Nomura Holdings Inc. plans to make flexible work permanent for employees in Japan once the coronavirus pandemic ends, underscoring how the health crisis may hasten changes to work styles in the nation ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo bourse outage exposes need for investment in human resources
The TSE has admitted its procedures for resuming trading were inadequate as it had not taken into account a glitch that would require a total system reboot. ( read original story ...)
Japan, China restart reciprocal business travel
Japan and China welcomed the restart Monday of reciprocal business travel, with expectations the easing of border controls and compulsory 14-day quarantine requirements will expedite the ... ( read original story ...)
JD.com, Fosun, Yatsen Bidding for Fancl’s Asia Business, Reports Say
A pioneer in clean beauty, Fancl plans to increase the share of overseas sales to 25 percent in 2030, with China as the main driver. ( read original story ...)
QAnon’s Rise in Japan Shows Conspiracy Theory’s Global Spread
The conspiracy theory’s foothold in Japan -- home to one of its most active networks outside the U.S. -- demonstrates how the movement can be made palatable in a range of countries as it gains ... ( read original story ...)
“Was That A Fireball?”: Meteor Sighting Lights Up Japan Social Media
A fireball spotted falling from the night sky over parts of western and central Japan has lit up social media, with users sharing images of the unusually bright shooting star. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stock Exchange CEO to resign over October system failure: Report
Tokyo Stock Exchange President and CEO Koichiro Miyahara has decided to resign over a system failure that caused an unprecedented all-day ... ( read original story ...)
One Piece Statues Are Helping a Japanese City Heal From Earthquake Devastation
A series of One Piece statues are helping the Kumamoto Prefecture recover after the 2016 earthquakes. Earlier this week, a giant statue of "Iron Man" Franky was unveiled outside of Takamori Station in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 organisers estimate Games postponement cost $1.9 bln – media
This year's postponement of the Tokyo Olympics because of the novel coronavirus cost about 200 billion yen ($1.9 billion), organisers have estimated, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, citing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Factory Output Keeps Gaining Even as Virus Resurges
Japan’s industrial production maintained its pace in October even amid a resurgence of the coronavirus at home and abroad. ( read original story ...)
Key Japanese Lawmaker Says Third Extra Budget May Not Be Last
A key ruling party lawmaker said an extra budget being drafted now may not be the end of Japan’s stimulus spending this fiscal year given the uncertainty surrounding the spread of the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Peach Aviation enters pleasure flight business
Faced with a slump in travel demand stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, the airline hopes to improve its earnings through the new business. ( read original story ...)
Step into my office (if you can)! Tokyo hotel creates double-decker desk pods in bid to lure WFH workers
The Anshin Oyado hotel in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, has renovated an entire floor in its hotel to allow guests to work from the confines of its building amid the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japanese town’s approval of nuclear reactor restart reflects subsidy dependence
Japanese local governments' dependence on "nuclear plant money" distributed by the national government was starkly highlighted recently when ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Nuclear Disasters and Systems Thinking: Part 3/3: Fukushima, Japan
On March 9, 2011, 70 miles offshore, the Pacific Plate tried to slip under the Okhotsk Plate, 20 miles under the ocean floor. A magnitude 7. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kirin strikes new deal to sell Australian dairy business
Japan’s Kirin has found a new Australian buyer for its Lion Dairy business after an earlier A$600m ($442m) sale to a Chinese group was scuttled by rising diplomatic and trade tensions between Beijing ... ( read original story ...)