32,000 Workers In Japan Fired Amid Pandemic

32,000 workers in Japan fired amid pandemic

Japan's labor ministry says over 32,000 workers have been discharged by their employers or faced contract nonrenewal amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Ministry officials counted 32,348 such workers from the end of January through last Friday. Some 4,000 were added over the past week. The figures were taken from job placement agencies nationwide and other sources.

Japan To Cut Coal-fired Power Generation By 90%

Japan to cut coal-fired power generation by 90%

Japan's government plans to reduce coal-fired power generation by about 90 percent by fiscal 2030.

Coal-fired power plants are under review worldwide for their huge emissions of carbon dioxide. Countries are being urged to achieve a carbon-free society under the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.

Kono: N.korea May Have Fired Missiles And Rockets

Kono: N.Korea may have fired missiles and rockets

Japan's Defense Minister Taro Kono says his ministry regards two projectiles fired by North Korea on Monday as short-range ballistic missiles similar to those the country launched on November 28.

He told reporters on Tuesday that the projectiles were fired within a minute of each other and flew about 240 kilometers at lower trajectories than the scud missiles North Korea possessed in the past.

Nissan Ceo Uchida Says He's Willing To Be Fired If Turnaround Fails

Nissan CEO Uchida says he's willing to be fired if turnaround fails

YOKOHAMA — Nissan's new chief executive said on Tuesday he would accept being fired if he fails to turn around Japan's second biggest automaker which is grappling with plunging sales in the aftermath of the scandal surrounding ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn.

Makoto Uchida, who took over the top job in December, put his job on the line at the automaker's shareholders' meeting, where he faced demands ranging from cutting executive pay to offering a bounty to bring Ghosn back to Japan after he fled to Lebanon.