Aichi Prefectural Police have arrested a 29-year-old man who had a teenage girl sign a contract to be his slave before paying her for sex ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Japan emperor appears ‘concerned’ about COVID-19 spread through Games -Kyodo
Japanese Emperor Naruhito appears "concerned" about the possibility the Olympic Games could cause the coronavirus to spread as feared by many in the public, Kyodo News quoted an official at the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top court rules couples must use the same surname
Japan's top court on Wednesday threw out a challenge by three couples who wanted to keep their own surnames after marriage, ruling that laws stipulating Japanese couples must choose one family name ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Pot Calls European Kettle Black
Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi told European leaders that they should increase the continent’s military presence in Asia to help Tokyo put “tremendous pressure” on the People’s Republic of ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business associations donate to COVID-19 vaccine fund
The Japanese Business Association of Ho Chi Minh City (JCCH) has donated 20,000 USD to Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund, an initiative aiming to provide enough vaccines for the inoculation of at least ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama promotes two executives
President and CEO Jeff Barna announced two management changes effective July 1. Stan Chandgie was promoted from vice president of consumer sales to executive vice president of sales and support; and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics set to open in a month after waves of infection and opposition
The International Olympic Committee and Japanese officials are adamant that beginning July 23, they can host the games not only safely, but successfully. ( read original story ...)
A shortage of doctors and nurses has contributed to Japan’s slow vaccine rollout, professor says
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, a 2017 World Health Organization report noted Japan was facing a "critical shortage of doctors." ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top court rules that couples must share a last name, marking a huge setback for gender equality in the country
Japan is the only country in the world known to have such a law on surnames. An attempt was made in 2015 to challenge the law, but that failed too. ( read original story ...)
What property could you buy for US$2 million? A flat in Hong Kong, London or New York … a beachfront penthouse in Phuket or a luxury ski getaway in Niseko, Japan
By most people's reckoning, US$2 million is a princely sum - unless you're looking to buy a home in the world's most expensive residential property market. That dubious honour goes to Hong Kong where, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cautious about Olympic diplomacy with South Korea
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga plans to hold a series of bilateral talks with foreign leaders who visit the country for the Tokyo Olympics this summer. ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to welcome visitors again with multipronged plan to boost tourism
From impressive new hotels to campaigns highlighting lesser-known attractions and sites, Japan is preparing to bring tourist numbers back to pre-pandemic levels ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kioxia, formerly Toshiba Memory, aims for September IPO – report
Japan's Kioxia Holdings Corp, the world's second largest maker of flash memory chips and formerly known as Toshiba Memory, plans an initial public offering as early as in September, weekly financial ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kioxia, formerly Toshiba Memory, aims for Sept IPO – report
Japan's Kioxia Holdings Corp, the world's second largest maker of flash memory chips and formerly known as Toshiba Memory, plans an initial public offering as early as in September, weekly financial ... ( read original story ...)
Kioxia Holdings Plans IPO in September, Diamond Reports
Kioxia Holdings Corp. is planning an initial public offering as early as September, Japanese business publication Diamond reported Thursday citing unnamed sources. --The Tokyo Stock Exchange is ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 patient vanishes in suspected escape from 6th floor of Osaka hotel
A man who was infected with the coronavirus and had been recuperating at a hotel in this city has disappeared from his sixth-floor room, the ... ( read original story ...)