(ANSA) - ROME, APR 7 - The international call for tenders to design and build the Italian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, which will open in Japan on April 13, 2025 and run until October 13, 2025, was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan was already grappling with isolation and loneliness. The pandemic made it worse
Across Japan, nearly 1.5 million people have withdrawn from society, leading reclusive lives largely confined within the walls of their home, according to a new government survey. ( read original story ...)
‘I decided I could do better than them’: the women taking on Japan’s male-dominated politics
Female candidates in the local elections across the country this weekend face one of the world’s toughest glass ceilings ... ( read original story ...)
Virgin Orbit bankruptcy casts shadow over Japan’s space dreams
The bankruptcy filing by Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc has dealt a blow to Japan's hopes of building a domestic space industry, with plans for a Kyushu-based spaceport designed to ... ( read original story ...)
New Japanese business insurance plans cover rogue staff, ‘customer harassment’
While abuse from customers, workplace bullying and viral employee pranks create headaches for Japanese companies, insurance firms are digging･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Real Wages Continue To Fall In February
(RTTNews) - Japan's real wages declined for the eleventh straight month in February weighing heavily on household spending, data from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare showed Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan business mood sours for 5th qtr amid global uncertainty -BOJ tankan
TOKYO : Business sentiment at big Japanese manufacturers worsened in the three months to March for a fifth straight quarter, the Bank of Japan's key quarterly tankan survey found, as Western ... ( read original story ...)
What’s so fancy about “the world’s most advanced train station”?
A new wing of Osaka Station in western Japan offers facial recognition ticketing, reconfigurable sliding barriers, and even real-time bathroom updates. ( read original story ...)
Aloft Osaka Dojima review: If Harry Styles were here, he’d be staying in these knockout corner suites
The property commissioned a local artist and their work is seen on each floor in a different hue, representing icons of Osaka today and yesterday. There's also a gym with state-of-the-art equipment ... ( read original story ...)
Japan aims to build crypto-friendly environment using Web3.0 proposals
Reportedly, Japan is working on building a cryptocurrency-friendly ecosystem, since different companies have shifted to other countries over high tax constraints. Based on information by Cointelegraph ...
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.17%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Power, Food and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.17%. The best ...
End of an era as economist Kazuo Ueda takes over Haruhiko Kuroda as Bank of Japan governor on Sunday
Unlike past governors who traditionally hailed from the central bank or the powerful Finance Ministry, Mr Ueda is an academic by training.
‘Türkiye, Japan must share quake-specific knowledge to build more resilient societies’
Suzuki Kazuhiro, Japan’s top diplomat in Türkiye, in an exclusive conversation with Anadolu, reflected upon Tokyo’s solidarity and support to Turkish people in the wake of the deadly Feb. 06 twin ... ( read original story ...)
Video of Sri Lankan detainee’s final days at Nagoya facility released publicly
Some of the released footage shows Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali bedridden and begging officers to take her to hospital after telling them she is unable to move or eat. ( read original story ...)
China-Japan’s 15th round of maritime affairs consultations set for Tokyo on April 10
China's foreign ministry said on Friday that the 15th round of maritime affairs consultations between China and Japan will take place in Tokyo on April 10. ( read original story ...)
Klaviyo hires bankers, plans for late 2023 IPO
Marketing-automation platform Klaviyo Inc. plans to list its shares publicly, according to people familiar with the matter, a sign of life in an otherwise lackluster IPO market. Klaviyo ...