Tokyo’s equity market has long disappointed, but foreigners are piling back in. This rally might be longer-lived. ( read original story ...)
Behind the tumultuous earthquake of Johnny’s’s empire, Ken’ichiro Mogi criticized the “acclaimed → academic-level” criticism…the “flip-flopping” within the industry that …
Johnny's has been rocked by reports of the "sexual assault" of its late founder, Mr. Kitagawa. The current president, Julie Fujishima, has released a video apologizing for her actions, but behind the ... ( read original story ...)
President Jokowi holds business meeting with Japanese company leaders
Indonesian President Joko Widodo is scheduled to hold a business meeting with a number of leaders of large Japanese companies, on the sidelines of the G7 ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnamese worker sees ‘distortion’ in Japan’s decades-old technical trainee system
As the Japanese government considers abolishing its technical intern training program, which has supported the country's economy since its launch in 1993, a foreign national who used to work under the ... ( read original story ...)
Zelenskiy joins G7 in Japan as democracies take aim at Russia and China
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in the Japan on Saturday to attend the Group of Seven (G7) summit, giving him a rare chance to both drum up support from the world's rich democracies and sound ... ( read original story ...)
China complains to G7 host Japan over joint statement
China firmly opposes the G7 joint statement out of Hiroshima and has complained to summit organiser Japan, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Rishi Sunak hugs Volodymyr Zelensky as pair meet for G7 talks in Japan
Volodymyr Zelensky has landed in Japan ahead of crunch talks at the G7 summit. The Ukrainian President’s plane touched down at Hiroshima Airport early this morning. Japan says Mr Zelensky’s decision ... ( read original story ...)
After China eases travel curbs, visits to Japan jump to 2 million
Japan witnessed a post-pandemic surge in visitors of almost 2 million in April, with the number of foreign visitors for business and leisure jumping to 1.95 million last month from 1.82 million in ... ( read original story ...)
HPE and Tokyo Tech Collaborate to Build the Next Generation TSUBAME4.0 Supercomputer for Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Research, and Innovation
Tokyo Tech is one of the world’s leading universities in science and technology. With the TSUBAME4.0 supercomputer, users will have the ability ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sees poop as valuable resource for health research, business
Human poop is attracting growing attention from Japanese medical researchers and health care businesses as a potentially valuable resource for developing new treatments or products. By continuing to ... ( read original story ...)
Major Japan firms offer 3.91% pay hike, sharpest rise in 31 years
Major Japanese companies raised wages by an average 3.91 percent in this year's spring wage talks, marking the biggest increase in 31 years in the face of repeated calls by Prime Minister Fumio ... ( read original story ...)
Casualty actors add realism to earthquake-response drill at Navy base in Japan
Actors with gory mock injuries co-starred in a three-day drill that simulated a large-magnitude earthquake that inflicted mass casualties at the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet south of Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of 7.7 magnitude hits New Caledonia, triggers tsunami warning in South Pacific
Watch | Japan to join India's UPI payment system, says Kono Taro, Japan's Digital Minister The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of roughly 24 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: 6.8 magnitude shake destroys homes and crumbles hillsides
Chaos has broken out with homes destroyed and hillsides crumbling after a massive 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Japan. The rumble struck in the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture, which is situated ... ( read original story ...)
Several injured as magnitude 5.2 quake rattles east Japan
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 jolted eastern Japan early Thursday, including Chiba Prefecture and downtown Tokyo, leaving several people injured, according to the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
ASIA World market, political eyes turn to Japan
A man is reflected on an electric stock quotation board outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan April 18, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato May 19 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie ... ( read original story ...)