Bloomberg At the age of 75, Mikiko Kuzuno found herself recently laid off and applying for a job at a factory near Tokyo. She insisted on making the application in person. “I asked them to please take a look at me,” she said. “I wanted to show them how healthy I am. Some people are very frail.” Kuzuno, 78, is ...

Bloomberg Toyota Motor Corp rebuked President Donald Trump’s declaration that imported cars threaten US national security, signaling contentious talks are ahead for the White House and America’s key trading partners. In an unusually strong-worded statement, Japan’s largest automaker said Trump’s proclamation that the US needs to defend itself against foreign cars and components “sends a message to Toyota that our ...

Bloomberg CBS Corp’s seemingly inexorable march towards acquiring Viacom Inc. may take a detour. The broadcasting giant recently talked to Lions Gate Entertainment Corp about buying that company’s Starz cable network, according to people familiar with the matter, a deal that could happen alongside a potential purchase of Viacom. CBS made an informal bid of about $5 billion that was ...