A subsidiary of electronics giant Panasonic Holdings Corp. has decided it will immediately demote employees found to have committed s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to give Ukraine $5.5B, host online G-7 plus Zelenskyy
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced a new $5.5 billion financial aid for Ukraine and will mark the first anniversary of the war by hosting an online Group of Seven summit with Ukrainian ... ( read original story ...)
THE OLDEST JAPANESE AMERICAN BUSINESS IS A MOCHI STORE CALLED FUGETSU-DO | SELECTS
Mixed inside are stories of joy and pain, tradition and racism, legacy and loss. In this intimate portrait of a sweet shop that has become a memory bank for the Japanese-American community, it's clear ... ( read original story ...)
Poll: 80% of small and mid-sized businesses in Japan plan pay raises
A survey shows that 80 percent of Japan's small and mid-sized businesses are planning pay hikes for the new fiscal year starting in April. ( read original story ...)
Japan convenience store sales up for 11 months in a row
Convenience store sales in Japan rose for the 11th straight month in January as the recovery from the pandemic continued. ( read original story ...)
Japan: 5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes Hokkaido
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Japan’s Hokkaido, Reuters reported Monday citing European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC). The report earlier stated the magnitude of the quake to be 5.5, ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate Earthquake Hits Northern Japan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit norther Japan on Sunday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, trend reports citing tass . ( read original story ...)
How regional fault lines led to such a destructive earthquake in Turkey, Syria
It was only a matter of time before the region surrounding Turkey and Syria experienced "the big one," according to earthquake experts. ( read original story ...)
Space industry exhibition in Tokyo to showcase various business including construction industry
The International Space Industry Exhibition which was held in Tokyo from February 1 to 3 brought together robots, products, and life ... ( read original story ...)
Shoichiro Toyoda, Japanese business executive, 1925 — 2023
In his first overseas business trip to the US in the late 1950s, Shoichiro Toyoda made one of the biggest mistakes of his career. Toyoda, then aged 32, gave the green light for Toyota to export its ... ( read original story ...)
8 Questions With an Earthquake Expert About the Turkey-Syria Disaster
But the [next] earthquake didn’t arrive on schedule, and it didn’t have the precursors that people hoped for. So that was a monumentally expensive failure. Japan. There’s no question about it. Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Survivors of Deadly Earthquakes Must Deal with Lasting Trauma
You could compare that with Japan as another example of a country that experiences very major earthquakes, but they designed their buildings to not just keep people alive but also to keep being usable ... ( read original story ...)
Korean social media users mock Japan over false claims it ‘sent origami to Turkey’ after deadly quake
Korean-language social media posts have repeatedly shared two pictures alongside a false claim they show thousands of origami cranes sent by Japanese well-wishers to Turkey in the aftermath of the ... ( read original story ...)
Two more people rescued in Turkey 11 days after earthquake
A boy whose house was destroyed pushes a cart with water given for free near a damaged mosque in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Antakya, Turkey February 16, 2023. REUTERS/Nir Elias TPX I ... ( read original story ...)
Two Tokyo-Based Med Tech Startups Make Breakthroughs
With medical and nursing care technology thriving, two Tokyo startups are making remarkable strides: Triple W Japan and Holoeyes. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic bribery trial opens; accused Shinichi Uneo accepts guilt
A trial looking into widespread bribery at the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee began Friday with a former head of a major ad company admitting to the charges. ( read original story ...)