The government is taking a tough stance against compensating victims of the erstwhile Eugenic Protection Law. Victims of Japan’s now-defunct forced sterilization law face an uphill battle in collecting compensation, ( read original story ...)
Stone Brewing gears up to launch locally brewed Sapporo
The brewery is in the process of expanding to meet the demands of brewing both its own line of beers and Sapporo's. ( read original story ...)
Critics of Tokyo redevelopment plan accuse city government of ignoring residents’ wishes
Critics of the planned redevelopment of a beloved centuries-old Tokyo park and historic sports stadiums have accused the government in court of ignoring the wishes of residents and catering to commerc ... ( read original story ...)
US guitar maker Fender opens flagship store in Tokyo banking on regional growth
Fender, the guitar of choice for some of the world’s biggest stars from Jimi Hendrix to Eric Clapton, is opening what it calls its “first flagship store” in its 77-year history. ( read original story ...)
Greenberg Traurig Hires Tokyo Real Estate Duo From Orrick
Greenberg Traurig has hired away Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe’s Japan real estate practice head in Tokyo. Yuko Ino joins Greenberg as a shareholder, bringing along with her a real estate and ... ( read original story ...)
Itochu, Tokyo Gas eye bids for Japan’s offshore wind farm auction-Nikkei
Itochu Corp, Tokyo Gas Co Ltd and other companies are considering bidding in the second round of the government's auction of offshore wind power projects, the Nikkei business daily reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s $7 billion buyout dials up global chip wars
A government-led buyout signals more uncertainty ahead for a chip industry grappling with oversupply and geopolitics. The state-backed Japan Investment Corp will take over JSR , which makes ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Hopes 30,000 Teenagers Want to Learn to Make Electric Batteries
Japan is facing a huge shortfall in workers trained to manufacture electric batteries by 2030. In response to growing demand for electric battery production, Japan is attempting to train tens of thousands of teenagers to design and engineer them. ( read original story ...)
Armed GSDF member goes missing overnight in Sapporo
A gun-carrying member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force was briefly unaccounted for in Sapporo, northern Japan, prompting local ... ( read original story ...)
Police raid Yokohama bars suspected of conning drunk patrons; 5 arrested
Police raided several bars here on the night of June 27 over suspicions they had been making heavily inebriated customers pay for items th ... ( read original story ...)
transcosmos opens BPO Center Osaka Midosuji, a center which offers IT one-stop services
With an IT center serving bottom to upstream processes, enhances services to meet accelerating DX needs TOKYO, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- transcosmos inc. hereby announces that the company ha ... ( read original story ...)
Column: China, Japan joined at the hip in FX war
Japan and China may be signaling that they want their currencies to stop weakening too much, but the reality is depreciating exchange rates will help give Asia's economic giants the inflation and competitive edge both are currently seeking. ( read original story ...)
Man held after 18-year-old woman stabbed to death in Yokohama
The woman's family called the police when they found her collapsed and covered with blood in an apartment complex Thursday morning. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise in morning on weak yen, strong chip shares
Tokyo stocks rose Thursday morning, boosted by exporter and semiconductor issues that drew buying on the back of the yen's fall to a ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles set to return to competition for first time since 2021 Tokyo Olympics
The four-time gold medalist is scheduled to compete Aug. 4-5 at the U.S. Classic in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. ( read original story ...)
‘Okay Auntie!’: Tokyo Toni Wows Fans With Her Flexible Pole Dancing Skills
Tokyo Toni has folks on Twitter impressed with her flexible pole dancing moves. On June 26, a Twitter user named @ayooochun showed the controversial matriarch a little love after they posted a video of the reality TV star pole dancing in a strip club to India Arie’s classic hit “Brown Skin.” ( read original story ...