The search comes amid suspicions that the university’s alumni association paid salaries to employees who were not actually working at the institution. ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Local businesses take steps forward
Reconstruction continues on the Noto Peninsula following the New Year's Day earthquake. Local businesses are gradually resuming operations, while Ishikawa Prefectural officials have started outlining ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese emperor, empress visit towns hit by January 1 earthquake
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan paid a solemn visit to towns in the north-central region of Noto, offering prayers for the victims of the devastating New Year's Day earthquake and ... ( read original story ...)
Visiting Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture After The Earthquake
Ishikawa Prefecture offers the vibrant geigi culture of Kanazawa, the seafaring city of Kaga, and the mountainous Hakusan region. ( read original story ...)
Why This Japanese Airline Has The Best Business Class Seat In The Sky
JFK leg was in The Room, which I purposefully secured after reviewing aircraft and seat layouts aligned with times and dates that offered this specific product. I’d been reading about The Room on ... ( read original story ...)
Itochu and BCG team on AI-powered business consulting in Japan
TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Itochu and U.S.-based Boston Consulting Group will start a joint venture that draws on generative artificial intelligence to advise companies on improving their ... ( read original story ...)
An unlikely industry is booming thanks to Japan’s baby shortage
Oji Holdings said that it was switching from selling baby nappies to sanitary products for adults. In 2001, the company made 700 million infant nappies each year. Today, that’s dropped to 400 million. ( read original story ...)
Japan Plans $26 Billion New Hydrogen-Powered Passenger Jet Program
After China’s COMAC made its tour of Southeast Asia, beginning with the Singapore Airshow, Airbus and Boeing could face fresh competition from Japan. ( read original story ...)
Rising From The Ashes: Visiting Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture After The Earthquake
Ishikawa Prefecture offers the vibrant geigi culture of Kanazawa, the seafaring city of Kaga, and the mountainous Hakusan region. ( read original story ...)
Armenia to provide $300,000 to Japan for earthquake relief
Armenia will provide $300,000 in aid to Japan to meet the humanitarian needs of the survivors of the January 1 earthquake on the Noto Peninsula of Japan. The respective decision was adopted at ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Gas expects limited impact from Freeport LNG shutdown
J apan’s Osaka Gas expects the shutdown of the Freeport LNG facilities in the US to have minimal impact on market dynamics for LNG. ( read original story ...)
Supplement pill that contained mold recalled after 2 deaths, over 100 hospitalizations in Japan
Health supplement products believed to have caused two deaths and sickened more than 100 people have been ordered to be taken off store shelves in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Shares End Flat
Tokyo stocks ended flat on Tuesday as investors held out hope for gains in semiconductor-related shares while locking in profits after recent rallies. ( read original story ...)
Execs in Japan busted for winning dev bids then outsourcing to North Koreans
Government issues stern warning over despot money-making scheme Two executives were issued arrest warrants in Japan on Wednesday, reportedly for charges related to establishing a business that ... ( read original story ...)
US Companies In Japan Wary On Market Intervention As Yen Hits 34-Year Low Vs. Dollar
It also causes headaches for those U.S. companies doing business in Japan, which also include drugmakers such as Eli Lilly & Company (NYSE:LLY), as wild fluctuations in foreign exchange make it harder ... ( read original story ...)
Japan govt. report analyzes how quake caused bullet train derailment in 2022
A government report on the derailment of a bullet train in northeastern Japan two years ago says the rocking motions of a major earthquake are believed to have made most of its wheels come off the ... ( read original story ...)