Yoshie Minamidani’s heart leapt when she saw the stray tabby cat, a mainstay of the famous Asaichi Dori shopping street in Wajima city on the western coast of Japan.Like the cat, she is a survivor of the 7. ( read original story ...)
Snow hinders rescue and aid to isolated towns after Japan earthquake kills 161
Rescue teams worked through snow to deliver aid and supplies to isolated hamlets in Japan on Monday. Rescuers continue to work to save those isolated and trapped one week after a powerful earthquake hit the western part of the nation. ( read original story ...)
Fact Check: Underwater video falsely linked to January 2024 earthquake in Japan
A video of an underwater earthquake filmed in Indonesia in November 2023 is circulating online miscaptioned as showing an earthquake that struck Japan on January 1, 2024. ( read original story ...)
Panel targets Japan population of 80 million in 2100 for stability
A panel of Japanese business leaders and experts say public and private organizations should cooperate to slow declines in the number of people, targeting a stable population of 80 million in 2100. ( read original story ...)
Japan issues improved emergency measures following fatal plane collision at Haneda airport
Japan’s transportation ministry says it has introduced improved emergency measures for the country’s airports, a week after a fatal collision between a Japan Airlines jetliner and a coast guard plane ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese fish seller is determined to rebuild after earthquake
Like the cat, she is a survivor of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that shook Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture and nearby regions on New Year’s Day, leaving at least 180 people dead, scores missing and buildings in shambles — including Minamidani’s seafood store. ( read original story ...)
Snow Hinders Rescues And Aid To Isolated Communities After Deadly Japan Quakes
Days after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake killed at least 128 people in western Japan, rescue teams are trying to beat expected heavy snowfall to deliver aid. ( read original story ...)
Japan to release safety guidelines for generative AI
The Japanese government plans to release guidelines to ensure the safe use of generative AI as early as March, in line with the expected rapid uptake of the technology this year. ( read original story ...)
Intensely prepared, BYU Japanese majors make perfect candidates for Japanese companies
Highly formalized and conservative, Japanese business culture can be challenging for Americans to navigate. Interviewees at a Japanese company need to know, for example, to wait by the door until ... ( read original story ...)
Business and human rights in Japan: Progress and challenges of the Japanese government
Professor Emi Sugawara from Osaka University of Economics and Law, Faculty of International Studies, discusses government’s efforts to respect human rights in the supply chain ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka IR KK to submit environment impact report in summer
The Osaka city authorities in Japan held on Saturday a public hearing regarding the draft of an environmental assessment report by Osaka IR KK, the entity that is to develop an integrated resort (IR) ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands forced from homes by a deadly Japan earthquake on New Year’s face stress and exhaustion
Thousands of people made homeless overnight are living in weariness and uncertainty on the western coast of Japan a week after a powerful earthquake left at least 168 dead and dozens missing. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake death toll rises to 161
The death toll from Japan's devastating New Year's Day earthquake has risen from to more than 160, authorities say. Efforts are continuing to find more than 100 people who remain missing a week later. ( read original story ...)
Woman in her 90s pulled alive from rubble five days after Japan earthquake killed 126 people
A woman in her 90s has been pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan, more than five days after a major earthquake hit the region. ( read original story ...)
A woman in her 90s was rescued from a collapsed home, 5 days after Japan earthquake
On Saturday, rescuers spent hours pulling a woman in her 90s from under two-story house that collapsed. She had been trapped there for 124 hours. ( read original story ...)
Japan business chiefs vow to push for higher pay
Chiefs of Japanese major business lobbies have vowed to push for larger pay hikes than last year after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called on them to increase wages so that they outpace rising prices ... ( read original story ...)