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More female execs key to growth: Japan’s Recruit
Glassdoor operator Recruit Holdings reported it wants to have females in 50 {3e92bdb61ecc35f2999ee2a63f1e687c788772421b16b0136989bbb6b4e89b73} of its senior govt and managerial roles in 10 many years — a rare pledge in a nation where adult men dominate the top echelons of organizations, politics and the civil assistance.
 The force for a lot more women of all ages at the upper degrees of Japan’s biggest staffing agency is section of a range push to guarantee a move of vivid small business strategies, said Recruit main operations officer Ayano “Sena” Senaha, its most senior feminine government.
 As of April 1, 21 {3e92bdb61ecc35f2999ee2a63f1e687c788772421b16b0136989bbb6b4e89b73} of Recruit’s senior executives, together with heads of significant organization units, were…
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Japan’s small businesses are in trouble
INOUE TOYOSAKU moved to Tokyo in 1913 and became an apprentice to a metalworker. When he struck out on his own a few years later he found profit making scissors for hair salons. The company he founded, Tokosha, now sells its Joewell brand scissors in more than 50 countries, for as much as ¥330,000 ($2,900) a pop. “We make scissors in the Japanese countryside but export to New York, London and Paris,” boasts Inoue Kenji, a grandson of the founder and Tokosha’s current boss. Listen to this story Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Companies such as Tokosha, which…