A Lands' End executive said the merchant would move its investment from Japan to other parts of the business that are expected to offer a higher rate of return. ( read original story ...)
Japan begins using alert system for quakes off northern Pacific coast
The warnings are designed to encourage evacuation preparedness against additional earthquakes arising in the Japan and Chishima trenches. ( read original story ...)
Japan starts alert system for quakes off northern Pacific coast
The Japanese government implemented Friday a new alert system in seven coastal prefectures from Chiba to Hokkaido to warn against sub ... ( read original story ...)
New earthquake alert system starts for northern Japan
Japan's government is now operating a new alert system for potential megaquakes following magnitude-7 or higher tremors along two deep-sea trenches in the Pacific Ocean off northern Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan ruling party panel agrees on tax hikes to boost defence, with delay
Defense Force's (JASDF) aerobatic flight team "Blue Impulse" performs during an International Fleet Review to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the foundation of Japan's M ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: I sat by myself and thought about what I wanted to accomplish in life
Home; Tennis News; WTA Tennis; Naomi Osaka reveals it was during the pandemic when she sat by herself and realized she wanted to use her voice to address certain issues. During th ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo will require new homes built from 2025 to have solar panels
All new houses in Tokyo built by large-scale homebuilders after April 2025 must install solar power panels to cut household carbon emissions, according to a new regulation passed by the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan factory activity contracts at fastest pace in over 2 years in December
TOKYO - Japan’s manufacturing activity shrank at the fastest pace in more than two years in December on soft demand and persistent cost pressures, a corporate survey showed on Friday. While service ... ( read original story ...)
New alert system for subsequent earthquakes to start Friday for northern Japan
Japan's government will start a new alert system for potential mega-earthquakes following magnitude-7 quakes along two deep-sea trenches in the Pacific off northern Japan. ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Japan PM’s defense tax plan ignores plights of disaster areas, regular people
Particularly problematic is a proposal to divert part of a special income tax designed to finance rebuilding after the devastation of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Currently, 2.1% is added to ... ( read original story ...)
PEZA engages Japanese SMEs to attract more investors in PH
PEZA delegation headed by OIC Director General Panga, together with the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Osaka led by Commercial Counsellor Michael Ignacio, have recently concluded a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Powering Japan’s Startup Momentum
Japan’s startup engine is revving up. Prime Minister Kishida has made startups a key part of his growth strategy for Japan, with the goal of increasing the number of ventures tenfold over five years. ( read original story ...)
IBM, Japanese chip company to partner on 2nm chips in Albany
In a photo taken in October, people head across a walkway leading to the the NanoFab X building at Albany NanoTech. IBM announced a new partnership with a new Japanese firm called Rapidus to make ... ( read original story ...)
Companies That Have Been In Business For More Than 1,000 Years
The majority of businesses barely survive three decades, but these establishments, from Japanese sweet shops to Irish pubs, are entering their second century. ( read original story ...)
PEZA seeking more investments from Japan
FOLLOWING its successful investment mission in Osaka and Okayama, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is expecting to increase the number of Japanese locator ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-based firms eye
Peza Officer-in-Charge Tereso O. Panga announced this after a 3-day mission in Osaka and Okayama where she and other trade officials engaged in several business-to-business and ... ( read original story ...)