Its former chief executive, Sadayuki Sakakibara, is now the chairman of Keidanren, the influential business organization that lobbies on behalf of Japan’s largest companies. On Monday, before Toray’s revelations, Mr. Sakakibara warned at a news ... ( read original story ...)
A ‘ghost ship’ containing the skeletons of 8 people washed up in Japan — and authorities think it’s from North Korea
Map showing the proximity between Akita prefecture, Sado, and North Korea. Google Maps/Business Insider Last week, Japanese police also found eight men who claimed to be North Korean fishermen in Yurihonjo, a nearby city in Akita prefecture, 50 miles from Oga. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Once a Cigarette Haven, Could Finally Kick Out the Smokers
TOKYO — This is a compliant city ... Still, as strong as the impulse is to follow the rules, the culture of smoking is also ingrained. And smoking is big business. A law completely banning indoor smoking is “a totalitarian idea,” said Motoki Takeda ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metro Government’s incubator unveils young entrepreneurs from 4th batch
held this year at a new venue near Tokyo Tower, is an event styled to present young, entrepreneurial-minded individuals and their startup business concepts that will contribute to society with global impact in genres like technology, communications ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metro shows off 60-year-old subway cars
Three subway cars that operated in Japan and Argentina for some 60 years in total were shown to the media in Tokyo on Monday after undergoing a thorough refurbishing. It is unusual for a train car to mark a 60-year anniversary, well beyond the standard ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks snap three-day winning streak
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks snapped a three-day winning streak Monday with profit-takers paring early gains ahead of the release of key economic data in the US and China. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index, which opened higher, lost 0.24 percent, or 54.86 points, to ... ( read original story ...)
Long-dormant earthquake faultline has awoken and could trigger a devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake – devastating New Zealand in MINUTES
They state the trench - running offshore from the top of the South Island to Gisborne in the north - can produce deadly 9.0 earthquakes and tsunamis powerful enough to reach residents in just seven minutes. 'We need to think Japan 2011 basically ... ( read original story ...)
NZ tsunami fears: Experts warn long-dormant faultline has AWOKEN and could trigger devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquakes – leaving residents just SEVEN MINUTES to escape ‘2011 …
They state the trench - running offshore from the top of the South Island to Gisborne in the north - can produce deadly 9.0 earthquakes and tsunamis powerful enough to reach residents in just seven minutes. 'We need to think Japan 2011 basically ... ( read original story ...)
When Hikurangi subduction zone megathrust triggers tsunami ‘think Japan 2011’
"We need to think Japan 2011 basically, because if our whole plate boundary ruptured it would be a magnitude-9 earthquake," Cochran said. "One thing about reflecting on from the Kaikōura earthquake is we don't want people to think this is the big ... ( read original story ...)
Clean energy: Reinventing Japanese power
RISING like a phoenix from the ashes of the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred in March 2011, Fukushima prefecture, the third largest in Japan, is hoping to be a beacon for Japan’s new energy technologies for the future. Efforts under the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Best Bubble Tea
Served hot or cold, jam-packed with fillings or toppings, this crazily popular Taiwan-born drink has taken Tokyo by storm. Many of the top Taiwanese chains have been opening outposts around the city, while trendy cafés also serve up Instagram-worthy boba ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsubishi Materials reports faked quality data
The repeated disclosures of such practices by some of Japan's most respected companies have prompted automakers, aircraft manufacturers and other customers to conduct their own investigations to ensure safety had not been compromised. Mitsubishi Materials ... ( read original story ...)
Russia is complaining that Japan and South Korea are arming themselves against North Korea
Russia's foreign minister complained that the North Korea crisis is causing Japan and South Korea to more heavily arm themselves. South Korea and Japan have expressed interest in getting more US missile defenses. Russia fears that with a global network of ... ( read original story ...)
Private Equity, Japan’s Finally Open for Business
It's taken decades but finally, Japan's doors are swinging open for private equity. The country's corporate giants have long been a coveted target for buyout firms seeking to put large pools of capital to work. Money, though, hasn't been enough to overcome ... ( read original story ...)
PM expects Japanese, Korean business expansion in Vietnam
The host suggested that the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry work closely with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry to further promote business partnership in localities, adding that Vietnam encourages Japanese and Osaka enterprises to become ... ( read original story ...)
Another Japanese company says it falsified product data
Japanese Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko called ... In both cases the company said it had not found any safety or legal problems. The Nikkei business daily reported a third subsidiary, Mitsubishi Aluminium, also had shipped products out of ... ( read original story ...)