Japanese business leaders will visit China in January, the chairman of Japan's biggest business lobby said Monday, amid heightened tensions between the two nations over the release of treated ... ( read original story ...)
Accusers in Japanese boy band producer’s sex scandal say they hope for apology, compensation
Another accuser, Kauan Okamoto, spoke at the Foreign Correspondents Club in April, saying he trusted foreign media more than Japanese media. Okamoto, like many others who have come forward, was part ... ( read original story ...)
Single Japan earthquake could cause insured losses of up to $150bn: Swiss Re
Despite significant improvements in the structural resilience of buildings since the Great Kanto earthquake, which took place 100 years ago in Japan, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy minister meets Israeli, Palestinian leaders
Japan's economy minister has met separately with the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to discuss trade and investment in the region. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘militarisation’ worsens the situation in the Asia-Pacific area, says former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
Medvedev said Japan, with help from the United States, was expanding its military infrastructure and increasing its arms purchases ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Akita Pref. records oldest average age of company presidents for 5th year in row
The average age of presidents of companies headquartered in northern Japan's Akita Prefecture has hit 62.4 years old -- the oldest among Japa ... ( read original story ...)
Japan workers strike over sale of department store to US investment group
a subsidiary of the Japanese retail giant Seven & i, to the US-based Fortress Investment Group. Workers’ concerns primarily revolve around the possibility of job cuts and the need for assurances ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business leaders to make first China visit since COVID
Japanese business leaders will visit China in January for the first time since 2019 following disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with preparations underway for a meeting with President Xi ... ( read original story ...)
Rahm Emanuel, U.S. ambassador to Japan, vouches for local seafood after Fukushima water release
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Japan visited a city in Fukushima on Thursday and had a seafood lunch with the mayor, talked to fishermen and stocked up on local produce to show they are safe ... ( read original story ...)
Terrible earthquake in Japan
From The Times, September 2, 1923By an inscrutable decree of Providence a great and progressive nation has been visited with a calamity, the full extent of whic ( read original story ...)
China’s economic woes may be behind Japan backlash -Suntory CEO
China's economy is in a "extremely difficult" situation, which may be contributing to a rising backlash against Japan over the release of treated Fukushima water into the ocean, the head of Suntory ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business leaders to make 1st China visit after COVID in Jan.
Japanese business leaders will visit China in January for the first time since 2019 following disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with preparations underway for a meeting with President Xi ... ( read original story ...)
Serious Tokyo earthquake could be $130-150bn industry loss: Swiss Re
The global insurance and reinsurance industry could face in the region of $130 billion to as much as $150 billion of losses if a really severe earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares close higher ahead of US data
TOKYO: Tokyo shares closed higher for a fifth straight day on Friday, while investors awaited key US jobs data. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Opens a PR Site “#Tokyo Tokyo BASE” in Terminal 3 of Haneda International Airport!
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on August 9, 2023 opened a Tokyo Brand PR site "#Tokyo Tokyo BASE" in Terminal 3 of Haneda International Airport, Tokyo and Japan’s gateway to the sky. At "#Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is preparing for a massive earthquake
Quakes of this size could “challenge the survival of Japan as a state” and send economic shock waves around the globe, says Fukuwa Nobuo of Nagoya University. After the next Tokyo quake, recovering ... ( read original story ...)