Japan scrambled on Monday to avert a looming power crunch as temperatures climbed nationwide, with authorities warning of higher than expected demand after the rainy season ended in the capital, Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s female election candidates aim for diversity breakthrough
Japan's upper house election next month poses a major gender equality test, with a record number female candidates running in a country known for lagging behind on women's political participation. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s eight biggest chip companies need to hire 35,000 engineers in the next ten years
Japan’s eight biggest chip companies need to hire 35,000 engineers in the next ten years,says the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo warned of power crunch as Japan endures heat wave
The Japanese government warned of possible power shortages Monday in the Tokyo region, asking people to conserve energy as the country endures an unusually intense heat wave. Weather officials have ... ( read original story ...)
Radical neighbourhood redevelopment model splits opinion in Tokyo
Yoshiyuki Murata’s first task when he started work at the Japanese developer Mori Building, in 1988, was to start knocking on doors in the central Tokyo district of Azabudai. It was a traditional, ... ( read original story ...)
Stone Brewing execs speak out on pending acquisition by Sapporo
Reverberations from a nine-figure deal between two beer giants on opposite sides of the Pacific are being felt here in Richmond. ( read original story ...)
Gov’t urges energy saving in Tokyo as demand surges amid hot weather
The Japanese government called on households and businesses in Tokyo and surrounding areas to reduce their electricity usage between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday due to heightened demand amid soaring ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Disney to keep admission limit post-COVID
The operator of the Tokyo Disney Resort (TDR) will continue to restrict entry to its parks, even though COVID numbers have come under control in Japan, to reduce wait times and improve customer ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo officials asking residents, businesses to cut power use
Officials of the Tokyo metropolitan government are calling on residents and businesses in the capital to take specific steps to curb electricity consumption. The officials met on Monday morning to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges 37 million people to switch off lights
Japan's government has urged people in Tokyo and its surrounding area to use less electricity on Monday, as it warned that supplies will be strained as the country faces a heatwave.The Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan braces for power crunch as temperatures climb, rainy season ends
Japan braced for a possible power crunch on Monday as temperatures climbed across the country and the rainy season ended in the Tokyo area at its earliest point since 1951, raising fears of a long, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan To Impose Sanctions On Another 160 Russian Individuals And Legal Entities
The Japanese government will expand individual and export sanctions against Russia, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at a G7 summit in Germany, ... ( read original story ...)
Turning a crazy cheap country Japanese house into a home — Step 1: Tegowashi【SoraHouse】
Last fall, we bought a house in the Japanese countryside for just one million yen (roughly US$9,100 at the time, and about US$7,460 with the current exchange rate). So who’s been living there in the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto is crashing but the tech behind it could save luxury brands billions
Counterfeits are a huge problem for high-end designers but a new platform could help ensure that high-value purchases are the real deal. ( read original story ...)
How ethnic Chinese women are preyed on by crypto swindlers
Qiao Er was idly scrolling through Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, one hot summer day in the southern Taiwanese port city Kaohsiung, when she came across a profile of a wealthy and attractive ... ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks up on Wall St gains; Nikkei, Kospi rise over 1%
"The market remains focused in the trade-off between the policy response to high inflation and fears of a hard landing," Westpac rates strategist Damien McColough wrote in a client note. ( read original story ...)