The Kyoto government will pay ¥40,000 in aid per day to establishments that accept the request for shorter business hours. Residents of the prefecture will be asked to refrain from traveling to Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ends use of term ‘aftershock’ 10 years after Great East Japan Earthquake
The Meteorological Agency has stopped using the term “aftershocks” for strong earthquakes occurring in areas around the focus of the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011, which devastated Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
The business case for vaccine passports
Once people have been vaccinated against COVID-19, they’re safer to dine out, fly on airplanes, attend concerts and movies, work out at the gym, go to the office, cross borders and otherwise ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Electron Stock Shows Every Sign Of Being Significantly Overvalued
The stock of Tokyo Electron (OTCPK:TOELF, 30-year Financials) shows every sign of being significantly overvalued, according to GuruFocus Value calculation. ( read original story ...)
MUFG Bank, Ltd.: Establishment of the MUFG Way and New Medium-Term Business Plan
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MUFG today announced that it has newly defined its purpose, expressing this principle in the MUFG Way (previously our Corporate Vision). Under the MUFG Way, we have also ... ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks close higher on hopes for U.S. economy, improved business mood
Tokyo stocks closed higher Thursday as investors welcomed upbeat U.S. private sector jobs data and a Bank of Japan (BOJ) survey showing improved sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan weather agency to stop announcing quakes as aftershocks in 2011 disaster area
TOKYO -- The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) revealed on April 1 that from 10 a.m. that day it plans not to announce earthquakes as aftershocks even if they occur in the aftershock area of the 2011 ... ( read original story ...)
On This Day: Earthquake in Aleutian Islands triggers deadly tsunami in Hawaii
In 1945, U.S. forces swarmed ashore on the Japanese island of Okinawa to begin what would be one of the longest battles of World War II. In 1946, a massive earthquake near Alaska's Aleutian Islands ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher on hopes for U.S. economy, improved business mood
TOKYO, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Thursday as investors welcomed upbeat U.S. private sector jobs data and a Bank of Japan survey showing improved sentiment among large Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end higher on upbeat business sentiment data
Tokyo stocks ended higher Thursday, the first day of the new fiscal year, as a key Bank of Japan survey showed sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers recovering to a pre-pandemic level. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business sentiment rebounds despite Covid-19 woes
Japanese business sentiment rebounded in the first quarter of 2021 despite a renewed Covid-19 state of emergency, suggesting Asia’s largest advanced economy will stage a quick recovery from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business confidence rebounds to pre-pandemic levels
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese big manufacturers’ sentiment improved ... While hotels and restaurants continued to suffer from the pandemic’s blow, other service-sector firms saw business conditions ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business sentiment improves to pre-pandemic levels on global recovery hopes
The headline index for big manufacturers' sentiment rose to plus 5 in March from minus 10 in December, the Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey showed. ( read original story ...)
NHK WORLD-JAPAN’s Dining with the Chef to be Inducted into the TASTE AWARDS 2020 Hall of Fame
“Ever since 2011, when a massive earthquake struck our country, our chefs and the passionate staff of the program have been on a mission to spread the charms of Japan’s traditional food and ... ( read original story ...)
Nitto Strengthens Oligonucleotide Therapeutic Manufacturing Business
OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In response to the rapid market expansion of oligonucleotide therapeutics that have potential to treat both common and intractable diseases, Nitto Denko Corporation ... ( read original story ...)
‘Kill Bill’ restaurant operator suing Tokyo for hypocritical COVID-19 measures
Volume I,' is contesting the constitutionality of the measures and said that reports of bureaucrats going out at night proves they do not believe in the protocols either A Tokyo restaurant operator ... ( read original story ...)