Organizers expect about 220 companies, plus 100 startups competing in a business pitch contest. That compares with the 192 companies that attended the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show. ( read original story ...)
Sony chip business to buy land in Kumamoto, Japan
Sony Group Corp said on Thursday its chip business would buy land in the western Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto. Local media reported in December the tech and entertainment conglomerate is ... ( read original story ...)
Mapletree Industrial Trust buys data centre in Osaka for 52 billion yen
MAPLETREE Industrial Trust (MIT) is acquiring a new data centre in downtown Osaka, Japan, through the purchase of the trust beneficial interest for a consideration of 52 billion yen (S$507.9 million). ( read original story ...)
Princess Kako visits areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, visits areas affected by the Great ... ( read original story ...)
Japan firms invest $72m in floating nuclear plant project
TOKYO: About a dozen Japanese companies, including major shipbuilders, have invested a total of about 10 billion yen (US$72 million) in a British start-up developing floating offshore nuclear power ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Uniqlo to exit Russia, paving way for sale of business – newspaper
(Reuters) -Japanese brand Uniqlo has decided to leave Russia after suspending its operation there last year, paving the way for a sale of the business, the Izvestia newspaper cited Russia's deputy ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul Skeptical as Japan Eyes Release of Contaminated Water From Nuclear Plant
Japan wants to release more than a million tons of water from the plant, and Koreans fear Japan is poisoning the seas. To prove them wrong, the ... ( read original story ...)
Climate activists disrupt European business jet event demanding a ban
Activists supporting Greenpeace, Stay Grounded, Extinction Rebellion, Scientist Rebellion and other climate movement groups hold banners during a demonstration against Private jets at the European Bus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s lower house approves bill to pool funds for defense spending
Japan's lower house on Tuesday approved a bill creating a special pool of funds to substantially increase defense spending despite op ... ( read original story ...)
Hardox® HiAce Unveils Recycling Corrosive Wear Solutions at N-Expo, Tokyo
Held at Tokyo International Exhibition Center from 24 May to 26 May, it is one of the largest environmental exhibition in Asia where it caters to both the environmental business and the prevention of ... ( read original story ...)
S Korean inspection of radioactive water at Fukushima plant that Japan wants to dump into the sea
A team of South Korean experts is set to inspect the power plant, scene of the 2011 accident, to check radioactive water. The mission was made possible by improved relations between Yoon and Kishida. ( read original story ...)
Transforming Fukushima into “Region of Recovery”: Fukushima Prefecture Releases Video of “Fukushima Now,” 12 Years after Great East Japan Earthquake
It is 12 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Fukushima Prefecture has since been striving steadily toward reconstruction while receiving a great deal of support and encouragement from home ... ( read original story ...)
Japan March core machinery orders fall for 2nd straight month
Japan core machinery orders fell in March for a second straight month, indicating firms' cautious about capital spending amid worries about the global economic slowdown. ( read original story ...)
Buffett’s Play Means This Time, Japan Is Different (Really)
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 ...)