Business sentiment is rising in Japan, and companies have excess cash that shareholders and the government want them to put to work, said Masuo Fukuda, head of investment banking at the US firm in ... ( read original story ...)
Meet an ‘airline nepo baby’ — he’s flown for free since birth, gets upgraded to business class, and books last-minute trips to Tokyo and Sydney
The travel benefits of being related to an airline employee don't stop at free flights. Airline nepo babies also get free upgrades to business class. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Space One Kairos rocket explodes just seconds after inaugural flight
A Japanese solid-fueled rocket exploded mere seconds into its inaugural launch in a major setback for the country’s quest to space as private firm Space One tried to become the country’s first company ... ( read original story ...)
Easy Japanese news in translation: Cello performed in memory of Great East Japan quake
March 11 was the 13th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The city government of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, where 516 people died, held a ... ( read original story ...)
Memorial balloons released in east Japan city hit by 2011 quake, tsunami
Participants in a memorial event held here on March 11 for the victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami wrote mes ... ( read original story ...)
Watch: Japan’s Space One rocket explodes during launch
Video captured the moments when a rocket from Space One, a Tokyo-based startup, exploded shortly after takeoff during its inaugural launch. If the launch were successful, Space One would have become ... ( read original story ...)
UN nuclear chief visits Japan to assess Fukushima wastewater release, talks atomic energy
It also comes one day after Japan marked 13 years after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami struck, triggering the Fukushima disaster. "This date has a special meaning in Japan," Grossi said as he met ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks quake anniversary
Bystanders gather when an annual tribute started at 2:46 p.m. for the victims of a 2011 disaster Monday, March 11, 2024, in Tokyo. Japan on Monday marked the 13th anniversary of the massive earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks 13 years since Fukushima, vows to keep rebuilding
The 9.0 magnitude quake and tsunami that ravaged parts of Japan’s northeastern coast on March 11, 2011 killed about 20,000 people and drove thousands from their homes in the prefectures of ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka firm helps missing items return home to foreign owners
Souvenirs packed with treasured memories, beloved heirlooms, smartphones and laptops full of personal information—all these and more have been rescued by an Osaka company after being left in Japan by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business lobby head sees near-term chance of BOJ policy shift
The head of Japan's leading business lobby said on Monday the central bank was highly likely to normalise its ultra-loose monetary policy in the near future amid heightening momentum for wage ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wage hike momentum growing, business lobby chief says
The chairman of Japan's Keidanren business lobby said on Monday there is greater momentum for wage hikes at this year's spring labour talks compared to last year. The likelihood of achieving inflation ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks 13 years since massive tsunami disaster. A closer look at the Fukushima nuclear plant
Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts. Nearly 20,000 people died, whole towns were wiped out and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: 13 yrs after Japan’s 3.11 disasters, ‘reconstruction of hearts’ still a challenge
Today marks 13 years since the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, which claimed the lives of over 22,000 people, including related secondary deaths.In terms of hard infrastructure ... ( read original story ...)
Japan remembers March 2011 quake, tsunami, nuclear accident
Monday marks 13 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The disaster killed thousands and triggered a major nuclear accident, which has yet to be resolved. People observed acts of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan boosts reliance on allies Australia, US for long-term LNG supplies
TOKYO, March 11 (Reuters) - Resource-scarce Japan is shoring up long-term supplies of liquefied natural gas from close allies Australia and the United States as key contracts from providers including ... ( read original story ...)