TOKYO — Tokyo prosecutors say Nissan ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn, automaker and 2nd executive charged with underreporting pay. Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bans Huawei and its Chinese peers from government contracts
TOKYO -- Japan's central government ministries and Self-Defense Forces received guidelines on Monday that effectively bar them from buying personal computers, servers and telecommunications ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo prosecutors file charges against Nissan and Ghosn: reports
Tokyo prosecutors have filed charges against Nissan and Carlos Ghosn for the alleged understatement of the ex-chairman’s pay in financial documents, according to Kyodo and Japanese broadcaster NHK. Th... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo prosecutors charge Carlos Ghosn, Nissan over financial violations
Tokyo prosecutors indicted Nissan Motor along with its ousted Chairman Carlos Ghosn, domestic media reported on Monday, shifting the focus of the financial misconduct scandal to the Japanese automaker ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank prices IPO, to raise $23.5 billion with overallotment
the filing to the finance ministry showed on Monday. The shares begin trading on Dec. 19. The IPO price and overallotment came just days after Japan's third-largest mobile phone network provider by su... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei dragged down by Wall St sell-off, Japan Q3 GDP contraction
TOKYO, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Monday, tracking a sharp sell-off on Wall Street on renewed Sino-U.S. trade tensions and a deeper-than-expected contraction in the Japanese economy in ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4.9 quake has struck near Oyama in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 158 km S of Oyama, Japan (98 miles) on Monday. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000i5c6. Unique identifier: us1000i5c6. A tsunami ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Princess Masako opens up on insecurities and health
Japan's Crown Princess Masako says she feels "insecure" about becoming empress in April, but will do her best to serve the people of Japan. Masako Owada will become empress when her husband, Crown Pri... ( read original story ...)
Japan-India ‘Space Dialogue’ to include surveillance sharing
TOKYO -- Japan and India are moving to share satellite data and surveillance technologies, acknowledging the strategic importance of monitoring outer space and the world's oceans. The Japan-India ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s military sees record spending, aims to buy more US arms: Nikkei
In this file photo taken on October 14, 2018 F-35 fighter aircrafts from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force can be seen. TOKYO: Japan's military looks to raise spending over the next five years in respo... ( read original story ...)
Japanese government faces obstacles in ousting fund chief
But because of the way the Japan Investment Corp. has been set up, it could take months to eject President Masaaki Tanaka, all the while undermining the original goals of the quasi-sovereign ... ( read original story ...)
Ginza’s ‘property king’ handed 4-year term for tax evasion
TOKYO (TR) – The Tokyo District Court last month handed Genshiro Kawamoto, a legendary property tycoon, a prison term for tax evasion, reports the Asahi Shimbun (Nov. 20). Between 2009 and 2011, Marug... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo 2-Day Winter Trip
While the Sapporo area has enough winter attractions to easily fill an itinerary of several days or more, for those short on time, this moderately-paced itinerary offers a taste of some of the city's ... ( read original story ...)
Why The Alaska Earthquake Didn’t Claim Any Lives
The warning system, which gives anywhere from seconds to minutes before shaking starts, is already in place in other earthquake-prone countries, including Japan, Mexico, Turkey, Romania, China and Ita... ( read original story ...)
Japan OKs divisive bill allowing more foreign workers
TOKYO - Japanese lawmakers early Saturday approved government-proposed legislation allowing hundreds of thousands of foreign labourers to live and work in a country that has long resisted accepting ou... ( read original story ...)
Japan eases immigration rules for workers
Japan's parliament has approved a controversial new law allowing hundreds of thousands of foreigners into the country to ease labour shortages. From next April foreigners will be allowed to take up jo... ( read original story ...)