A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the Partnership of Friendship and Cooperation was signed by Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham and Mayor of Osaka Hideyuki Yokoyama at a special ceremony ... ( read original story ...)
Nvidia is promising to help Japan get the AI chips it needs with a whole network of new plants
Chip companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Micron are pledging hundreds of millions of dollars to build new chipmaking factories throughout the country—with strong support from ... ( read original story ...)
Fuso goes into debt rather than raising prices
OSAKA: One of the chipmaking industry’s small but indispensable suppliers is sinking deeper in debt because it’s refusing to raise prices to cover mounting capital expenditure (capex) costs. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Legal Mind: Vietnamese Version of Basic Business Contents for Working in Japan.
Learn the skills you need to be active and enrich the life in Japan. TOKYO, December 05, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TOKYO LEGAL MIND K.K. (LEC) School for various qualifications and national examinations, ... ( read original story ...)
4 aging secrets of Japanese supercentenarians, from a longevity researcher whose great-grandmother lived to 115
A longevity researcher who has met some of the world's oldest people shared the aging secrets of Japanese centenarians. ( read original story ...)
A Tokyo Designer Captures Memories in Gems
She moved to Tokyo almost 20 years ago, enrolling in a program at the ... I wanted to give the benefits back to the people who are related to the business, such as the diamond miners.” Image The ... ( read original story ...)
Overseas fish buyers begin business trip in Japan
JETRO organized the tour to help fishery business operators find alternative buyers in the wake of China's ban on Japanese marine products. ( read original story ...)
Key Chip Materials Maker Goes Into Debt Rather Than Raise Prices
One of the chipmaking industry’s small but indispensable suppliers is sinking deeper in debt because it’s refusing to raise prices to cover mounting capex costs. ( read original story ...)
Japanese housebuilders hunt US M&A deals
The Japanese groups have market capitalisations ranging from Y770bn to Y2.7tn, or $5.3bn to $20bn, making numerous large US companies potential targets. However, two of the people said that the ... ( read original story ...)
Avg. budget for kids’ Christmas gifts in Japan declines for 4th year in row
and respondent comments included, "I want to use (a device) at home, too," and, "I want to watch videos on a large screen." (Japanese original Shiho Fujibuchi, Business News Department) ... ( read original story ...)
Strong earthquake that sparked a tsunami warning leaves 1 dead amid widespread panic in Philippines
A powerful earthquake that shook the southern Philippines has killed at least one villager and injured several others as thousands scrambled out of their homes in panic and jammed roads to higher grou ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: 7.0-magnitude horror sparks tsunami warning
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Skybound Grows Animation Slate with New Japan-Based Studio
The spinoff office's first order of business will be a live-action adaptation of Skybound's 2020 graphic novel Heart Attack. ( read original story ...)
I’m Black and my wife is Japanese. Here’s why raising my biracial kids in Japan is better than in the US.
An envelope. It indicates the ability to send an email. An curved arrow pointing right. As biracial Japanese stars such as Rui Hachimura and Naomi Osaka shine on the world stage, being Black and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake tips: What to do before, during and after
Don’t worry: It’s general enough to apply to the rest of Japan. But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Residents begin to return home after Philippine quake kills one
Philippine residents were allowed to return to their homes on Sunday after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck the country's south, killing at least one person, with disaster officials reporting minor damage to some infrastructure. ( read original story ...)