In the wake of the latest indices showing the second straight month of manufacturing decline, some U.S. manufacturers struggling to compete globally may be looking again at moving business overseas to ...

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Following the recent leadership election, Sanae Takaichi became head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, raising expectations for increased government spending and fiscal expansion in Japan.

Aug 30 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor 7203.T was ramping back production at its Japan-based factories on Wednesday after a computer system processing orders for vehicle parts broke down on Tuesday, forcing ...

TOKYO — A malfunction that shut down all of Toyota Motor Corp.'s plants in Japan on Tuesday happened during an update of the automaker's parts ordering system, two people with knowledge of the matter ...

International Journal of Sociology, Vol. 45, No. 2, Special Issue: Lean Production in the Global Economy (2015), pp. 133-151 (19 pages) Employers have been implementing lean production outside of ...