In Japan, it's so common for employees to work themselves to death that there's a word for it: Karoshi. After a 24-year-old employee of Japan's largest advertising firm killed herself in 2015, the government and major corporations have started instituting ... ( read original story ...)
Japan condom makers hope for 2020 Olympic lift
Japanese condom makers are ramping up preparations ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, seeing a golden opportunity to showcase their world-record ultra-thin products. For years, hundreds of thousands of condoms have been distributed for free to ... ( read original story ...)
From elderly to ‘superelderly’: Japan wrestles with demography
TOKYO -- For decades demographers have warned of the challenges Japan faces in caring for its swelling elderly population. Now the country is entering a new phase, in which the "superelderly," those 75 years old and up, outnumber senior citizens aged ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Hayato Japan Fair at Brockton
High school students from Hayato School in Yokohama Japan presented a unique cultural experience ... photo Cindy Goodman, North Shore News ( read original story ...)
Japan companies hungry for more business experience on boards
TOKYO -- Japan's listed companies are increasingly eager for people with senior management experience to sit on their boards as outside directors. With large shareholders such as asset managers pressing the companies they invest in to appoint directors ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe apologizes amid cronyism scandal, vows to revise constitution
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his ratings in a slump amid a suspected cronyism scandal and cover-up, apologized again on Sunday for causing anxiety and loss of confidence in his government. Protesters urged Abe to resign ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, VN mimes come to Hanoi
VNS Japan, VN mimes come to Hanoi, entertainment events, entertainment news, entertainment activities, what’s on, Vietnam culture, Vietnam tradition, vn news, Vietnam beauty, news Vietnam, Vietnam news, Vietnam net news, vietnamnet news, vietnamnet bridge ( read original story ...)
How effective are earthquake early warning systems?
A lot of baby earthquakes don't grow up to become big earthquakes," she added. Earthquake early warning systems have been in place in Mexico and Japan for years. Now, a system called ShakeAlert is being developed for the west coast of North America. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s FSA Warns Binance to Comply with Licensing Requirements
Japan’s top securities regulator has issued a formal warning to cryptocurrency exchange Binance that in needs to comply with licensing requirements in order to continue operations. The news, which the Financial Services Agency (FSA) published in a ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s Jones beats Japan in playoff tuneup at women’s world curling playdowns
NORTH BAY, Ont. -- Canada's Jennifer Jones locked up the top seed at the world women's curling championship Friday with an 8-5 win over Japan's Tori Koana. Jones scored three points in the third end and took an 8-2 lead by stealing a pair in the sixth. ( read original story ...)
Japan Bulls Can’t Evade Tariffs Nor a $200 Billion Stock Wipeout
Nothing new, for anyone who’s traded here. “Japan is a cyclical equity market," said Yoshinori Shigemi, a global market strategist at JPMorgan Asset Management Japan Ltd. “When risk is off, Japan gets offloaded first." While Trump’s latest and ... ( read original story ...)
Pawnshop Sou launches IPO to tap Japan’s luxury item boom
The resale of Hermes bags, brand-name jewelry and other luxury items is a thriving industry in Japan, with one critical bottleneck: Building inventory is tough. Sou Inc. offers a solution: pawnshops dedicated only to buying up secondhand merchandise. ( read original story ...)
Trump’s tariff snub clouds US relations with Japan
TOKYO -- Japan has crafted its diplomatic and economic strategy around the close relationship Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has forged with U.S. President Donald Trump, but it appears those bonds are becoming frayed by trade frictions. "I'll talk to Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Japan flooded with refugee filings by tourists and trainees
TOKYO -- A host of tourists and work trainees in Japan sought refugee status in Japan last year, fueling a jump in applications. The applicant count rose about 80% on the year to 19,629 in Ministry of Justice statistics released Friday -- a record high in ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tumbles on trade war fears, machinery firms with China exposure worst hit
TOKYO, March 23 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average tumbled on Friday to its lowest level in more than five months as concerns over escalating global trade tensions triggered a spike in the yen, with machinery makers hit particularly hard. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei tumbles on trade war fears, firms with China exposure most hit
TOKYO, March 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average tumbled on Friday to its lowest level since mid-October on concerns over escalating global trade tensions that triggered a spike in the yen. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a presidential ... ( read original story ...)