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 ...)
Ideas behind anti-Korean prejudice unchanged in 100 yrs: Japanese author
Great Kanto Earthquake that hit eastern Japan triggered massacres of Korean people, and it's clearly established that false claims w ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks continue to give in to profit-taking
Tokyo stocks lost more ground Tuesday, weighed down by persistent profit-taking. The 225-issue Nikkei average of the Tokyo Stock Exchange lost 80.36 points ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM announces $708 billion in fresh stimulus
Japan will compile a fresh 73.6 trillion yen ($708 billion) economic stimulus package to speed up the country's recovery from its deep coronavirus slump, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Grows 22.9% in 3Q, Bouncing Back From COVID
Japan has reported its economy expanded at a 22.9% rate in the last quarter, as businesses and personal spending recovered from pandemic-related shocks in the spring and early summer. ( read original story ...)