In Rare Move, Japanese Pop Star Comes Out Publicly as Gay
“I don’t want people to struggle like me,” said Shinjiro Atae, making an announcement that is extremely unusual in conservative Japan.
In Asia, if You Like a Watch Brand, You Start a Club
A Japanese fan organized the first in-person club for the French brand Maurice Lacroix. Now, there are three more in the region.
Japan Is Trying to Use Ammonia to Make Coal Cleaner
Japan says that by blending ammonia with coal in its boilers, it can make coal less damaging to the planet. But the technology faces many hurdles.
Posted inBeer International Longshore and Warehouse Union Japan Labor and Jobs Layoffs and Job Reductions Organized Labor San Francisco (Calif) Sapporo (company) Shutdowns (Institutional) United States
Anchor Brewery Workers Want to Save Their Company by Buying It
About 39 unionized workers, who represent two-thirds of the brewery’s employees, agreed to pursue a bid to run it as a co-op, a union official said.