About 40% of public housing provided for those affected by the devastating March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefe ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 3,239 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday
Japan's health ministry says it confirmed 3,239 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Saturday. The figure increased by 634 from a week ago. The ministry also said four deaths were confirmed in the ... ( read original story ...)
MOF’s Suzuki: Japan Will Act Resolutely on Forex Volatility – Kyodo
There are no changes to Japan's position that it will act resolutely in case of volatility in the currency market, the Kyodo news agency quoted Japan's Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki as saying on ...
Sauna workshop adds steam to business collaboration in Nagoya
A sauna bathhouse featuring a shared workspace and bar has opened in Nagoya, attracting remote workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, ... ( read original story ...)
Turning a crazy cheap country Japanese house into a home — Step 10: Mysterious water【SoraHouse】
Last year, we bought a house in the Japanese countryside for US$9,100, and since then we’ve been making all sorts of unusual discoveries involving mountaintop views and visits from local raccoons. Our ... ( read original story ...)
Man killed, 3 hurt after float overturns during Osaka festival
A man was killed and three others badly injured after a “danjiri” float overturned on a street here during the popular Tondabayashi Danjiri autumn festival. ( read original story ...)
Leak of info on Sapporo students including sexual descriptions sparks inquiry
The apparent leak of personal information on students at a public junior high school here including sexual descriptions of them has prompte ... ( read original story ...)
1 dead, 3 injured after ‘danjiri’ float overturns during Osaka festival
The Osaka Prefectural Police's Tondabayashi Police Station is investigating the details of the incident. According to the police station, the three-day autumn festival started on Oct. 14, and the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo education board to scrap gender section in high school admission application forms
The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education will remove the gender section in public high school admission application forms starting from entr ... ( read original story ...)
What chip bust? Semiconductor firm jumps almost 15% in Japan’s biggest IPO of the year
The jump in share price follows the firm’s IPO, raising $454 million in Japan’s biggest IPO yet for the year. Socionext’s listing dwarfs the country’s second-biggest offering from outsourcing firm ...
Japan Shares 8 Million Abandoned Homes To Citizens: What Ghana Can Learn To Reduce Its 2m Housing Deficit
Japan is giving away 8 million abandoned homes to its citizens for free. Ghana can learn from this by reviving the several abandoned affordable housing projects ... ( read original story ...)
From Whole Foods to Gamestop, here are 5 retailers that accept crypto—but there’s a catch
Although 75% of retailers plan to begin accepting cryptocurrency payments within the next two years, some already accept them indirectly.
Bank of Japan: Rate hikes would be ‘inappropriate’
Leaders around the world are trying to stabilize their economies in the face of pressures they have never seen. The pandemic has stunted growth and strained supply chains, and the war in Ukraine has ...
Japan’s FX diplomat vows ‘decisive’ action against volatile yen moves
Japan's top currency diplomat Masato Kanda on Friday said authorities are ready to take decisive action in the currency market if excessive moves in the yen continue.
Game on: Nintendo to open new store in Osaka on Nov. 11
Gaming giant Nintendo Co. will open a new official store in this western Japan city on Nov. 11, selling game consoles as well as items based ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese luxury campsite’s newest amenity: Zombies and other monsters
Glamprook Iizuna Kogen has a lot to offer travelers. The glamping resort boasts both posh accommodations and access to the beautiful, mountainous terrain of the Nagano Prefecture highlands. Oh, and ... ( read original story ...)