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Reference | EXPLAINER Sep 26, 2016

Plan to fix day care crunch belies decades of pent-up demand

by Tomoko Otake

The shortage of day care facilities is a long-standing issue in Japan, where the ranks of working mothers keep swelling, both out of choice and necessity. The administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has made fixing the day care crunch a priority, pledging to boost ...

Reference | EXPLAINER Sep 19, 2016

New MRJ hiccups revive manufacturing industry's jitters

by Kazuaki Nagata

The Mitsubishi Regional Jet is back in the spotlight after flights to the United States were canceled last month because of problems with the air-conditioning system. The MRJ has been delayed four times so far. With hopes for a manufacturing revival resting on Japan's first ...