Lanterns representing a brighter future for Japan were released into the night sky to mark the six-month anniversary of the earthquake. Deborah Gembara reports. ( read original story ...)
Sony to buy AT&T’s anime business for $1.18 billion to expand global footprint
Sony Corp will buy AT&T Inc's animation business Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion, the two companies said on Thursday, as the Japanese electronics conglomerate aims to beef up its entertainment content ... ( read original story ...)
Lessons from a 1,000-year-old business
Forget surviving just 2020. Some 19 businesses in Japan have been in operation for 1,000 years. Here's what we can learn from them. ( read original story ...)
Economists See Japan’s Stimulus Boost Getting Smaller Not Bigger
Japan expects its latest stimulus package will boost the economy by 3.6%, but analysts warn that the number should be approached with caution. ( read original story ...)
Japan to Extend Tax Breaks to Green Investment, Low-Emission Cars
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will extend tax breaks on low-emission cars and offer incentives to promote green investment to help Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga meet his carbon-neutral goal, according to ... ( read original story ...)
The Only Ainu Restaurant in Tokyo
Out of 150,000 restaurants in Tokyo, Harukor is the only one serving dishes made by the Ainu, a minority group that has faced discrimination ever since, in the wake of centuries of trade, Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese and South Korean companies are buying lots of land near Japanese military bases, and Japan is suspicious
"We do not have a clear understanding of the buyer's objective, but we do not believe it can be a coincidence," a Japanese official said. ( read original story ...)
Vantiq Powers Tokyo Port City Takeshiba with Real-Time Smart Building Applications
Vantiq today announced that the SoftBank Group is using Vantiq’s real-time application platform as the foundation for the development and deployment of the Tokyo Port City Takeshiba smart building ... ( read original story ...)
Does neutrality exist in debate over Korean prejudice and historic massacres in Japan?
While there are some people who reflect on the massacres of Korean people which took place after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake and vow that ... ( read original story ...)
US Army limits off-base activity near Tokyo, where coronavirus continues record spread
U.S. Army Japan ordered its troops to stop anything other than essential activity off its posts around Tokyo on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan firms’ winter bonus payments face biggest fall since 2009, Nikkei survey says
Winter bonus payments by Japanese companies for 2020 are set to fall 8.55% from a year earlier, the biggest drop since the global financial crisis in 2009, a survey by Nikkei newspaper showed on ... ( read original story ...)
MOX fuel fabrication plant in Japan clears regulator’s safety checks
A plant under construction in northeastern Japan to produce plutonium-uranium mixed oxide fuel, a major component of the country's st ... ( read original story ...)
Survey Finds Only One in Three Japanese Companies Prepared for Natural Disasters
While many companies recognize the potential for natural disasters to occur without warning, they may not have made the necessary preparations. ( read original story ...)
In Japan’s old capital, bank turns to local development in test of Suga’s revival drive
A bank in a suburb of Osaka is investing in local development and setting a growth target for its home prefecture, offering a new model for how banks could operate under Prime Minister Yoshihide ... ( read original story ...)
London, New York, Tokyo, Paris and Singapore world’s most comprehensively attractive cities: report
London, New York, Tokyo, Paris and Singapore once again emerged as the world's most comprehensively attractive cities, in that order, in the Global Power City Index (GPCI) 2020 report. This report is ... ( read original story ...)
ANA, JAL plan to expand their LCC business, eyeing end to pandemic
While the COVID-19 pandemic has forced a slew of airlines to slash staff and planes, ANA Holdings Inc. and Japan Airlines Co. are expanding the low-cost carrier (LCC) services under their wings. The ... ( read original story ...)