Trade groups from Japan attempt to build rapport with Chinese peers despite growing antipathy over Tokyo's release of waste water into Pacific The two sides take pragmatic approach and avoid hot ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Threatened Jingu Gaien Park Placed On ‘Heritage Alert’ List
business and community leaders. They include: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida; Tokyo Governor Koike; Takashi Ueda, president and CEO of Mitsui Fudosan; Michinari Kuiyo, chief priest of the Meiji Jingu Shrine. The letter also went to political leaders ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s foreign minister to visit war-torn Ukraine with business leaders to discuss reconstruction
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, accompanied by a number of business leaders, is visiting Ukraine on Saturday for talks with his counterpart to show support for the war-torn country and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan residents, fishermen file lawsuit demanding halt to Fukushima wastewater release
TOKYO: Fishermen and residents of Fukushima and five other prefectures along Japan’s northeastern coast filed a lawsuit on Friday (Sep 8) demanding a halt to the ongoing release of treated ... ( read original story ...)
Addiction Tokyo Heads Stateside
Addiction Tokyo, the trendy Kosé Corporation-owned makeup brand, is making its U.S. debut, starting Friday at Bloomingdale’s. Prices for eye, cheek, nail and lip products, which include its hero eye ... ( read original story ...)
27% of voice actors in Japan may quit due to ‘hellish choice’ with new invoice system: poll
Some 27% of animation voice-over actors in Japan said they "may go out of business" due to the "hellish choice" with a new invoice system to ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy grows slower than expected in 2nd quarter
Japan's second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) grew less than initially estimated as business and consumer spending slowed, according to data released Friday. Japan's economy grew 4.8% ... ( read original story ...)
1923 earthquake exhibit canceled after outcry over AI ‘testimonies’
The Japanese Red Cross Society’s Tokyo chapter has canceled an exhibition on the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake that featured survivors’ “testimonies” created using generative artificial intelligence, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s threatened Jingu Gaien park placed on ‘Heritage Alert’ list by conservancy body
Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien park area has been placed on a “Heritage Alert” list by a conservancy body that assesses international monuments and historic sites ... ( read original story ...)
Head of Japan’s top pop agency resigns after admitting late founder sexually abused minors for decades
The head of Japan’s top pop agency Johnny & Associates stepped down Thursday after admitting that her uncle, the company’s late founder, had sexually abused minors for years, following months of ... ( read original story ...)
GIC weighs sale of Tokyo skyscraper
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte is considering the sale of a top-grade Tokyo skyscraper and has approached potential buyers about the property, according to people with knowledge of the matter ... ( read original story ...)
Gov. Whitmer takes business trip to Japan, aims to boost Michigan’s industries
Governor Gretchen Whitmer started a seven-day investment mission in Japan Wednesday.According to Whitmer, the trip is focused on securing investments in key in ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota’s limited edition “CEO-mobile” vehicle is ready for sale for the first time outside Japan
The new model is a bigger, hybrid vehicle that “from the start had its eyes on the world,” Executive Vice President Hiroki Nakajima said at a company event in Tokyo, as reported in The Wall Street ... ( read original story ...)
Whitmer, other leaders travel to Japan to seek economic investment in Michigan
It's the governor's third trade mission trip made this year, with two separate trips to Europe already taking place in 2023. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM speaks to China’s Li about radioactive water release
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he explained Japan's stance on the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant to Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, third-largest destination for Peruvian exports in 2022
Japan was the third-largest destination for Peruvian exports in 2022, totaling US$3.157 billion, which represented an increase of 7.7% from 2021 (US$2.932 billion), the ( read original story ...)