Month: August 2023

The Osaka Prefectural Government announced on Aug. 30 that it will invite about 1,020,000 children from the age of 4 up to high school studen･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

There are an estimated 20,000 coin-operated laundries across Japan. Photographer Philip Fong is drawn by the atmosphere of Tokyo’s 24-hour laundromats, located in unassuming residential areas ... ( read original story ...)

An elderly couple visit their grownup children in this stunning work of art from 1953, now re-released for its 70th anniversary ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks extended their gains Thursday for the fourth straight day, led by automaker issues and boosted by eased concerns that th ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's budget demands will hit a record, exceeding 112 trillion yen ($767 billion), for the current fiscal year, sources told Reuters, as rising interest rates add to debt-servicing costs and military and social security spending rises. ( read original story ...)

The shutters were down on one of Japan's best-known department stores on Thursday in the sector's first strike for six decades, sparked by fears that its mooted new US owner will slash jobs.Unions, fearing job cuts, ( read original story ...)

Japan's defence ministry made a record spending request on Thursday of 7.7 trillion yen ($52.67 billion), for fiscal 2024, the latest step of a plan to boost defence spending by 43 trillion yen over five years. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has sampled seafood and talked to workers at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on a visit to assess the impact of China’s ban on Japanese seafood in reaction to the release of wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi plant. ( read original story ...)

Workers represented by a labor union at Japanese department store operator Sogo & Seibu Co. will go on a rare strike at its flagship ... ( read original story ...)

Workers at a major Tokyo department store went on strike on Thursday after talks with management over the planned sale of their company broke down, marking the first major walk-out the country has ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's factory output fell more than expected in July, signalling a rocky start to the second half of the year for manufacturers as worries mount over growth in China and the global economy. ( read original story ...)