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Could the downfall of a second-hand car dealer prove restorative for Japan’s psyche?
Some of country’s largest businesses and media groups try to distance themselves from troubled talent agency
Seibu’s flagship store in Tokyo to close for one day in protest at planned sale to US investment fund
Waiting for pancakes in a Yokohama fast food outlet serves up a reminder of the labour shortage crisis
Dispute between allies erupts just a week before Joe Biden hosts Japanese leader at Camp David
Categorising over-65s as incompetent in order to stop ATM fraud is a recipe for disaster
Wage gap persists as inconsistent definitions for senior roles inflate female representation
Turnround suggests nation’s long love affair with piggy banks is coming to an end
Reform also broadens definition of rape following longstanding criticism of penal code
End of talent agency omertà shows how corporate relationships protected misuse of power
Business culture and employment prospects may undergo profound and beneficial change as the population shrinks
The attitude of my postwar cohort has gripped the country for too long
Experts say next 10 years critical as prime minister eyes ‘children first’ society
Taboos around spreading coronavirus and weak yen keep travellers home and industry ailing
Khrushchev once speculated that the survivors of the apocalypse would envy the dead. I agree
Abe’s murder has led to a crackdown on the Unification Church — and on parents frightening children with hellfire
Government attempts to reverse decades of demographic decline away from the big cities
Arrivals more than doubled month on month in October but Chinese tourists stayed away
A Japanese philosophy professor has scored an unlikely hit with a book denouncing unbridled consumption
Beijing should take note of the risks posed by a property bubble and demographic changes
Former leader Shinzo Abe’s assassination highlighted connections with Unification Church
End of Covid-19 travel curbs raises hopes of $35bn economic boost from international visitors
Every workplace has them. Here’s why
World leaders gather to bid farewell to divisive leader who introduced Abenomics
Stance on remote work can be viewed as resistance to broader change
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