The Fukushima nuclear catastrophe was triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the shores of Japan in 2011, creating towering tsunami waves that battered the plant ... ( read original story ...)
Next week’s Seoul-Tokyo summit to open new chapter in relations: vice minister
A summit between President Yoon Suk Yeol and his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, in Tokyo next week will open a new chapter in the two countries' bilateral relationship, First Vice Foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Tsunami sirens causing 3/11 survivors in Japan to relive trauma of 2011
Each year on March 11 at precisely 2:46 p.m., a siren blares across much of the northeastern Japan region that was devastated in the ... ( read original story ...)
Seven & i to close additional 14 Ito-Yokado stores, exit apparel business
Japan's Seven & i Holdings Co Ltd said on Thursday it will close an additional 14 Ito-Yokado supermarket stores in Japan and fully exit from the apparel business as part of its structural reform plan. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Seven & i to close Ito-Yokado stores, exit apparel business
Seven & i Holdings Co., the operator of the Seven-Eleven convenience store chain, said Thursday it will cut the number of its Ito-Yok ... ( read original story ...)
3 Arrested in Japan Over a Viral Stunt Branded ‘Sushi Terrorism’
A young man licked a soy sauce bottle in a restaurant, in one of several cases that have provoked a national wave of revulsion. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan’s ispace to list shares in Tokyo ahead of planned moon landing
Japan's ispace Inc., aiming to be the first commercial company to land a probe on the moon, announced on Wednesday an initial public offering of its shares. The start-up is authorized to list 200 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s lower house approves Ueda as next BOJ chief
Japan's lower house of parliament on Thursday approved the government's appointment of Kazuo Ueda as next central bank governor. The upper house will vote on the nomination on Friday. Approval by the ... ( read original story ...)
Top Business Headlines: Adidas’ Kanye Fallout, Boeing-Japan Airlines Deal, Sports Betting Madness
Adidas had to slash its annual dividend by about 80% as a result of the loss that it's likely to take this year from its separation from Kanye West. The rapper, of course, was dumped by Adidas as a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ispace to list shares in Tokyo ahead of moon landing
The start-up is authorised to list 200 million shares and will debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's growth section on April 12, according to a release from the exchange, which lists the company's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan planning to meet with business, union leaders next week -govt spokesperson
TOKYO : The Japanese government is preparing to hold a meeting with business and labour union executives next Wednesday as part of a campaign to encourage wage hikes, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu ... ( read original story ...)
Major Japan retailers to let customers decide whether to wear masks from March 13
Major retail businesses in Japan have revealed that they will leave the wearing of masks in their stores to the discretion of customers start･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Self-Destructs $1.5B Space Rocket Minutes After Liftoff
Japan was forced to destroy its new $1.5 billion space rocket Tuesday around 14 minutes after its launch due to a technical failure. The H3 rocket was the first medium-lift spacecraft created in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Yoon: Forced labor plan crucial for better ties with Japan
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is defending his government’s contentious plan to use local funds to compensate Koreans enslaved by Japanese companies before the end of World War II ... ( read original story ...)
Image shows bridge damaged by earthquake in Japan, not by criminals in South Africa
Social media users are circulating a picture of a damaged bridge with claims that foreigners in South Africa stripped the structure so that they could sell the materials. This is false: the picture ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new rocket fails on debut flight, in blow to space ambitions
Upon reaching space, the H3 rocket’s second-stage engine failed to ignite, forcing mission officials to manually destroy the vehicle. ( read original story ...)