SailPoint, the global leader in enterprise identity security, announces hiring of Yutaka Fujimoto as its first Japan country manager. ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares follow Nasdaq lower; SoftBank, Fast Retailing top drags
Japanese shares fell sharply on Thursday as investors sold off index heavyweights including SoftBank Group and Fast Retailing following a plunge in the Nasdaq index overnight. TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) ... ( read original story ...)
TIMELINE-Events following Japan’s worst quake and nuclear incident
Japan marks a decade since a huge earthquake and tsunami left more than 22,000 people dead or missing and triggered the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. ( read original story ...)
Ex-head of tsunami-hit Japan day care says ‘thorough disaster drills’ saved all lives
The now-defunct Ikkeijima nursery center on the coast of Kesenuma, Miyagi Prefecture, was completely destroyed by tsunami following the 2011･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines Resumes Nonstop Flights to Tokyo from San Diego Aiport
A Japan Airlines 787 in flight. Courtesy of the airline On Wednesday Japan Airlines resumed nonstop flights between Tokyo, Japan via Narita International ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Genesia Leads $700,000 Vietnam Digital Media Investment
Japan’s Genesia Ventures Inc. led a $700,000 investment in Vietnam startup Vietcetera Media targeting the nation’s growing middle class. ( read original story ...)
World’s biggest wealth fund puts Japan’s Kirin Holdings on watch list over Myanmar link
The Norwegian central bank said on Wednesday it had put Japan's Kirin Holdings Ltd Co on a watch list for possible exclusion from its $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund over the firm's ties to a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan mulls emergency extension as groups report setbacks
Japanese government officials are in agreement over a potential extension of a COVID-19 state of emergency, as cases continue to rise in areas like Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japanese billionaire invites 8 people to join SpaceX mission around the Moon
Japanese fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa, who first announced his intention in 2018 to take a group of artists with him on a six-day trip around the Moon, said Tuesday that he's inviting the public to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho says suffers minor ATMs system glitch after Sunday’s large-scale breakdown
The main banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group said it detected a system glitch at several of its automated teller machines (ATMs) on Wednesday night, after suffering a large-scale breakdown a few ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 appoints 12 women to Executive Board in response to sexism row
Tokyo Sports Association for Persons with Disabilities chairwoman Yaeko Shiraishi has also been added to the Executive Board. The remaining new members include professors, lawyers and business ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 organizers appoint 12 new executive board members
CEO of Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020), attends the press conference after Tokyo 2020 president Mori Yoshiro announced his resignation in Tokyo, Japan, on ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: State of emergency may be extended in Tokyo area
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says he is considering extending an ongoing state of emergency for the Tokyo region for about two weeks, amid concerns that infections have not slowed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan firms send canned mackerel to poor kids in gratitude for 2011 aid
Tokyo - Manufacturers of canned fish in eastern and northeastern Japan that was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster have been offering the protein-rich items to feed school children ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Board Gets 12 New Female Members
Tokyo Olympics organisers approved 12 new female executive board members on Wednesday, less than two weeks after appointing a woman president in the wake of an embarrassing sexism row. The ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima chief: No need to extend decommissioning target
The head of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant says there's no need to extend the current target to finish its decommissioning in 30-40 years despite uncertainties about melted fuel inside the ... ( read original story ...)