Japan: Dentsu head to quit in January over employee’s ‘death by overwork’

Inc, Japan’s top advertising agency, said on Wednesday he would step down in January over what the government has deemed the “death by overwork” of a 24-year-old employee. “It is extremely regrettable that we could not prevent overwork by a new recruit In order to take full responsibility, I would like to resign as president at a board meeting in January,” Tadashi Ishii told a news conference.

Mariah Carey entertains woman living with breast cancer

Christmas arrived a week early for a smiling Larissa Podermanski when she met pop star Mariah Carey Saturday backstage at the Beacon Theater in New York City. Fast-forward to the end of a fairytale night when Podermanski , who grew up in Middletown and Middlefield, spoke to Carey , an international musical diva, during a 15-minute private interlude backstage.

Trump key economic adviser has stake in Momentive’s striking…

Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman among billionaires with major stakes in facility where management seeks further cuts to union workers, retirees Blackstone Group CEO Stephen Schwarzman is interviewed in 2014 by Maria Bartiromo during her “Opening Bell with Maria Bartiromo” program, on the Fox Business Network, in New York. President-elect Donald Trump on Dec. 2 announced the formation of an advisory group, led by Schwarzman, of more than a dozen CEOs and business leaders who will offer input on how to create jobs and speed economic growth.