One of the most iconic symbols of Osaka is the fugu (blowfish) paper lantern that hangs over the city’s Shinsekai area. This week, the lantern was taken down as the restaurant it advertises will close ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese business rethinks high-tech deals with China
TOKYO -- Japanese businesspeople are growing ... Many of those people had experience doing business with Chinese. In view of the growing economic tension between the U.S. and China, the survey ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas acquisition of wood pellet biomass power generation facilities
Tokyo Gas announces acquisition of wood pellet biomass power generation facilities in Toyama and Chiba Prefecture, Japan. ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s iconic fugu puffer fish lantern removed ahead of restaurant closure
OSAKA -- The huge, iconic puffer fish-shaped paper lantern that served as both a symbol for the Shinsekai main branch of shuttering Osaka fugu restaur ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam to resume some Asian flights as curbs on business travel ease
Vietnam plans to restart international commercial flights to and from six Asian cities from mid-September, state media reported on Thursday, ending months of coronavirus-related suspension after ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo is planning a stripped-down 2020 Olympics, but no one knows what that is
Tokyo: To pull off the first postponed Olympics in modern history, Tokyo 2020 organizers have said they’ll strip out much of the spectacle that typically characterizes the events. Now they have to ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolts Japanese islands
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 struck off Japan’s Ogasawara Islands early Thursday, the country's meteorological agency reported. The agency said the quake occurred around 12:21 a.m. local time ... ( read original story ...)
M5.5 quake rattles southern Japanese islands
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck early Thursday off the Ogasawara Islands, about 1,000 kilometers south of To ... ( read original story ...)
Lab-Grown Earthquakes Reveal Frictional Forces Acting Beneath Our Feet
A new study provides a comprehensive look at the motions and frictional laws driving destructive thrust-fault earthquakes Simulating an earthquake on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo confirms 141 coronavirus cases as infections appear to slow
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Wednesday confirmed 141 additional cases of the novel coronavirus. The single-day figure brought Tokyo’s cumulative to ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Tokyo 2020 organisers want ‘Super Mario’ Abe to remain involved
Tokyo 2020 Olympic organisers hope Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will remain involved in preparations for the re-arranged Games next year, despite his announced resignation on Friday. Abe had ... ( read original story ...)
Disaster-prone Japan doubles as real-world test lab for US startups
While Japan is not known for wildfires, it does get more than its fair share of expressway-toppling earthquakes, nuclear-reactor-destroying tsunamis and airport-isolating typhoons. As such ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Atomic Energy Commission fears nation may run short of nuclear experts
Accidents have damaged perceptions of nuclear power, leading to fewer students studying nuclear energy at universities, the Cabinet Office-affiliated commission wrote. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka wore a Breonna Taylor mask heading into her first-round US Open victory
Naomi Osaka wore a mask with Breonna Taylor's name prior to her first-round win at the 2020 US Open. Police shot and killed Taylor while she was sleeping in her home in Louisville ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei, Tokyo to open borders to business travelers
Taipei and Tokyo have agreed to grant entry to each other’s business travelers, marking Taiwan’s first air corridor with another nation amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said ... ( read original story ...)
Is Your Business Planning A Miracle? One Japanese Brand Might Offer Some Lessons
Immediately after WW2, Japan’s economy was in ruins ... When you’re planning your business, make sure you plan for the current conditions and the Next Normal. Is your market set for a long-term ... ( read original story ...)