Tokyo officially opens a new Japan Ground Self-Defense Force base with missile units this week on Ishigaki in the nation’s southern island chain. ( read original story ...)
Hot spring baths block Japan’s geothermal potential
With over 100 active volcanos, Japan has the world's third largest geothermal resources, but also a powerful industry that has steadfastly opposed developing the sector: hot springs. But the hot ... ( read original story ...)
Masatoshi Ito, Japanese billionaire behind the rise of 7-Eleven, dies at 98
Masatoshi Ito, the Japanese billionaire who turned 7-Eleven convenience stores into a global empire, has died aged 98, closing the chapter on one of Asia's most storied retail entrepreneurs. ( read original story ...)
Yoon to meet Japanese college students in Tokyo
President Yoon Suk Yeol plans to meet with a group of Japanese college students during his visit to Tokyo this week to highlight the benefit of his administration's solution to the issue of wartime ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Brands Discuss Future-Proofing the Country’s Economy
The location was also chosen for a good reason. Marunouchi is one of Japan — and Asia’s — largest business districts, located alongside the second busiest train station in the world, and home to some ... ( read original story ...)
Masatoshi Ito, 98, the King of Convenience Stores in Japan, Dies
He introduced the American chain 7-Eleven to the country, covering the landscape with thousands of outlets and starting a retail revolution there. ( read original story ...)
Nothing Can Shake Japan’s Top Research Providers
Clearly, the markets the past year have been characterized by a fairly unstable market environment, including inflationary pressures, upward pressure on interest rates, rising geopolitical and ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese residents continue to wear masks after 3-year-long request ends
Dropping the mask-wearing request is one of the last steps Japan's government is taking in easing COVID-19 rules in public places as it tries to expand business and other activity. "From today, mask ... ( read original story ...)
Masks stay put in Japan even as 3-year request to wear them ends
Dropping the mask-wearing request is one of the last steps Japan’s government is taking in easing Covid-19 rules in public places as it tries to expand business and other activity. ( read original story ...)
Masks stay put in Japan as 3-year request to wear them ends
Japan on Monday dropped its request for people to wear masks after three years, but hardly anything changed in the country that has had an extremely high regard for their effectiveness at anti-virus ... ( read original story ...)
Mask-free Monday comes to Japan as government eases COVID guidelines
The smiles and screams at Tokyo Disneyland may be more obvious on Monday as the amusement park and much of Japan relaxes face mask norms that have defined the three-year COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Auschwitz to Japan earthquake—Dark tourism is a new way to travel, learn and earn
Inheriting the memory of past tragedies via dark tourism helps prepare for the future and can bring economic benefits too. ( read original story ...)
It’s 12 years since massive earthquake-tsunami struck Japan that killed 15,000 people
It was 12 years on Saturday since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck Japan that that killed 15000 people and triggered a nuclear disaster Kyodo News repo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks 12 years since tsunami and nuclear disaster
Japan on Saturday marked the 12th anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster with a minute of silence, as concerns grew ahead of the planned release of the treated radioactive ... ( read original story ...)
12 years after Fukushima quake, Japanese public opposes dumping nuke wastewater into sea
Protesters hold banners in front of the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) headquarters against a plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, ( read original story ...)
Earthquake, flood in Japan; FDR reopens banks: The News Journal archives, week of March 12
FDR reopens banks in 1933, LBJ calls for passage of Voting Rights Act in 1965, financial crisis in 2008, Japan hit by earthquake and flooding in 2011 ... ( read original story ...)