Facing labour shortfall, Japan firms turn to refugees
TOKYO: At an office in Tokyo, a group of asylum seekers clutching resumes listened to three Japanese companies describe their…
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Scandal thrusts Japan’s colourful First Lady into spotlight
TOKYO: Japan’s First Lady Akie Abe is a freewheeling, flamenco-dancing socialite who once described herself as the “opposition” to…
China unveils list of potential retaliatory tariffs on US goods
BEIJING: China released Friday a list of potential tariffs on $3 billion worth of US goods, from pork to…
Zuckerberg apology fails to quiet Facebook storm
A public apology by Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg failed Thursday to quell outrage over the hijacking of personal data…
Toys R Us founder dies as iconic retail chain folds
LOS ANGELES: The founder of the embattled Toys R Us chain of children’s stores died on Thursday, a week…
Pressure mounts on Putin over spy poisoning scandal
MOSCOW: International pressure mounted on Russia’s Vladimir Putin over the the Cold-War style poisoning of a spy on British soil,…
Rebels expected to evacuate E. Ghouta
HARASTA, Syria: Buses waited outside a bombed-out town in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta yesterday after a deal was announced to evacuate…
Video shows final seconds before fatal Uber crash
WASHINGTON: Dashcam footage of the first fatal self-driving car crash involving a pedestrian shows the Uber vehicle operator appearing to be…