Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Friday. Before the curtain goes up, Japanese media reports have already sent a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan restaurant operators making further inroads in Asia
Leading Japanese restaurant chains are making forays into Asian markets in the hope of tapping into previously unexplored regions such as India and the suburbs of large cities. The ... ( read original story ...)
Weak Yen Harms Economy, Majority of Japanese Executives Say
Some 74% of Japanese business managers say a weak yen is having a negative impact on the nation’s economy, according to a survey conducted by the Japan Association of Corporate Executives. ( read original story ...)
Japan GDP shrinks less than initially thought
TOKYO: Japan’s economy shrank slightly less than initially reported in the first quarter, as private consumption remained resilient in the face of resurgent Covid-19 infections and companies rebuilt ... ( read original story ...)
Plans to restart Japan’s first BWR approved
Japan’s Shimane Prefecture has approved a plan to restart unit 2 at Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane NPP in the prefectural capital of Matsue. The company is seeking to restart the 820MWe boiling ... ( read original story ...)
Looking for the origin of slow earthquakes in the Guerrero gap
We are underway on our 48-day long expedition offshore of the west coast of Mexico near Acapulco, where the young Cocos oceanic plate dives beneath the North American plate. Most of this subduction ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police arrest Chinese over suspected cheating on foreign students’ exam
Tokyo police have arrested a Chinese national on suspicion of involvement in apparent cheating on a university entrance exam for foreign students this year. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q1 GDP falls less than first thought on stronger consumption
TOKYO : Japan's economy shrank slightly less than initially reported in the first quarter, as private consumption remained resilient in the face of resurgent COVID-19 infections and companies rebuilt ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo records 1,800 more coronavirus cases on June 7
The Japanese capital reported 1,800 coronavirus infections on June 7 after registering 1,013 cases the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Gov ... ( read original story ...)
Connections Luxury Tokyo to Run in November 2022
Connections, the international private community for trusted decision-makers in luxury travel, will host its third bespoke event in partnership with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Signals Its Intention To Hike Defence Spending As Fear Of Chinese Hegemony Grows
Japan's prime minister Fumio Kishida said that he intended to strengthen the island nation's defence capabilities fundamentally over the next five years. The Japanese prime minister's statement comes ... ( read original story ...)
How motorsport sponsor TCS entered the Japanese market
TCS entered the Japanese market in 1986 and in 2014 established a Japanese subsidiary, Tata Consultancy Services Japan Limited (Japan TCS), with Mitsubishi Corporation as its partner, and began ... ( read original story ...)
Gov’t asks companies, households across Japan to save power
The government said Tuesday it will ask companies and households across Japan to save electricity due to a possible power crunch in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is realizing it can’t depend ‘100%’ on the U.S. for defense, says think tank
Richard Koo of Nomura Research Institute says that's a sentiment that hasn't been seen "for ages," and something similar can be observed in parts of Europe, such as Germany. ( read original story ...)
Ousted board of Philippine casino sues Japanese tycoon Okada after resort seized
The ousted board of the Philippines' biggest casino said on Monday it is suing Japanese tycoon Kazuo Okada and his partners, accusing them of coercion and other misconduct in what it said was a ... ( read original story ...)
EXERGY and GDI partner for geothermal development in Japan
EXERGY International srl and Geothermal Development & Investment Inc. (GDI), subsidiary of GPSS Group, have signed a partnership agreement for the exclusive distribution of turnkey geothermal power ... ( read original story ...)