A Japanese electric vehicle battery technology company will build a factory in Kentucky, creating 2,000 jobs in a $2 billion investment that reinforces the state’s leadership in battery production, ... ( read original story ...)
Lionsgate’s Globalgate Consortium Adds Japan’s Rakuten Group
The Hollywood studio targets international markets with local-language movie remakes like India's 'Dhamaka' via its expanding consortium for film producers and financiers. ( read original story ...)
Apr. 24 Tohoku Fudo Marathon Canceled Due to Damage From Mar. 16 Earthquake – Brett Larner – Japan Running News
According to city government officials, roads and other public facilities in the area sustained over 765 million yen [$6.1 million USD] damage in the earthquake. „The famous Dutch windmill in Naganuma ... ( read original story ...)
Ken Watanabe & Alan Poul Fought For ‘Tokyo Vice’s’ Authenticity
Ken Watanabe and Alan Poul discuss the weeks of language study and numerous consultants recruited to give Tokyo Vice its legitimacy. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks Open Higher With Eyes On Inflation
In Tokyo, convenience store chain operator Lawson jumped 7.53 percent to 4,715 yen after a report said it seeks to list its supermarket business Seijo Ishii on the Tokyo Prime market by 2023. ( read original story ...)
Japan seeks to decentralize datacenters
As pointed out in a January EOI, over 60 per cent of Japan's datacenters can be found in or near Tokyo – a city that experiences regular earthquakes and experienced blackouts in the wake of the 2011 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Feb machinery orders fall for second month, adding to growth fears
Rattled by supply disruptions and soaring production costs, Japanese business confidence worsened in the first quarter for the first time in nearly two years, a Bank of Japan survey showed this month. ( read original story ...)
Japan factory mood brightens in April, outlook flat – Reuters Tankan
By contrast, the sub-index for autos/transport equipment makers dropped from minus 14 to minus 36 in April, the lowest since September 2020. Readings for electric machinery and chemicals also marked ... ( read original story ...)
Honda to invest $40B in EV technology in next 10 years
TOKYO: Japanese automaker Honda said on Tuesday it would invest nearly $40 billion into electric vehicle (EV) technology over the next decade as it works toward shifting all sales away from ... ( read original story ...)
Megathrust earthquake could decimate Metro Vancouver’s water system, says report
and the 9 magnitude Tōhoku earthquake that hit Japan in 2011. As one of the most documented mega-quakes in history, the undersea Tōhoku earthquake triggered a massive tsunami and high-profile ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer-Why the weak yen lost its lustre for Japan Inc
The weak yen was once a cause for celebration for Japanese companies, as they could sell cars and cameras cheaper abroad and enjoyed fatter profits when earnings were brought home.These days, it's not ... ( read original story ...)
Japan at Risk of Another Power Crunch in Upcoming Winter
Japan could see yet another power crunch next winter as demand outstrips supply, according to analysis from the country’s grid coordinator. The power reserve ratio, which measures available spare ... ( read original story ...)
Tsunami Alert Canceled After Big Quake Near Fukushima
A powerful earthquake strikes Off the coast of Japan. Japan says it has so far detected no abnormalities at nuclear power plants. Japan ordered new safety measures for nuclear reactors after the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Honda outlines strategy to forge ahead on EVs
Honda is investing 5 trillion yen ($40 billion) over the next decade in research, especially to realize a major shift to ecological electric vehicles, the Japanese automaker said Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Roki Sasaki throws 16th perfect game in Japanese big leagues
Kyodo reported that Sasaki’s father was killed in the in the earthquake, tsunami and meltdown of three nuclear reactors in March 2011 that devastated northeastern Japan. Sasaki signed with the ... ( read original story ...)
Rising Designer Tokyo James
We got to catch up with Iniye Tokyo James in Paris at the LVMH Show Room before the announcement that he was shortlisted as one of the eight finalists. ( read original story ...)