Bloomberg Workman Co, a Japanese retailer specialising in blue-collar work wear, will open a store in Tokyo’s upscale Ginza district in April as part of its expansion into women’s fashion, Nikkei reported Tuesday. Workman, founded in 1979, operates a chain of stores selling protective gear for factory and construction site workers. Its simple waterproof jackets and thermals gained a following ...

  Bloomberg US and European governments threatened new sanctions after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two self-proclaimed separatist republics in eastern Ukraine and ordered troops sent to them in the latest escalation of Moscow’s standoff with the West. Russia gave no details on how many “peacekeeping” troops might go into the breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, or when, as ...

  Bloomberg A shootout between suspected robbers and police on the outskirts of Johannesburg’s city centre left eight people dead, Police Minister Minister Bheki Cele said. Police opened fire on several gunmen in Rosettenville who were planning to attack a truck ferrying cash in South Africa’s commercial hub, Cele said in an interview broadcast on eNCA television. Eight of the ...