The country has experienced shortage of sanitary products in past disasters. Also, 40% of its toilet paper production is in a region where a disastrous quake and tsunami could strike ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Paying Firms to Make Things at Home. But China’s Pull Is Still Strong.
Japan is attempting a delicate balancing act as the pandemic has underlined the risks of the world’s economic reliance on Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga visits disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday visited the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant whe ... ( read original story ...)
5.1-magnitude quake hits 181 km SE of Shimoda, Japan: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted 181 km southeast of Shimoda, Japan at 16:46:45 GMT on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 118.83 km, was initially ... ( read original story ...)
Want to Be Successful in 3 Easy Steps? Just Observe Naomi Osaka
Earlier this month, 22-year-old Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka defeated Belarusian Victoria Azarenka to win the 2020 U.S. Open Women's Singles title, her second triumph at the annual Grand Slam. The ... ( read original story ...)
How is Japan’s business event industry adapting to Covid-19?
We examine how Japan’s leading hotels, venues and stakeholders in the business events industry have responded to Covid-19. Paid and presented by JNTO ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka and Azarenka have unfinished business in final
After Osaka pulled out of their final in the tune-up event, it’s another chance for former world No. 1s to stamp supremacy ... ( read original story ...)
How earthquake swarms arise
Earthquakes can be abrupt bursts of home-crumbling, ground-buckling energy when slices of the planet's crust long held in place by friction suddenly slip and lurch. ( read original story ...)
Japanese sex business operator sues state over virus handout snub
The lawyers said the woman suspended her business between mid-April and late May in accordance with business closure requests from the local authorities. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Yoshihide Suga tells South Korea’s Moon Jae-in both nations need to repair damaged relations
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday he told his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in that the two countries needed to repai. ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Rapinoe, Mahomes among athletes on ‘Time 100’ list
business leaders, activists and entertainers, among others. There is no winner named. The athletes on the US magazine's list have enjoyed sporting success as well as promoting other causes. Rapinoe ... ( read original story ...)
Storm heads to Tokyo area, residents urged to prepare early
A tropical storm in the Pacific Ocean is slowly approaching the Tokyo region, and officials are urging residents to take precautions early from heavy rain and gusts ... ( read original story ...)
Cerebras Systems Expands Global Footprint with New Offices in Tokyo, Japan, and Toronto, Canada
Cerebras Systems, the pioneer in accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) compute, today announced its continued global expansion with the opening of new offices across Japan and Canada. Cerebras ... ( read original story ...)
JAL, Matternet in drone delivery business partnership
The partnership will see Matternet’s M2 drone system utilised in trials in Tokyo, before assessing opportunities for a healthcare delivery business model. Explaining the reason for the partnership, ... ( read original story ...)
Korean Air to Resume Flights to Osaka
The A330-300 will fly to Osaka from Sept. 30 to Oct. 28, offering 24 business-class seats and 248 economy seats. Korean Air used to fly to more than a dozen Japanese cities, but Japan in March ... ( read original story ...)
Overtime, Kevin Durant’s The Boardroom Announce Young CEO Experience Conference With Naomi Osaka, Adam Silver
Kevin Durant's Thirty Five Ventures and Overtime have announced a Young CEO Experience Conference, a free conference on Oct. 27 geared toward a younger audience and featuring Naomi Osaka and Adam ... ( read original story ...)