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 ...)
Traveling through ground zero of Japan’s earthquake zone
The fishing town of Wajima is destroyed almost beyond recognition, as Japan grapples with the aftermath of a powerful earthquake. ( read original story ...)
Toyota Motor: to restart vehicle plants in Japan from Monday
Toyota Motor said it would restart its Japanese vehicle plants on Monday but, given the impact of the New Year's Day earthquake, would decide separately about operations from Jan. 15. ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: The tiny firm that alerts millions about disasters
When a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit Japan's remote Noto peninsula on New Year's Day, millions of people were alerted by a small company that has been punching above its weight for years now. NERV is run by a small private firm called Gehirn - meaning brain in German - with just 13 full-time staff. ( read ...
Space photos show Japan’s 7.6-magnitude earthquake lifted land out of the sea, extending parts of its coastline by as much as 2 football fields
A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on Monday uplifting the entire coastline in some areas, locals reported. ( read original story ...)
Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers donating to victims of Japan’s earthquakes.
Baseball star Shohei Ohtani and his new team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, are donating $1 million to victims of a series of earthquakes that shook Japan’s western coast on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Death toll from western Japan earthquakes rises to 126
Along Japan's coastline, power was gradually being restored after the earthquakes, but water supplies were still short. ( read original story ...)
A woman in her 90s is rescued alive 5 days after Japan’s deadly earthquake
A woman in her 90s has been pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan, 124 hours after a major quake slammed the region, killing at least 126 people, toppling buildings and setting off landslides. ( read original story ...)
Economists expect Japan GDP to drop by up to $350 mil. in 2024 due to Noto quake
Economists at major securities firms estimate that Japan's nominal gross domestic product (GDP) will drop by several tens of billions of yen ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)