When asked about the yen and domestic stock market moves, the Japanese Economy Minister Daishiro Yamagiwa said that they are watching the yen price action carefully. Information on these pages ... ( read original story ...)
Japan music marketplace Audiostock secures $5.8M for global subscription service
Okayama, Japan-based Audiostock, the Japanese startup behind a marketplace for music composers and sound creators under the same name, has secured 670 million yen (about $5.8 million) in its ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Summit in Japan 2021 – the linkage between intelligents and entrepreneurs
The Vientam Summit in Japan 2021 took place on November 20-21 to connect local and overseas intellectuals and entrepreneurs. ( read original story ...)
Shouldn’t Japan accept immigrants more flexibility?
What do you think about 'Immigration business'? It's in my opinion that Japan should accept more immigrants. Because as you know, Japanese population is decreasing now rapidly and specifically 'workin ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to allocate $5.2 bln to fund chip plants by TSMC, others – Nikkei
Japan will allocate about 600 billion yen ($5.2 billion) from its fiscal 2021 supplementary budget to support advanced semiconductor manufacturers including the world's No. 1 contract chipmaker, ... ( read original story ...)
5.0-magnitude quake strikes off Japan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 struck off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture on Tuesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The quake logged three in some parts of Miyagi Prefecture on ... ( read original story ...)
Significant 5.1 quake hits near Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, Japan
Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported a magnitude 5.1 quake in Japan near Ofunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, only 12 minutes ago. The earthquake hit ... ( read original story ...)
5.0-magnitude quake strikes off Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture, no tsunami warning
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 struck off Japan's Miyagi Prefecture on Tuesday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at around 6:48 p.m. local time, with its ... ( read original story ...)
Center court with Naomi Osaka’s trainer: Voices of concern for Chinese star’s safety
Yutaka Nakamura, 49, a personal trainer to 24-year-old tennis star Naomi Osaka, was surprised by the WTA's quick reaction, saying that he was worried if it was going too far. That's because China's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Unveils Record $490 Billion Stimulus To Boost Pandemic Recovery
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a record $490 billion stimulus for the world's third-largest economy Friday as he looks to shore up the country's patchy pandemic recovery. ( read original story ...)
Hidden inflation is creeping across Japan
TOKYO: As winter descends on Japan, the soaring energy prices squeezing budgets around the world are starting to hurt the nation’s consumers and companies. Bathhouse owner Atsushi Tsukui is just one ... ( read original story ...)
‘Systematic switch’: Japan urges food manufacturers to finalise raw material origins labelling transition
Japan has urged all local food and beverage brands to ensure that processes are in place to transition to new origin of raw material rules, in order to keep operations running smoothly and avoid ... ( read original story ...)
Mandarin Orange picking in Osaka – All you can eat, No time limit ! provided by Japan Guide Agency
Mandarin Orange picking（All you can eat, No time limit） Spreading out on the hillside a 20 minute walk from Kaminotaishi Station, this is the largest mikan orange orchard in the Kansai region. More ... ( read original story ...)
Arizona plumbing business sold to company backed by Tokyo giant
A company backed by a giant Tokyo homebuilder has invested $200 million in metro #Phoenix in an effort to consolidate residential construction trade partners. ( read original story ...)
Contrast in Japan, China ODAs
The Land of the Rising Sun, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica), has maintained its standing as the top source of official development assistance (ODA) of the Philippines. In ... ( read original story ...)
EAM Jaishankar and his Japanese counterpart hold telephonic talks
Developments in Afghanistan, the situation in the South China Sea and ways to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific region figured prominently during a telephonic conversation between External Affairs ... ( read original story ...)