TOKYO -- Between 260,000 to 340,000 foreign workers could enter Japan if a planned amendment to the immigration control law passes the Diet, according to a government estimate learned by Nikkei. ( read original story ...)
Japan to Probe Debt Market’s Big Secret
(Bloomberg) -- Japanese regulators are starting to look into underwriting practices in the nation’s corporate bond market, where banks routinely say deals are successful even in cases when they are un... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy faces rising risks from U.S.-China trade war – Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy, which likely shrank in the third quarter, is set to grow more slowly in the coming year than previously thought, according to a Reuters poll of economists who ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 down more than 3 percent after Wall Street tumble overnight
Stocks in Australia, Japan and South Korea saw declines in the morning. Overnight on Wall Street, the major stock indexes saw a sell-off, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging by more than 60... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Hoard of Assets Is Now Bigger Than the Economy
(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of Japan’s massive asset purchase program has taken it into uncharted territory, with its ballooning holdings now larger than the country’s annual economic output. Its holding ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s balance sheet now larger than country’s GDP
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s central bank has become the first among G7 nations to own assets collectively worth more than the country’s entire economy, following a half-decade spending spree ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Aso: will meet U.S. VP Pence but not as part of econ dialogue
TOKYO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said he was ... besides trade policy that they could discuss. Pence, in Japan on Tuesday during a visit to Asia, will meet Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Top 5 hotels in Japan
2. Gora Kadan, Hakone Renowned as the best luxury ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) in the entire country, you will be hard-pressed not to enjoy a stay at this hotel. The property sets the bar high fo... ( read original story ...)
Japanese fear automation will take more jobs than foreigners
TOKYO -- The Japanese public is happier about the economy than at any time in nearly two decades, though few think the next generation will have it as good. People's biggest fear is automation ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-Yokohama Metropolitan Area
Tokyo proper is strongly inclined toward light industry. Most of Japan’s books and much of its electronic equipment, for instance, are produced there. More noteworthy than the concentration of industr... ( read original story ...)
Welcome to Sapporo, crab capital of Japan (and maybe even the world)
There are several seasonal varieties, all of which are available in the countless restaurants and market stands across Hokkaido's capital, Sapporo. First up is kegani (hairy crab), known for its delic... ( read original story ...)
‘Ghost boats’ believed from N. Korea wash up on Japan shores
TOKYO—Scores of dilapidated wooden boats believed to be from North Korea have washed ashore in northern Japan in a seasonal influx. The coast guard said Monday that 95 rickety boats, sometimes carryin... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s prime minister calls for public works spending plan to help lift the economy
Japan's economy is forecast to contract in July to September, and a recent slump in machinery orders suggests any rebound in the following quarters is likely to be weak if exports and business ... ( read original story ...)
‘Ghost boats’ believed from North Korea wash up on Japan shores
TOKYO - Scores of dilapidated wooden boats believed to be from North Korea have washed ashore in northern Japan in a seasonal influx. The coast guard said Monday that 95 rickety boats, sometimes carry... ( read original story ...)
More North Korean ‘ghost boats’ in Japan
Scores of dilapidated wooden boats believed to be from North Korea have washed ashore in northern Japan in a seasonal influx. The coast guard says 95 rickety boats, sometimes carrying skeletonised bod... ( read original story ...)
Entrepreneur generates electricity solely from used cooking oil collected throughout Tokyo
U’s collects around 60 tons of oil per month from 3,000 restaurants and 500 collection sites at pharmacies, gyms and other places throughout Tokyo and the surrounding area. Someya has been in the busi... ( read original story ...)