This is a news report about a “vulture” dated July 15, 2010. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued an annual report on Japanese economy on July 14, 2010 and suggested that, beginning in fiscal 2011, there should be "a modest consumption tax increase” to stabilize Japan’s finances that are among

The country is observing the National Mourning Day on Sunday commemorating the 35th anniversary of the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to Bangabandhu placing floral wreaths at the portrait of the Father of t

As the strike at a factory supplying parts for Honda Motor Co. has ended, a new strike has begun at a Chinese factory of Atsumitech (in Hamamatsu), a component manufacturer 48% of whose capital is funded by Honda (see the photo). The following is a call from the striking factory. "We started a strike on July

At 13:00, July 14, in protest against a unilateral factory closure, eleven part-time workers went on a strike at Seven's Cleaner, a laundry factory based in the city of Misato, Saitama Prefecture. With 90 out of about 100 at Misato Factory being part-time workers, the company has been making profits through t

The foundation has selected Emiko Teranishi (see the photo) as the winner for this year of the prize granted by the Ryu Foundation for No More Karoshi (death due to overworking). In 1996, Ms. Teranishi's husband, then aged 49, committed suicide in his agony from overworking as the shop manager of an eating an

The union of the Suzuka Sakura Hospital located in the city of Suzuka, Mie Prefecture、 went on a strike at 16:30, July 5, for allowance increases (see the photo). The hospital management agreed to meet the union's demand at 17:00 that day, that is, 30 minutes after the strike had started, based upon which t