She was buoyed through the hard times by her dream of joining the Japanese women's national team, Nadeshiko Japan, which beat the odds in 2011 and brought joy to the tsunami-hit nation. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s largest business body appoints 1st female vice chair
The Japan Business Federation said Monday it has appointed Tomoko Namba, founder and chairwoman of online service provider DeNA Co., ... ( read original story ...)
Japan upgrades economic assessment for Jan. to ‘upturn phase’
Japan on Monday raised its economic assessment for January, the first upgrade in five months, saying there were signs of an ... ( read original story ...)
HomeServe Announces Significant New Partnership in Japan
HomeServe Japan, a JV between HomeServe plc and Mitsubishi Corporation, has signed its second utility partnership with Tohoku Electric Power. ( read original story ...)
Women workforce participation in Japan makes progress, but glass ceiling still exists
Japan is seeing a notable increase in female participation in the workforce – but there is still a glass ceiling when it comes to women in top leadership roles, according to Kathy Matsui, a former ... ( read original story ...)
A tale of two earthquakes: In Japan, some lessons learned, others deferred
But the focus on strengthening supply chain links was especially acute in seismically active Japan, which has long been expecting another major quake in the industrial heartland along this country's ... ( read original story ...)
Women speak out about sexual violence after Great East Japan Earthquake
As March 11 approaches, people around Japan are now reflecting on the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred on this day ten years ago, and remembering all the thousands of lives that were forever ... ( read original story ...)
Drugmaker Takeda asks Japan for Moderna COVID-19 shot approval
Takeda Pharmaceutical said it had asked regulators to approve use of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, which would add a third option to Japan's vaccination programme. Japan began inoculations ... ( read original story ...)
Wary Japan firms looking out for signs of risk in Myanmar chaos
The Myanmar military's seizing of power on Feb. 1 and subsequent protests have cast a shadow over the Southeast Asian nation of 54 million people. An extended period of chaos may prompt Japanese firms ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Mall makes Malaysia a gateway for Japanese products to ASEAN market — JETRO
Malaysia becomes a gateway for Japanese products to the ASEAN market as envisaged in the Japan Mall project that aims to promote international online sales of a wide selection of cosmetics and foods ... ( read original story ...)
Ripple’s Asia Pacific Business Flourishing Despite SEC Lawsuit, Says CEO
The Ripple CEO said Friday that the company's business in the Asia-Pacific region has not suffered from the regulatory issues in the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Business owners say Tokyo virus emergency extension was inevitable but fret over aid
Businesses in the Tokyo metropolitan area said Friday’s extension of the coronavirus state of emergency declared for the capital and nearby prefectures was inevitable given the virus situation but ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima Timeline: How an Earthquake Triggered Japan’s 2011 Nuclear Disaster
The 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was the worst nuclear event since the meltdown at Chernobyl in the former Soviet Union 25 years prior. It started with an earthquake. It ... ( read original story ...)
Scrum Ventures launches new program to connect startups with Japanese corporations
Headquartered in San Francisco and Tokyo, Scrum Ventures is known for its accelerator programs focused on sports, food and smart city tech. Today it announced the launch of a new incubator program ... ( read original story ...)
Japan extends virus emergency for 2 weeks for Tokyo area
Japan's government will extend a state of emergency in the Tokyo region for another two weeks because its medical systems are still strained by COVID-19 patients, the minister in charge of virus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Onward to sell Jil Sander to luxury group OTB
Japanese apparel group Onward Holdings 8016.T is selling its Jil Sander brand to OTB, the Italian luxury conglomerate that also owns labels such as Maison Margiela and Marni. Onward, which depends ... ( read original story ...)