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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2018
Lawyers in South Korean wartime labor case set deadline for response from Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
Lawyers representing South Korean plaintiffs in a World War II labor court case against Japan's Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. have set a Dec. 24 deadline for the firm to show willingness to discuss a court verdict on compensation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2018
More common in moon rocks, the metal scandium could transform planes and cars
There's an unexpected benefit from the boom in battery metals mining — it's going to boost production of scandium, an obscure element whose long-held promise to transform manufacturing of planes and cars has been stalled by a lack of supply.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 24, 2018
Mega-banks to slash new hires in spring 2019 as ultralow interest rates take toll
Japan's three mega-banking groups plan to hire fewer new graduates in April 2019, it was learned Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 10, 2017
Japan's biggest banks prepare for massive downsizing and cost overhauls
Years of shrinking interest rates, demographic challenges and threats from rapidly advancing technology are finally coming to a head at Japan's biggest banks as they prepare to eliminate thousands of positions and downsize branches.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 30, 2017
Steel giant trying to get with it in Shibuya to woo young Japanese talent
Convincing teenagers in Japan that working for a giant 116-year-old manufacturer is a sexy career choice seems like a tough sell. It's even more difficult if the target audience can't figure out the company's name.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 9, 2016
Sumitomo to acquire banana producer Fyffes for €751 million
Sumitomo Corp. agreed to buy Fyffes Plc for €751 million ($798 million) in cash, expanding the company's reach in the global fruit market and sending the Irish producer's shares soaring.
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2016
Some Japan trading houses eye resuming Iran oil imports: sources
Japanese traders including Marubeni Corp. and Sumitomo Corp. that stopped buying Iranian oil during western sanctions are looking to resume imports, potentially by year-end, industry sources said.

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