Panasonic said it will also acquire a 20% stake in Star Japan Holdings, the company which will own the new parent company of PAS. The automotive business will maintain its strategic relationship with ... ( read original story ...)
5 dead, over 100 hospitalized from recalled Japanese supplements
TOKYO >> Five people who took a Japanese health supplement have died and more than 100 have been hospitalized as of Friday, a week after a pharmaceutical company issued a recall of the products, ... ( read original story ...)
‘Oppenheimer’ Premieres In Japan—8 Months After Global Release, ‘Barbenheimer’ Criticism
A Japanese independent film distributor picked the film up after Universal Pictures left Japan off the film’s global release schedule. ( read original story ...)
5 dead and over 100 hospitalized from recalled Japanese health supplements
In the week since a line of Japanese health supplements began being recalled, five people have died and more than 100 people are hospitalized as of Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Cherry blossoms bloom in Tokyo, 15 days later than last year
This year's blooming is the latest in the capital since 2012, when they were declared to have blossomed on March 31. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police raid women’s medical university over alleged breach of trust
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 ...)