TAIJI, Japan -- Fishermen in the village of Taiji are counting the days until July, when they will be able to hunt large, fatty minke whales commercially for the first time in decades. The ... ( read original story ...)
As medical costs mount, Japan to weigh cost-effectiveness in setting drug prices
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese doctor Yasushi Goto remembers prescribing the cancer drug Opdivo to an octogenarian and wondering whether taxpayers might object to helping fund treatment, which at the time ... ( read original story ...)
White House nudged Japanese PM Abe to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize: report
“Prime Minister Abe of Japan gave me the most beautiful copy of a letter that he sent to the people who give out a thing called the Nobel Prize. He said, ‘I have nominated you…’ or ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business mood sours, tough year seen ahead – Reuters Tankan
TOKYO, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Japanese business sentiment worsened in February to levels last seen in late 2016, the Reuters Tankan poll showed, in a sign companies took a hit from weakening demand both a... ( read original story ...)
Companies awarded for financial supports
Seven companies received the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s inaugural Tokyo Financial Award in recognition of their excellent contributions to ESG (environmental, social and governance) investments o... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc. faces first profit dip in years from China slump
TOKYO -- Corporate Japan's winning streak is set to stumble for the first time in three years as automakers, electronic parts suppliers and other companies downgrade their profit forecasts for the ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsui Gunma Management Comments on Ant Financial Acquisition of WorldFirst in a $700M Deal
OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Japanese wealth management company Mitsui Gunma Management has commented on the recent developments of Alibaba’s Alipay. Ant Financial announced its purchase of the fast ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka split from her coach because she didn’t want to sacrifice her own happiness
We're slowly finding out more about Naomi Osaka's sudden shock split from her coach, Sascha Bajin. 21-year-old Osaka announced her decision in a brief tweet last week, saying she'd "no longer be worki... ( read original story ...)
A Single Earthquake Can Move Millions of Tons of Carbon into Earth’s Deepest Trenches
A Google satellite map shows where the 2011 Tohoku earthquake struck off Japan. Credit: zodebala/Getty Images In 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake rumbled to life off the coast of Tohoku, Japan, trigge... ( read original story ...)
Japan/EU trade deal likely the biggest factor in Honda move
It makes more business sense to consolidate its production back into Japan. Brexit is unlikely to have helped at the margin: no manager wants unnecessary risk, and Brexit poses all sorts of risks ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe Declines to Say If He Backed Trump for Nobel Prize
Abe, who has worked hard to build a personal rapport with Trump, walked a fine line during a parliamentary committee meeting Monday when asked about Trump’s claim from Friday that the Japanese leader ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei surges on Sino-U.S. trade optimism
Headline indices of the Japan share market surged on Monday, 18 February 2019, as risk appetite buying underpinned after better than expected domestic core machinery orders and reports of the continua... ( read original story ...)
Alliance Ventures Invests in PowerShare to Advance Charging Solutions and Services for Electric Vehicles
PARIS and TOKYO and YOKOHAMA, Japan, Feb. 18, 2019 /CNW/ - Alliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, today announced a new investment in PowerShare, an electri... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: 2020 Games can be springboard to transform Tokyo, says governor
TOKYO: The 2020 Olympics can "usher in a new Tokyo" and, along with this year's Rugby World Cup, leave behind a legacy similar to that of the 1964 Summer Games, the city's Governor Yuriko Koike said o... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 to transform city, says governor
which looks to increase the width of doors and corridors within hotels to accommodate wheelchair uses. The Tokyo Olympics open on July 24 next year. Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered ... ( read original story ...)
Koike presents vision for Tokyo, stressing importance of ties with Osaka ahead of Olympics and Expo
“It is very much a prime location within Tokyo,” Koike said during a news conference conducted in English at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo, adding that she hopes the site will pro... ( read original story ...)