workforce reduction affects approximately 2,400 employees globally, who w…
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SoftBank's Son humbled after Vision Fund's $8.9 billion loss
FILE PHOTO: Japan's SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son attends a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, November 5, 2018. SoftBank Group Corp said its $100 billion Vision Fund cont…
Japan wants to go cashless, but elderly aren't so keen
REUTERS/Tetsushi KajimotoPrime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push to make more Japanese - the world’s most dedicated cash-hoarders – switch to using cashless payments is producing some success, but…
In Japan, the business of watching whales overshadows resumption of hunt
People packed the decks of the Japanese whale-watching boat, screaming in joy as a pod of orcas put on a show: splashing tails at each other, rolling over, and leaping out of the water. In…
Japan's Princes Mako postpones marriage to commoner
Japan’s Princess Mako will postpone her wedding to commoner Kei Komuro to 2020 until after her grandfather Emperor Akihito abdicates next year, public broadcaster NHK said on Tuesday.
Japan to Unleash Self-Driving Taxis in Time for Tokyo 2020 Games
Japanese robotics maker ZMP Inc has partnered with a taxi operator in Tokyo, as part of its plans to launch a self-driving taxi in the city in time for the 2020 Olympics, CEO Hisashi Taniguchi s…
Japan artist says latest sticker graffiti aimed at Trump
Japanese graffiti artist "281 Antinuke" says his latest street art - politically-charged stickers plastered around central Tokyo - takes aim at U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan launches first military communications satellite
Japan on Tuesday launched its first military communications satellite to boost the broadband capacity of its Self Defence Forces as they reinforce an island chain stretching along the southern edge o…
Online banking thefts hit Japan firms prompting compensation rethink
Hackers stole nearly $2 million from the online bank accounts of Japanese businesses in April, a surge in theft that has prompted some banks to curtail online services and rethink compensation polici…