NHK has learned that business suit retailer Aoki Holdings sharply reduced the consulting fees it paid to a former executive of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics organizing committee after the Games ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s inflation holds above BOJ target, price pressures broaden
Japan's core consumer inflation accelerated in July to its fastest in seven-and-a-half years, driven by fuel and raw material prices and adding to the costs of living for households yet to see ...
Japan Inflation Continues to Accelerate Beyond BOJ’s 2% Goal
Japan’s inflation accelerated further beyond the central bank’s 2% target in July, complicating Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s task of explaining his insistence on the continued need for ...
Japan encourages young people to drink more alcohol
Japan's National Tax Agency is hoping to boost alcohol consumption among young people after the coronavirus pandemic hit the restaurant and nightlife industry. ( read original story ...)
Japan Wants Young Adults to Drink More Alcohol. Here’s Why.
The country is holding a contest in which 20- and 30-year-olds come up with business plans to encourage more drinking. ( read original story ...)
Japan encourages young people to drink more alcohol
Japan's National Tax Agency is hoping to boost alcohol consumption among young people after the coronavirus pandemic hit the restaurant and nightlife industry. ( read original story ...)
Japan wants its young people to drink more
To boost its alcohol industry and economy, the National Tax Agency in Japan is holding a contest for participants to design alluring business proposals that will increase alcohol demand among the ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-nursing home employee arrested over death of 81-year-old resident
Police in Nagoya have arrested a 34-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of fatally abusing an 81-year-old woman at the nursing home where he worked last year. According to police, Hideyuki Fukushima ... ( read original story ...)
Find high-class shelter inside Nagoya Castle, a historic gem
Nagoya Castle, a national treasure located prominently in the city’s center, makes a lovely destination, even on a rainy day. ( read original story ...)
Japan launches contest to encourage young people to drink more alcohol
Japan has asked the public to come up with ideas to make drinking alcohol more popular, following a sharp fall in sales. ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed warning as hot weather boosts growth of plants – ‘taking over gardens’
JAPANESE KNOTWEED is a weed that can cause a plethora of problems. Now experts are warning that prolonged periods of hot weather could be boosting the spread of the invasive plant. ( read original story ...)
Marketmind: Japan Inflation Could Pile Pressure on Yen, BOJ
Inflation figures from Japan, which could put the central bank's ultra-loose monetary policy under even more intense scrutiny, and a smattering of Chinese earnings are the juiciest morsels for ...
Family of US Naval Officer Jailed in Japan Pleads With Biden to Intervene: ‘Step In and Bring Him Home’
CNN reports that Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis is serving three years in a Japanese prison after courts there found him responsible for the negligent driving deaths of two Japanese citizens in May 2021 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan inflation could pile pressure on yen, BOJ
Inflation figures from Japan, which could put the central bank's ultra-loose monetary policy under even more intense scrutiny, and a smattering of Chinese earnings are the juiciest morsels for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan launches new contest to get its young people to drink more alcohol
COVID has reduced domestic liquor consumption since April 2020, especially in restaurants, and folks are also drinking more lower-priced liquor. ( read original story ...)
How to use cryptocurrency in Japan: easy-to-understand explanation of crypto payments by field
In addition, the conditions for payment with Bitcoin are that the purchase amount is 100,000 yen or less, and that you have an account with the partner cryptocurrency exchange “BitFlyer”. If you do ...