The basic business model of your average bank is to bring in more money from lending than you have to pay out to depositors. By that metric at least, the Japanese banking system is broken. Last week M... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cops bust dating cafes for licensing violations
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted a pair of deai-kei matchmaking cafes in Shinjku and Taito wards for licensing violations, reports Fuji News Network (Mar. 11) According to police, Sh... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Ferry Is Said to Collide With Whale, Injuring 80
Image Firefighters taking injured passengers off the ship on Saturday at a port in Sado city, Niigate Prefecture, in Japan. The ship’s hull and “machinery” were damaged, the company said.CreditKyodo N... ( read original story ...)
Japan commemorates eighth anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami
A man offers prayers for victims of the 11 March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake at the Okawa Elementary School destroyed by the tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, 11 March ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Manhunt underway after man posing as courier strangles resident of apartment
The editorial team at The Tokyo Reporter brings the site's readership the latest news from the under side of Japan. Takamasa Kato was found with a knife protruding from his chest in the shower of a ro... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cops nab priest, 7 others at Shibuya bar for marijuana possession
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a priest and seven other persons at bar in Shibuya Ward on Saturday for violations of the Cannabis Control Law, reports TBS News (Mar. 9). At aroun... ( read original story ...)
Japan spearheads pan-Asia alliance to tackle cybersecurity
Nikkei has learned. The move will involve members of the ASEAN Regional Forum, which includes Japan, the U.S., the E.U., Australia, India, China and Russia, as well as the 10 countries in the ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama’s blooming cherry blossoms
Indicating the onset of Spring, beautiful 'Someiyoshino' cherry blossoms in full bloom dot the streets in Japan's Yokohama during this time of the year. The cherry blossom, or 'Sakura', is a very fami... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Workers Can Expect Smaller Raises This Year
Japan Inc. is pushing back after years of pressure to give ... are expected to show even smaller gains after the chief of Keidanren, the nation’s largest business lobby, suggested the government mind ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and ASEAN tap China for trans-Pacific cybersecurity regime
Nikkei has learned. The move will involve members of the ASEAN Regional Forum, which includes Japan, the U.S., the E.U., Australia, India, China and Russia, as well as the 10 countries in the ... ( read original story ...)
Tens of thousands displaced 8 years after 2011 Japan earthquake
FUKUSHIMA/TOKYO -- As memorial services for the thousands killed in the Great East Japan Earthquake are held across Japan Monday, more than 50,000 people remain displaced and the country is ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese automakers face their own Brexit with the past
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 Nikkei Asian Review work. ( read original story ...)
Earthquakes: What to do before, during and immediately after
Earthquakes are an ever-present danger in Japan so it is important to be thoroughly prepared in the eventuality that one strikes. Although many areas in Japan publish comprehensive guides in English a... ( read original story ...)
As Japan’s leader, Junichiro Koizumi backed nuclear power. Now he’s a major foe.
His reversal on nuclear power reflects a wider reconsideration across Japan after the Fukushima disaster, which was triggered by an earthquake and tsunami. A February 2018 poll by Japan’s Asahi Shimbu... ( read original story ...)
Consadole Sapporo striker Anderson Lopes misjudges gap in celebration
Consadole Sapporo forward Anderson Lopes incredibly misjudged a huge gap in the stadium after he jumped over a barrier to celebrate with fans. The 25-year-old leapt over the advertising hoardings afte... ( read original story ...)
Namibian Johannes wins Nagoya Women’s Marathon
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — Helalia Johannes of Namibia won the Nagoya Women's Marathon on Sunday, upsetting Kenyans Visiline Jepkesho and Valary Jemeli. Johannes, the 2018 Commonwealth Games champion, broke ... ( read original story ...)