Bloomberg Japan is stepping up its drive to pressure companies into abandoning a culture of long working hours. Prosecutors this week began reviewing whether Mitsubishi Electric Corp. forces its employees to work excessive hours — a move that follows an investigation of Dentsu Inc., Japan’s biggest advertisement agency, where a female worker who put in more than 100 hours ...

  Bloomberg Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is under investigation by the US Justice Department over its alleged failure to disclose software that violated emissions standards, according to people familiar with the matter, another legal hurdle for a company already under criminal scrutiny for its sales practices. The possibility of a criminal action over diesel emissions violations comes after the Environmental ...

  Bloomberg All eyes are on President-elect Donald Trump’s imminent arrival at the White House, and whether his administration follows thro- ugh on an agenda that — when it comes to the economy — features a growth target almost double that of recent years. Outside the headlines, however, are demographic pressures reaching levels not seen since the Great Depression. That ...