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 ...)
Tokyo stocks end higher on hopes for additional COVID-19 vaccines
Tokyo stocks ended higher in mostly directionless trading Wednesday as hopes for access to additional coronavirus vaccines in Japan s ... ( read original story ...)
A guide on how not to embarrass yourself while traveling in Japan
Travelers often research hotels and attractions, but what about etiquette? Here's a guide on the social customs Japan wants travelers to know before they arrive. ( read original story ...)
Association between the prevalence of hypertension and dairy consumption by housing type among survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake | Journal of Human Hypertension
Survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 had higher risks of cardiovascular diseases and hypertension, particularly residents of heavy flooding areas and evacuees. Thus far, the ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.5 just reported 98 km south of Kushiro, Japan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Kushiro, Kushiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan, was reported only 18 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one o ... ( read original story ...)
Kenko Tokina forms alliance with Carl Zeiss to be its distributor for lenses and more in Japan
Kenko Tokina has announced it will enter a business alliance on April 1 that will see it become the new source for sales and support of Carl Zeiss equipment in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan removes 170 tons of nuke waste
Formally known as Tokyo Electric Power, Tepco said it had transferred around 170 tons of spent uranium fuel from high up in the building to a safer location — the second successful operation of its ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s internet business to invest US$5 billion to resist overseas tech giants
SoftBank's internet subsidiary Z Holdings outlined plans on Monday to invest 500 billion yen (US$4.7 billion) in technology over five years to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lower house approves record budget, more COVID measures under discussion
Japan's powerful lower house on Tuesday passed a record $1 trillion budget for the coming financial year, and lawmakers are already debating further stimulus to cope with the economic fallout from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Capex Extends Declines as Firms Tighten Purse Strings
Separate data painted a more optimistic picture of Japan's job market in January. Capital spending fell 4.8% in October-December compared with the same period a year earlier, Ministry of Finance (MOF) ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Eneos to restart quake-hit Sendai refinery in April
Eneos Corp, Japan's biggest oil refiner, said on Tuesday that it would restart its Sendai refinery, located in the northern part of the country, in April. Units at the 145,000 barrel-per-day refinery, ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Steel Giant Shifts to Recycled Metal in Green Race
Nippon Steel Corp., Japan’s top producer, is shifting its focus to recycling the metal as ambitious net-zero emission targets intensify a race to develop cleaner steel.Taking steps toward ... ( read original story ...)
More Japanese companies will invest in Ireland
Japanese companies will continue to invest in Ireland, despite concerns over spiralling wage costs, according to one of Japan’s most influential political figures. ( read original story ...)
Bridgestone celebrating 90 years as a business in 2021
TOKYO — Bridgestone Corp. is marking the 90th anniversary ... "I have great appreciation for our customers, business partners, community members and various other stakeholders who have supported ... ( read original story ...)