The billionaire is credited for changing the face of Japan’s retail business. It started in 1956, when he took over a small apparel store in Tokyo, owned and managed by his uncle and half-brother. ( read original story ...)
Tenstorrent Opens Office In Japan To Capitalize On RISC-V + AI
Tenstorrent, the Toronto-based semiconductor company now led by Jim Keller, has just opened a new office in Japan. ( read original story ...)
China urges Japan to heed concerns of all parties on nuclear-contaminated water disposal
China urges Japan to take seriously the legitimate concerns of all parties, and dispose of the nuclear-contaminated water in a science-based, open, transparent and safe manner, foreign ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Ito Masatoshi, Japanese Billionaire Behind Success of 7-Eleven, Dead at 98
Ito Masatoshi was worth $4.5 billion and was the driving force behind 7-Eleven's rapid expansion across the world ... ( read original story ...)
‘The race is on’: Is Japan’s commitment to cultivated meat another sign Europe is lagging?
As another country, Japan, announces plans to develop a market for cellular foods, we ask stakeholders how Europe can remain competitive in the global race to develop cultivated meat. ( read original story ...)
Japanese mountaineer draws on earthquake survival experience to organise Turkiye aid
Ken Noguchi, who has scaled the highest peaks of all seven continents, was in the Himalayas in 2015 when a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck. ( read original story ...)
Japan, S. Korea summit must overcome history to renew ties
The two sides also have a longstanding territorial dispute over a group of islands controlled by South Korea and claimed by Japan. Seoul and Tokyo have attempted to establish better ties before. In ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese missile base to open for business this week on island near Taiwan
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 ...)