However, growing global pressure threatens the outlook for Japan’s export-reliant economy, the world’s third-biggest, with risks to business confidence and investment tilted to the downside. ( read original story ...)
Japan, S.Korea vice foreign ministers to meet this week – Kyodo
TOKYO — Japanese and South Korean vice foreign ministers will meet this week to discuss the issue of forced World War Two laborers, Kyodo News reported on Wednesday, amid an escalating ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese belief in link between deep-sea fish sightings and quakes is just a superstition, say researchers
A long-held belief in Japan that sightings of deep-sea fish foretell major earthquakes is simply a superstition, according to a research team from two universities. The researchers from Tokai ... ( read original story ...)
Simply a superstition: Study debunks Japanese belief linking deep-sea fish and quakes
SHIZUOKA – A long-held belief in Japan that sightings of deep-sea fish foretell major earthquakes is simply a superstition, according to a research team from two universities. The team, consisting of ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis and Tokyo: the dream combination
Again yes. But the latest list of the top-earning female athletes by wealth tracker Forbes points clearly to where sponsors’ attention is swinging next: Tokyo. This time last year, only tennis fans ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea hits back at Japan in WW2 dispute
South Korea has said it will take Japan off its favoured trade partners' list. The move is a tit-for-tat response to Japan's decision earlier this month to do the same to South Korea. Industry ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s GDP growth thumps expectations on consumer, business resilience
TOKYO — Japan’s economy grew much faster than expected in April-June to mark the third straight quarter of expansion, as robust private consumption and business investment offset the hit to ... ( read original story ...)
2019 Top Jobs in Japan Week 33
STH Japan, the exclusive hospitality distributor for the Rugby World Cup 2019 and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, is looking for its new head of business development. Your key responsibilities will be to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Invest and Build Business Relationship with Jammu and Kashmir If Situation in Valley Normalises
When asked whether Japan is considering the northern state as a potential investment hub following the scrapping of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution which took away the special status of Jammu ... ( read original story ...)
Japan rocket builders launch into satellite-based data services
TOKYO -- Japanese heavy equipment makers operating in the aerospace business are tweaking their strategies to focus more on satellite-based data services. IHI Corp. and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ... ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams says she beat Naomi Osaka at the Rogers Cup because she had been watching her ‘a lot’ since US Open meltdown
The 37-year-old American advances to the Rogers Cup semifinal after beating Naomi Osaka in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. ... ( read original story ...)
Tweet of the Week #43: Earthquake? This Cat DGAF
Yup, that’s because Japan is conveniently located right on the Ring of Fire AKA the Circum-Pacific Belt, a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by frequent earthquakes. Not so awesome. Japan ... ( read original story ...)
It’s time to bring troubled Japan-South Korea relations back from the brink
Berkshire Miller is deputy director and senior fellow at the MacDonald Laurier Institute. He is also a senior fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs, the Asian Forum Japan (AFJ) and a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SoftBank chases more deals with Mexican startups
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) is in advanced talks to invest in Mexican used car platform Kavak and financial technology firm Konfio, several people familiar with ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Smoke co-founder launches cannabis consumption lounge business
Lorne Gertner, often called the “godfather of Canadian cannabis,” is launching the first of what he hopes will become a chain of cannabis consumption lounges Canopy Growth has taken a minority equity ... ( read original story ...)
Caught in the trade war: resurgent yen poses risk for Japan Inc
Japan’s currency is now near its firmest level ... Robust household consumption and business investment offset the hit to exports, which fell 0.1%. But the outlook for exports could be further ... ( read original story ...)