Japan has commemorated the 22nd anniversary of the devastating earthquake that left 6,434 people dead in the city of Kobe and several locations in the centre of the country in 1995. Relatives of the deceased and survivors of the earthquake, considered one ... ( read original story ...)
Welcome, Business Insider Japan!
Business Insider launched a Japanese edition Monday. Readers in Japan will automatically be redirected to the Japanese site. BI Japan publishes in Japanese and is headquartered in Tokyo. It is published by Mediagene, a digital media company that has ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia, Japan affirm deeper ties during Abe's Asian tour
Abe said an Indonesian-Japanese joint venture company would develop Patimba. He also pledged "business opportunities" worth 74 billion yen ($646 million) for coastal development and irrigation in Indonesia. Abe's trip is largely aimed at taking a ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake 5 mag, 10 km SSW of Hasaki, Japan
A moderate earthquake magnitude 5 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Hasaki in Japan. Exact location of earthquake, 140.7808° East, 35.6456° North, depth 32.27 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/01/17 / 2017-01-13 03 ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4.2 mag, 8 km E of Kobayashi, Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Kobayashi in Japan. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/12/16 / 2016-12-17 03:20:13 / December 17, 2016 @ 3:20 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of ... ( read original story ...)
From scents to sex: The business of Japan’s high school girls for hire
TOKYO – In JK Special Café ... time jobs offer – businesses like JK Special are able to lure teens under the age of 18 to fuel a booming business. The JK entertainment industry (JK being short for Joshi Kousei, or female high school students) sells ... ( read original story ...)
DTI makes pitch to top Japan businessmen
MANILA, Philippines - Capitalizing on the presence of top business executives from Japan, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez wasted no opportunity inviting more Japanese businessmen to invest in the Philippines and take advantage of the country’s robust economy. ( read original story ...)
Japanese people are living so long that the country's definition of 'elderly' could change
Misao Okawa, Japan's oldest woman, lived past her 117th birthday. Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images Japan is redefining aging — literally. Members of the Japanese Gerontological Society, a group of medical doctors and university professors, have proposed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Abe pitches for business in Philippines
MANILA -- At a business summit at the Malacanang presidential palace on Thursday, several businessmen accompanying Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on his visit to the Philippines discussed their expansion plans in the country and expressed optimism for ... ( read original story ...)
PH offers 5 sectors to Japan investors
Investors would be particularly invited to do business in electronic manufacturing services, automotive and auto parts, aerospace parts, chemicals, shipbuilding, tool and die, furniture and garments, power, and transport and logistics. Lopez said Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan logs 29th consecutive current account surplus in November
Japan posted a current account surplus for the 29th straight month in November as the value of imports fell more than exports due to the rise of the yen’s value from a year earlier, the government said Thursday. The surplus in the current account, one of ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar Airways to deploy A350 on Tokyo Haneda route
Starting July 1, Qatar Airways will be replacing its B787-8 Dreamliner with its A350-900 on its direct Doha-Tokyo Haneda service. Business Traveller Asia-Pacific was alerted to the change by industry website airlineroute.net and confirmed on the carrier ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka duty-free shop plan scrapped as tourist shopping sprees slow
OSAKA – Kansai Airports said Thursday it has scrapped a plan to open a duty-free shop in central Osaka due to a slowdown in so-called explosive shopping by tourists. Spending by foreign visitors to Japan decreased in the July-September quarter from a ... ( read original story ...)
98% of all Japanese adoptions are employers adopting the adult men on their staff, not children
In Japan, there is a several-hundred-year-old tradition in which businesses adopt their executives so companies or institutions are "family-run" groups. In other words, bosses adopt their employees. Inside the the world's oldest family business ... ( read original story ...)
Firms to debut luxury overnight Tokyo-Osaka compartment-seat bus service
Kanto Bus Co. and transport company Ryobi Holdings said Wednesday they will introduce a luxury overnight bus, the Dream Sleeper, to link Tokyo and Osaka on Jan. 18, offering secluded compartments for each passenger. The one-way fare will be ¥20,000 for an ... ( read original story ...)
No sign of Japan-related radiation found in Alaska waters
More than 16,000 people were killed in 2011 after Japan's 9.1-magnitude earthquake, which led to nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Since then, U.S. and international agencies have been conducting tests to determine the health ... ( read original story ...)