Calling it a "crime against humanity," the court says Japan's use of so-called "comfort women" should be subject to Korean law as its occupation of the country was illegal. ( read original story ...)
Ito Yokado expands grocery truck business across Japan
Japanese retailer Ito Yokado will start a nationwide mobile supermarket business as early as 2022 as it responds to the pandemic and stay-at-home consumers, Nikkei has learned. The big general ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo to ask for regional state of emergency
Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures will ask the central government to declare a state of emergency covering the Keihanshin region as early as on Jan. 9 to deal with the spread of COVID-19. Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka stands by COVID-19 tracing app that sent six alerts in seven months
With alerts limited to infectious contact, and no obligation to flag positive status, high volumes of messages were never expected, though the prefecture is working on enhancements. ( read original story ...)
Broker Touts Exotic Bitcoin Bet to Wring Income From Crypto
As cryptocurrency pushes into mainstream finance and attracts billionaire tycoons, one U.K. brokerage is offering the merely wealthy a potentially safer way to play Bitcoin. The price: giving up any ... ( read original story ...)
JTEC CORPORATION
with effective date on March 30.Says the Osaka-based unit will be dissolved after merger . JTEC announces IPO on TSE Mothers on Feb. 28 Feb 1 (Reuters) - JTEC Corp :Says its stock will ... ( read original story ...)
Sensex ends 192 points lower, Nifty below 11,800
Airtel Africa, a unit of Bharti Airtel Ltd , last week set a price range of 80 to 100 pence per share for its IPO. Here's more on ... looked to the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan this weekend for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga Risks More Economic Pain if Limited Emergency Fails
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s bet that a less-stringent state of emergency will limit the economic damage of virus containment runs the risk of compounding the pain if it proves ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama OTR & ATG unveil new combined identity ‘Yokohama Off-Highway Tires’
YOHT today released a new corporate identity, a new corporate logo, that draws on the 100 years plus the legacy of Yokohama ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka chocolate factory in hot water for asking job applicants’ weight, medical history
A factory in this west Japan prefecture for major food giant Meiji Co. has been asking applicants to provide their body weight, medical histo ... ( read original story ...)
Barty, Halep, Osaka lead stunning field for Melbourne Summer Series
World No.1 Ashleigh Barty will lead a field that includes 49 of the World's Top 50 at the Gippsland Trophy and Yarra Valley Classic in Melbourne. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo angered after S.Korea court orders Japan to compensate ‘comfort women’
A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan to compensate 12 women who were forced to work in its wartime brothels, a ruling that drew a strong rebuke from Tokyo and threatened to rekindle a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo angered after South Korea court orders Japan to compensate ‘comfort women’
A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan to compensate 12 women who were forced to work in its wartime brothels, a ruling that drew a strong rebuke from Tokyo and threatened to rekindle a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo starts first day under COVID-19 state of emergency
Japan's capital Tokyo began its first day under a coronavirus state of emergency on Friday (Jan 8) with much of life as usual, including ... ( read original story ...)
Light magnitude 4.6 earthquake 30 km southeast of Nabari, Japan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake near Nabari, Nabari-shi, Mie, Japan, was reported only 11 minutes ago by NIED, considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. ( read original story ...)
Atsushi Sugita Succeeds Koichi Takagi as President & CEO of Maruho
PRNewswire/ -- Maruho Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Maruho”), based in Osaka, Japan, announced that its Board of Directors has named Atsushi Sugita Representative Director, President & CEO, effective ... ( read original story ...)