In the heart of 1993’s Harajuku, Tokyo’s home of outlandish fashion and subcultures, A Bathing Ape – more commonly known as BAPE – was born, a lifestyle brand that promised to offer up a renewed take ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Weak Machinery Orders Darken Outlook, Raise Policy Challenge
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, after reshuffling his cabinet on Wednesday, said the government will support the economy by ensuring that wage growth exceeds inflation in longer-term. Real ... ( read original story ...)
Study: Largest historic fire death toll belongs to aftermath of 1923 Japan earthquake
The fires—which were foreseen and foretold by a contemporary seismologist—led to the first lessons in earthquake protection for schoolchildren in Japan after the earthquake. More recently, the history ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese boy-band production company sets up panel to compensate sexual assault victims
The Japanese boys-band production company at the center of an unfolding sexual abuse scandal, Johnny & Associates, has selected three former judges to head its effort to compensate hundreds of victims ... ( read original story ...)
Images Supposedly Show Mysterious Lights In The Sky Before Morocco’s Devastating Earthquake
Images shared on social media seem to show bright flashes of light streaking across the sky before a devastating earthquake hit the High Atlas mountains in eastern Morocco on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Largest historic fire death toll belongs to aftermath of 1923 Japan Earthquake
The story of the conflagration, not well-known outside of Japan, holds important lessons for earthquake scientists, emergency response teams and city planners, according to a new paper published in ... ( read original story ...)
Honda, BMW and Ford seek to optimize EV grid with new venture
TOKYO -- Honda Motor, BMW Group and Ford Motor will form a joint venture linking automakers and power companies to optimize electric-vehicle grid services for North American drivers. ( read original story ...)
Patent Litigation Firm Groombridge, Wu, Baughman & Stone LLP Opens Tokyo Office
(Photo: Business Wire) The new office, located in Tokyo’s Marunouchi business hub, will work closely with the firm’s U.S. offices to represent leading Japanese and East Asian companies in a broad ... ( read original story ...)
In pictures: Rescuers rush to help trapped residents as Japan quake claims 41 lives
Army troops and other rescuers rushed to save scores of trapped residents after two strong earthquakes in south-western Japan killed at least 41 people, injured about 1,500 and left hundreds of ... ( read original story ...)
4 prefectures follow Tokyo model to request business closures
Tokyo is the only area under the central government’s state of emergency to date that has clarified the financial amounts it will give business operators who comply with shutdown requests. ( read original story ...)
Japanese company completes investment project in Brooklyn Park
The new facility in Brooklyn Park is set to create new jobs and increase production capacity, according to a news release from Gov. Walz. ( read original story ...)
SheisDAO is co-hosting “Connecting Japan to Southeast Asia” side event at Asia’s largest Web 3.0 summit, “Token 2049 Singapore”.
SheisDAO, a company based in Japan and Singapore, is collaborating with TV Asahi, one of Japan's five major broadcasters, and TEAM, the world's largest Web 3.0 event company, to host this event. ( read original story ...)
Employers Rapidly Implement Japan’s Guidelines on Business & Human Rights
Japan is one of the first non-Western countries to adopt a legal framework on business and human rights, which will likely influence other countries in the APAC region, as well as the overall Western ... ( read original story ...)
WATCH: Strange Blue Light Keeps Appearing In Sky Before Deadly Earthquakes
Footage captured the mysterious phenomenon occurring before last week's quake in Morocco that killed thousands. ( read original story ...)
IP firm says Tokyo office will reduce clients’ ‘litigation burden’
Groombridge Wu Baughman & Stone has opened a new office in Tokyo, allowing the firm to meet Japanese clients in person and in their time zone ... ( read original story ...)
Times Are Tough For Small Businesses Hiring Salespeople In Japan
Future Japan staffing prospects look bleak, choices are few and we must make legendary compromises. The answer is to invest in training salespeople in order to survive. ( read original story ...)