An earthquake of magnitude 4.4 occurred in the afternoon on Thursday, December 23rd, 2021, at 5:45 pm local time near Hasaki, Chōshi-shi, Chiba, Japan, as reported by the United States Geological ... ( read original story ...)
Why Even a 40% Tax Break Won’t Move Japan’s Employers to Raise Pay
The country’s prime minister says lifting long-stagnant wages would jump-start the sputtering economy. Companies call the plan a nonstarter. ( read original story ...)
Taste the TV: Japan invents lickable screen to imitate food flavours
Prototype uses carousel of canisters to create flavour samples on hygienic film over flatscreen TV ... ( read original story ...)
Startupbootcamp Scale Osaka Onboards 10 Startups to Their Program to Drive Impact for Smart Cities in Osaka, Japan
Startupbootcamp, the leading global network of industry-focused accelerators, announces the ten startups who have joined Startupbootcamp Scale Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Allianz Real Estate, Ivanhoé Cambridge to set up US$2 bil platform to invest in Japan multi-family residential property
SINGAPORE (EDGEPROP) - Real estate investment manager Allianz Real Estate has established a new investment platform, in partnership with Ivanhoé Cambridge and other investors, to build a diversified ... ( read original story ...)
Beyond China: a look at Asia’s other major economies – India and Japan
However, there are two other economies that are vitally important to the health of the Asian region: India and Japan. The two countries have moved in opposite directions for much of 2021. In spite of ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ offers to pump $18 bln into green finance scheme
The Bank of Japan offered on Thursday to extend $18 billion worth of loans to financial institutions in a first auction conducted for a new scheme aimed at promoting activities to fight climate change ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka online public comment phase for IR runs to Jan 21
Japan’s Osaka prefecture launched on Thursday The online-comment phase runs until January 21 next year. Osaka’s draft plan regarding a casino resort in that metropolis (pictured) has set the target ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Newly Finds 37 People Positive for COVID-19
The Tokyo metropolitan government said Thursday it newly found 37 people positive for COVID-19, with the daily infection tally up by seven from a week earlier. You are now viewing Nippon.com, a freely ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finds Another Case of Community Spread of Omicron in Kyoto
Japan found another case of community spread of the coronavirus omicron variant in Kyoto prefecture, a day after neighboring Osaka prefecture confirmed first such spread in the nation. ( read original story ...)
On This Day: Japan’s ex-PM Hideki Tojo executed
On Dec. 23, 1948, former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were hanged in Tokyo under sentence of the Allied War Crimes Commission. ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares end higher on Wall St boost, airlines shine
Japanese shares ended higher on Thursday, tracking a strong overnight finish on Wall Street, while positive data from a South African study on the Omicron COVID-19 variant lifted airline stocks. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Focus on Wealth Equality Rattles Financial Hub Dream
New Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s rhetoric of distributing wealth more equally appears to signal a change of priorities for post-pandemic Japan that may run counter to plans to improve the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka arsonist threw gasoline at emergency exit apparently to prevent victims escaping
The man suspected of setting an Osaka clinic on fire on Dec. 17, killing 25 people, was caught on a security camera throwing a paper bag beli ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Falls Short on Tackling Climate Change, Top Official Says
A top Japanese official said the country is falling short of international expectations to tackle climate change because it’s not shifting away from fossil fuels fast enough. ( read original story ...)
Massive “earthquake clouds” appear over west Japan, entrance/freak people out【Photos】
Japanese Twitter users, who referred to these conditions as jishingumo, or “earthquake clouds.” Among those who subscribe to the theory, large, low-altitude clouds like these that retain their shape ... ( read original story ...)