Army Staff Sgt. Naomi Graham’s jab is the boxing equivalent of a Hellfire missile launched from attack helicopter at a distant opponent. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo says Taiwan security directly connected to Japan — Bloomberg
Image of Nobuo Kishi via Cabinet Secretariat of Japan /CC BY 4.0/Wikimedia Commons The security of Taiwan is directly linked with that of Japan, Japan’s Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said in an ... ( read original story ...)
Ousting Toshiba Chairman, Foreign Investors Score Breakthrough in Japan
While Japan’s corporations have long resisted the entreaties of activist shareholders, Toshiba had come under intense pressure after a series of scandals. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rakuten to use Cisco routing tech for 5G, IoT services
Rakuten Mobile (4755.T) said on Friday that it plans to use new routing technologies from network gear maker Cisco (CSCO.O) to expand its capacity to support business customers with 5G and so-called ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo June core CPI unchanged from previous year
Core consumer prices in Tokyo were unchanged in June from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday. The core consumer price index for Japan’s capital, which includes oil products but excludes ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Inflation Halts 10-Month Drop Amid Virus Restrictions
Tokyo consumer prices were flat in June, halting a 10-month slide even as business restrictions remained in place to contain the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Tsunamis, earthquakes, nuclear meltdowns, pandemic: What Japan has learned from centuries of disaster
A decade on from 3/11—the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe that hit Japan—the country is again amid a crisis caused by COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
Japan proposes four-day workweek as idea gains purchase amid pandemic
At a time when nations and companies everywhere are thinking about post-pandemic realities, Japan is encouraging flexible work hours remain. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s aged Mihama nuke plant goes online despite 40-year limit, local fears
An aging nuclear reactor in Fukui Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast was controversially brought back online this week marking the first reactor to be operational beyond the government's mandated 40 ... ( read original story ...)
In a bullish mood, Kaga Electronics bolsters EMS business with fresh M&As
Kaga Electronics connects intently with customers, propelling its growth into a global trading firm serving the entire electronics supply chain ... ( read original story ...)
Japan senior lawmaker hits out at Toshiba shareholders, calls for monitoring of activists
A senior member of Japan's ruling party on Thursday lashed out at activist investors of Toshiba Corp (6502.T) for what he said was a sole focus on short-term profits, and called for better monitoring ... ( read original story ...)
Japan buys 159,665 tonnes of food wheat via tender
Japan's Ministry of Agriculture sought 159,665 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States and Canada in a regular tender. Japan, the world's sixth-biggest wheat importer, keeps a tight grip ... ( read original story ...)
Century-old expert Osaka Rasenkan Kogyo delivers the world’s most flexible steel hoses
The company’s latest product, the Micro Mini Flex, is considered the thinnest flexible steel hose in the world ... ( read original story ...)
Japan regulator grants safety approval to Chugoku Elec’s reactor restart
Japan's nuclear regulator has given initial safety approval for Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc's 9504.T No.2 reactor at its Shimane nuclear power station in Matsue, western Japan, which has been shut ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Pot Calls European Kettle Black
Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi told European leaders that they should increase the continent’s military presence in Asia to help Tokyo put “tremendous pressure” on the People’s Republic of ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business associations donate to COVID-19 vaccine fund
The Japanese Business Association of Ho Chi Minh City (JCCH) has donated 20,000 USD to Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine fund, an initiative aiming to provide enough vaccines for the inoculation of at least ... ( read original story ...)