The researchers saw an opportunity to glean insights into the meteotsunami that occurred on Tokyo Bay in 2021. Muons can pass through large objects easily; therefore, muography ha ... ( read original story ...)
‘Different from the US’: why Japan does not worry about inflation
Inflation across the G7 has climbed to multi-decade highs, but whereas in the US or UK that means alarming levels of 8 or 9 per cent, one country stands out as different: in Japan, high inflation ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc to be required to disclose gender pay gaps -PM Kishida
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged on Friday to require big firms to disclose wage gaps between men and women as a centrepiece of his "new capitalism" agenda to be compiled this summer that ... ( read original story ...)
What the New Jurassic Park Movie Gets Wrong: Aerodynamics of Magnificent Ancient Creatures
Aerodynamic analysis causes a rethink of the biggest pterosaur. One of the most exciting moments of Jurassic World Dominion, the new Jurassic Park sequel, is when the Quetzalcoatlus swoops down from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Says Important to Keep Close Ties With Overseas FX Authorities – Nikkei Interview
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said it was important for Japan to maintain close ties with overseas currency authorities, in an exclusive interview with Nikkei newspaper published on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.27%
Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Shipbuilding, Transportation Equipment and Mining sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.27%. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 3,573 COVID cases on May 20
Japan's capital recorded 3,573 coronavirus infections on May 20 after registering 4,172 cases the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Governme ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 3,573 new cases in week-on-week drop
Elsewhere, Osaka Prefecture logged 2,991 cases and eight deaths, Hokkaido reported 2,553 cases and three deaths and Okinawa Prefecture saw 2,255 cases. ( read original story ...)
Roundup: Tokyo stocks rebound on bargain-hunting after plunge
Tokyo stocks closed higher Friday as following the benchmark Nikkei stock index plunge a day earlier investors swooped into snap-up b ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 3,573 new coronavirus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Friday reported 4,172 new coronavirus cases, down 599 from Thursday and down 536 from last Friday. The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end higher on dip-buying after Nikkei plunge
Tokyo stocks ended higher Friday as investors sought battered shares after the Nikkei index plummeted nearly 2 percent the previous d ... ( read original story ...)
Human-induced climate crisis is making Japan’s cherry blossoms bloom earlier
Researchers from the Met Office and Osaka Metropolitan University say the climate crisis and urban warming have pushed forward the "peak bloom" flowering period by 11 days. ( read original story ...)
Japan to double daily foreign arrivals next month; most exempt from Covid-19 testing
Travellers from most countries would not be required to provide negative Covid-19 tests nor quarantine. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nomura to enter forestry asset management with stake purchase
Nomura Holdings Inc 8604.T said on Friday it would foray into the forestry asset management business through a partial acquisition of Sydney-based New Fo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to double limit on foreign arrivals from next month
Japan will next month double its limit on foreign arrivals to 20,000 a day, the top government spokesperson said on Friday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a regular news conference that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan plans to double number of daily foreign arrivals from next month
Japan plans to double its daily number of foreigners entering the country up to 20,000 from next month, the top government spokesman said on Friday. ( read original story ...)