The heads of Japan's largest labor group and top business lobby met Monday to discuss the country's labor market as the annual union-management negotiations began, with both parties agreeing on the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finmin warns of severe finances as BOJ struggles to contain yields
Japan's finances are becoming increasingly precarious, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki warned on Monday, just as markets test whether the central bank can keep interest rates ultra-low, allowing the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s wage talks start amid soaring inflation
Annual wage negotiations have kicked off in Japan amid a backdrop of soaring inflation. The focus is on how much businesses are willing to increase pay and whether smaller companies can keep pace. ( read original story ...)
China-Japan relations: ‘political’ travel curbs on Chinese ‘harm business ties’, diplomat warns
Foreign ministry's top Asia official says supply chains should not be influenced by ideology Liu Jinsong delivers the message in talks with the chief of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry ... ( read original story ...)
Relief as Japan survives quake and tsunami
There's relief in Japan as no deaths or major damage were reported after an earthquake struck off the country's north coast. ( read original story ...)
Japanese authorities race to find survivors of two earthquakes
Rescue workers in Japan are continuing to search for survivors after the country was hit by two earthquakes in less than 48 hours. The second tremor struck early on Saturday; a magnitude 7.3 tremor ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Governor asks people to wear a polo neck to cut climate emissions, save power
Japan’s winter weather has so far been unseasonably warm and scarves have long been popular to keep necks warm ... ( read original story ...)
Wear a polo neck to cut climate emissions, save power: Tokyo governor rolls out turtleneck jumper plan to keep warm
Yuriko Koike wants Japanese, including staff, to reduce energy use and costs by wearing a polo neck - or turtleneck - jumper to keep warm; She said keeping the neck warm can make ... ( read original story ...)
Inflation in Japan hits highest level in 41 years
Japan's core consumer prices in December rose 4.0% from a year earlier, double the central bank's 2% target and hitting a fresh 41-year high, data showed on Friday, adding to recent growing signs of ... ( read original story ...)
Most big Japanese firms heed prime minister’s call to raise wages this year
More than half of big Japanese companies are planning to raise wages this year, according to a Reuters monthly poll, meeting a key request from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to help workers cope with ... ( read original story ...)
Most Japan firms heed PM Kishida’s call to raise wages this year
More than half of Japanese companies are planning to raise wages this year, according to a Reuters monthly poll, meeting a key request from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to help workers cope with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court acquits utility executives in Fukushima disaster
A Japanese court on Wednesday found three former utility company executives not guilty of negligence over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster and the subsequent deaths of more than 40 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Nuclear plant execs acquitted over ‘man-made’ Fukushima disaster
Public anger is growing after a Tokyo court ruled that despite seismologists' warnings, TEPCO officials could not have anticipated the powerful earthquake and tsunami of March 2011. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase halting operations in Japan a week after laying off hundreds of employees
Coinbase will stop its operations in Japan due to market conditions after announcing the company would layoff 950 employees to reduce operating expenses. ( read original story ...)
Morale at Japan big manufacturers logs first negative reading in 2 years -Reuters Tankan
Business confidence at big Japanese firms slid in January with manufacturers showing a negative reading for the first time in two years, the Reuters Tankan survey found, reflecting a slow recovery ... ( read original story ...)
Pacific Islands urge Japan to delay release of Fukushima waste over contamination fears
The Japanese government said last week that contaminated water from the destroyed nuclear power plant could be released into the sea "around this spring or summer". ( read original story ...)