TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s JERA Co, a fuel buying joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power, sees an initial public offering (IPO) as an option for the future as it aims to be... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister under fire after attack on childlessness
Gaffe-prone finance minister Taro Aso is under fire after declaring that Japan has a problem with “people who don’t have children”. Speaking to an audience in his home town of Fukuoka at the weekend, ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Snow Festival 2019: What is the annual ice sculpture extravaganza in Japan?
The spectacular Sapporo Snow Festival is underway in Japan. Running between 31 January and 11 February, the country's largest winter wonderland event on the northern island of Hokkaido is now in its 7... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Germany say Venezuela leadership crisis needs peaceful solution
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and German Chancellor ... perspective and also from the perspective of many European partners," Merkel told a news conference with Abe. "And we hop... ( read original story ...)
Pacifica Capital to Open Japan’s First “Fairfield by Marriott” Summer 2020 in Osaka
View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190203005056/en/ Exterior (Graphic: Business Wire) The hotel is just a five-minute walk from Namba Station, the favorite accommodat... ( read original story ...)
Japan insurers to target China M&A in new phase after $50 billion overseas push
HONG KONG/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese insurance companies have spent more than $50 billion on acquisitions over the past five years to become the world's second-largest buyer of insurance assets, and t... ( read original story ...)
SEAG swimming qualifier for Tokyo
THE International Swimming Federation or Fina has sanctioned the Philippine 30th Southeast Asian Games as a qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Fina made the declaration through a letter from ... ( read original story ...)
How Japan’s property-bust gamble could pay off
Marking the 20th anniversary of zero interest rates in Japan ought to be an exercise in humility. Like the eldest child of a large family, the Bank of Japan was on its own for a while. Those that foll... ( read original story ...)
Japan on earthquake and tsunami alert after SEVEN giant deep-sea fish wash up dead
A four-metre-long (13.12ft) oarfish was found on Monday tangled in a fishnet off the port of Imizu is the latest in the spate of unexplained deaths. The creatures, which can grow up to as long as much ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota, Panasonic look to charge up Japan
What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." He was given the 2018 prize for excellence in opinion writing by the Society of Publishers in Asia, for his work for the Nikkei Asian Review. ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturing PMI shows decelerating growth in January
TOKYO -- Japan's manufacturing activity barely expanded in January and eased to a 29-month low amid a sharp deterioration in international demand, a survey showed Friday. The Nikkei Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Working Mothers: Record Responsibilities, Little Help From Dads
It’s all for her children’s preschool — before she can even head to the office. Like so many working mothers in Japan, Ms. Nishimasa, 38, is swamped by onerous, bureaucratic tasks that have nothing to ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan chooses Japan over UK to build new X-Trail car
"To support this, we are taking advantage of our global assets, and with X-Trail already manufactured in Japan, we can reduce our upfront investment costs." Mr de Ficchy said the news would be "disapp... ( read original story ...)
Nissan new X-Trail to be made in Japan instead of Sunderland
"To support this, we are taking advantage of our global assets, and with X-Trail already manufactured in Japan, we can reduce our upfront ... "While we have taken this decision for business reasons, t... ( read original story ...)
Osaka leads the pack of the next generation of tennis players
This is what the Japanese people are probably feeling as they start anticipating the upcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics, thanks to tennis sensation Naomi Osaka. The 21-year-old won her second grand slam ... ( read original story ...)
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo (2/2): Kazuchika Okada And Hiroshi Tanahashi Team Up
* Toa Henare and Manabu Nakanishi defeated Shota Umino and Ayato Yoshida * Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Tiger Mask defeated Takashi Iizuka and TAKA Michinoku * Toru Yano, Ryusuke Taguchi, YOSHI-HASHI, Tomoaki ... ( read original story ...)