Amid the ongoing human rights abuse on Uyghurs by China, 12 major Japanese companies have announced their decision to cease their business deals with the Chinese companies found to be benefiting from ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo prefectures to ask gov’t to lift coronavirus emergency early
Three Japanese prefectures of Kyoto, Osaka and Hyogo are set to ask the central government to lift a state of emergency over the coro ... ( read original story ...)
Japan National Day: Lessons from Japan’s rapid post-war expansion
Muhammad Faisal, Company Secretary Pakistan Japan Business Forum. Japan’s rapid post-war expansion propelled by highly successful automotive and consumer electronics industries ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese companies stick with Myanmar despite putsch
Just four days after Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government was toppled, the Japanese brewer Kirin decided to quit a joint venture with ties to the country’s military. The conclusion, reached at an ... ( read original story ...)
President urges Japan to avail abundant business opportunities in Pakistan
President Dr Arif Alvi highlighting Pakistan’s investment potential, said Japan could avail abundant business opportunities in Pakistan ... ( read original story ...)
J:COM Selects CommScope to Power 10G Broadband for Japan’s Residential and Business Customers
World’s first commercial virtualized 10G-EPON Remote OLT deployment enables J:COM to deliver groundbreaking speeds ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese restaurant and bakery opening in East Walnut Hills
A Japanese-style restaurant and bakery that specializes in Western-influenced cuisine is opening its first brick-and-mortar location after nearly two years of operating as a popup. ( read original story ...)
Japanese lawmaker worried about Chinese gambling travel blacklist
Japanese House of Representatives member Kenji Eda is worried. He wants to know if Japan’s push for (IRs) will put Japan on a Chinese travel blacklist, and nobody’s giving him an answer just yet. On ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Earthquake Injures 146, Causes Temporary Power Outages
Recovery efforts are underway in northern Japan after an earthquake of magnitude-7.3 struck off Fukushima, leaving more than a hundred injured and causing temporary power outages across the region. ( read original story ...)
2021 Could be the Year Startups Rethink About the Tokyo Ecosystem – Part 1
I had the chance to participate in a virtual experience alongside Pemo Theodore, Theodora Lau and Syed Musheer Ahmed as one of the 4 global influencers for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) ... ( read original story ...)
Social media users left in stitches after cat’s adorable reactions to earthquake
Many have felt anxious since an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 struck off Japan’s northeastern region late Saturday, including this young cat. His funny reaction has left many social ... ( read original story ...)
Dollar inches up to around ¥105.80 in Tokyo
The dollar slightly strengthened to around ¥105.80 in late Tokyo trading Monday. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥105.80, up from ¥105.60 at the same time F ... ( read original story ...)
Local NSA readying boxers for ramped-up Tokyo preparation
“WE HAVE FIVE MONTHS TO PREPARE and we have to focus on what needs to be done,” said ABAP President Ricky Vargas. — ALVIN S. GOWITH the rescheduled Olympic Games in Tokyo just five months away, the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Steel to maintain product prices steady in March
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd 5423.T will leave product prices unchanged in March to ensure a hike implemented in January would be absorbed by the market, Japan's top electric-arc furnace ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Exchange Appoints Hiromi Yamaji as Head of Tokyo Bourse
Osaka Exchange Inc. President Hiromi Yamaji will take the top post at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, filling the gap left by the former head who resigned after the equity market had its worst-ever outage ... ( read original story ...)
12 Japanese firms will end business deals involving Uighur forced labor
Twelve major Japanese companies have established a policy of ceasing business deals with Chinese companies found to benefit from the forced labor of the Mu ... ( read original story ...)