Toshiba weighs cutting 5,000 jobs in Japan

Company hopes 7% headcount fall speeds restructuring after going private

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If Toshiba's job cuts go through as planned, they will be the largest since accounting irregularities were revealed at the Japanese industrial conglomerate in 2015. © Reuters

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Toshiba is considering cutting its domestic workforce by 5,000, equivalent to about 7% of the total in Japan, Nikkei has learned, in its latest move to accelerate its restructuring.

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