It has been 10 years since Rakuten Group Inc. made English its official internal language. While the company has expanded its business by hiring employees who are fluent in English and training its employees to become fluent, it still faces some challenges. This article will explore the meaning of Japanese companies using English as their official internal language.
Amid soaring food costs, prices of ramen, Koreans’ most favoured instant food and a common low-cost meal option, are set to increase next month, in another blow to customers already grappling with persistent inflation. Koreans consumed the most instant noodles per capita in the world in 2020.
South Korea’s resort island of Jeju will launch air routes for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) and drone taxis dedicated to tourists in the island by 2025, as the first municipality in the country to do so.
Intense heat waves have hit many parts of the world, including the United States, many European countries, East and Central Africa, India, Pakistan, Chile, the Republic of Korea and southern China.
“In this world, no matter what country you go to, everything is under the table.” That is what Katsutoshi Ozawa, a manager from Kanagawa Prefecture, was told by director of the Intractable Disease Patient Support Association, a nonprofit organization that helps facilitate organ transplants.