Tokyo Shoko Research, which tracks Japanese bankruptcies, said there were 740 in March, up 11.8 % from a year earlier. Among them, 12 firms went bankrupt due to the coronavirus pandemic as declines in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Revises Down Emission Figures Cut by Renewables, Nuclear
Japan revised lower its latest greenhouse gas emissions figures, which it had already reported as the least since records began in 1990.Emissions fell 3.9% from a year earlier, data Tuesday from the ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Japan gov’t has duty to help protect vulnerable workers’ jobs amid pandemic
Business results at Japanese companies have gone into freefall as the novel coronavirus continues to spread, sending severe tremors across the country･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama U.S. plants to remain closed ‘until further notice’
SANTA ANA, Calif.—Yokohama Corp. of North America is extending the closures of its tire plants in Mississippi and Virginia "until further notice" due to the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Just Energy Announces Sale of Japanese Business
Just Energy Group Inc. (“Just Energy” or the “Company”) today announced that it has sold all of the shares of Just Energy Japan KK (“Just Energy Japan”) to Astmax Trading, Inc. The purchase price was ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan Reports Covid-19 Infection at Yokohama Headquarters
Nissan Motor Co. said an employee working at its global headquarters in Yokohama tested positive for the novel coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fukoku Life plans to boost stocks, foreign bonds without FX hedge
Japan's Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance FKMLI.UL plans to step up investments in risk assets such as stocks and foreign bonds, seeking portfolio diversification to secure a steady income to offset low ... ( read original story ...)
MHPS Receives Order from China’s Baotou Steel for Two Blast Furnace Gas-fired Gas Turbine Combined Cycle (GTCC) Power Generating Units
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Apr - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. (MHPS), has received an order from Chinese firm Baotou Iron and Steel Group (Baotou ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama pushes ahead with IR bid despite national emergency
Yokohama mayor Fumiko Hayashi has declared the city will push ahead with its bid with no delay. “We will not review the schedule for the IR bid during the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak,” Hayashi ... ( read original story ...)
‘Absolute Clusterf–k’: Inside the Denial and Dysfunction of Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force
One day, he discovered a field report by Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases about the Diamond Princess cruise ship, docked in Yokohama, which had suffered one of the first major ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama med trainees dined in groups before testing positive for coronavirus
Two doctors-in-training at a hospital designated as a medical institution for specified infectious diseases by the governor of Kanagawa Pr ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to shutter Salem plant for 2 weeks
Yokohama’s tire plant in Salem will cease operations for two weeks starting Sunday, according to a notice to hourly employees Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama tire plant to stay closed in Salem, officials say
Yokohama Tire in Salem has canceled plans to resume operations and has closed for the foreseeable future because of the virus emergency, a company official said Monday. ( read original story ...)
Many workers commuting in Osaka despite state of emergency; some say they have no choice
The area around JR Osaka Station remained crowded with people on April 13, despite Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to reduce comm･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka and Fukuoka call on businesses to shut down to help fight pandemic
Osaka and Fukuoka prefectures officially decided Monday to call for business closures in the fight against further spread of the coronavirus. Both prefectures are among the seven currently in a state ... ( read original story ...)
Travel Showdown: Tokyo Vs. Osaka Which Is Better To Visit?
It has numerous locations to visit depending on your travel priorities, but the top two cities many tourists visit are Tokyo and Osaka. Located three to four hours away from each other via their ... ( read original story ...)