JCP-backed candidate in Tokyo gubernatorial race calls for Tokyo-Beijing-Seoul peace conference

Candidate Utsunomiya Kenji said, “It will be important to put forth a commitment by Tokyo to maintain Japan’s Constitution and work for peace,” and proposed organizing a “cities of peace” meeting in Tokyo with the heads of Beijing and Seoul.

Corporate internal reserves grow by 5 trillion yen amid falling wages

Drawing down 1% of retained reserves will make it possible to generate an extra 1,000 jobs with an annual salary of three million yen in 81 out of 131 major corporations. At Toyota alone, more than 50,000 jobs can be created.

Long working hours could trigger ‘post-childbirth crisis’ among married couples

A cold wind is blowing to child-raising parents in Japan, as indicated by the phrase “post-childbirth crisis”. This refers to a phenomenon in which a husband and wife lose the affection they used to have for each other after having a child.