TOKYO (Reuters) - WeWork’s Japan unit can become profitable “in the near future”, the Japanese partner of the U.S. office-space sharing startup said on Tuesday, amid investor scepticism over its path…

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As their tie-up will be ended, Fujifilm will also withdraw litigation it filed last year claiming damages of $1 billion for the unilateral cancellation of the merger deal by Xerox.
[Fujifilm CEO Shig…

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KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 22:45 | All, JapanA government survey on convenience store operations showed Tuesday that most store owners are overworked, with 85 percent of them saying they work six day…

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East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond.
Pro-gamer Fuudo is a world-class Street Fighter players around.
Yuka Kuramoch…

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Nintendo has sold over ten million Switch consoles (including Switch Lite) in Japan as of November 3.
On November 15, Pokémon Sword and Shield will be released, so yes, that number will go up!
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Light Up The Night.
Tokyo, Japan.
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JPGs is a photo peek into wherever gamers might find interesting.
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So traditionally, there is a lot of vegetarian food in the Japanese diet.
You’ll find the following foods at most izakaya and other typical Japanese restaurants.
Eggplant/nasu なす (and other vegetable…

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Authorities in Kyoto have banned photography in parts of the city’s main geisha neighbourhood, amid a flurry of complaints about harassment and bad behaviour by foreign tourists in the quest for the …

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Xerox Holdings Corp. XRX 3.55% and Fujifilm Holdings Corp. FUJIY 0.49% agreed to end a 57-year-old joint venture more than a year after an attempt at a full merger soured.
Xerox has agreed to sell it…

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"We cannot do farming without technical interns.
Labi and other technical interns in the region were earning 821 yen ($7.70) per hour as of September, the minimum wage for Nagano Prefecture at that t…

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