The Tokyo government plans to introduce a four-day workweek for its employees in an attempt to support young families and boost record-low fertility rates nationwide. ( read original story ...)
Part-time lecturers at university in Tokyo go on strike after wage raise demand not met
Three part-time lecturers at J. F. Oberlin University in the suburban Tokyo city of Machida staged a walkout and cut their classes short on D ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo adopts four-day workweek to tackle population crisis
Japan’s fertility rate is critically low at 1.2, with Tokyo’s at 0.99, far below the 2.1 rate required to stabilize the population. Despite past measures like parental leave, daycare subsidies, cash ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo finishes the year on a high
A flurry of high-end hotel openings in Tokyo is strengthening the city's position as a luxe travel destination. ( read original story ...)
Nippon Life to buy Resolution Life for $8.2 billion, Nikkei says
Nippon Life Insurance will buy U.S. life insurer Resolution Life Group Holdings for about $8.2 billion in what would be the biggest acquisition ever by a Japanese insurer, business newspaper the ...
Japan’s megabanks flushed with cash; look at India, US for fresh deals
All of the companies have more cash on their balance sheets than their target common equity tier 1 ratios and have plans to reduce their strategic holdings over the next several years ...
Notify syphilis patients with ‘negative’ Don’t know personal information ‘No sexual relationship’ Appeal
In Japan, a woman with a venereal disease 'Sadoc' was mistakenly judged 'negative', causing the community to be nervous.This is because concerns about addit ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-top Osaka prosecutor changes plea to not guilty in rape trial
A former head of the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office accused of raping a drunk female subordinate in 2018 changed his plea t ... ( read original story ...)
Man suspected of driving car with Osaka Prefecture cop on hood arrested
A man who fled the scene after hitting a police officer with his car when the officer tried to question him and a male passenger in November ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
‘Three days off a week’: Tokyo governor announces new work schedule — here’s why
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike announced that starting in April, metropolitan government employees can take three days off weekly. Here’s why ( read original story ...)
Ship transport of quake debris starts in Nanao City in central Japan
Mainly wooden debris from dismantled buildings was loaded on a ship at Nanao City on Tuesday. It is the prefecture's fourth municipality to use sea transport to remove debris from the Noto Peninsula ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Volatility Picks Up as Trump-Fueled Rally Starts to Fray
A bout of selling buffeted crypto as the optimism sparked by President-elect Donald Trump’s embrace of the sector begins to cool.
Crypto crash wipes out $1.7 billion in leveraged positions, Bitcoin plunges toward $94,000
Crypto market crash results in $1.7B in liquidations. Bitcoin plunges to $94K amid market-wide selloff and quantum computing concerns.
Japan’s megabanks are flush with cash and hunting overseas deals. On their radar? India.
Flush with record profits and cash from divestments, Japan's megabanks are aggressively expanding in the US and India. They're targeting India's booming economy with loans and strategic stakes in ...
HDFC, ICICI, Axis Bank, SBI: What investors in Tokyo, Singapore say on these bank stocks
Most investors in Singapore and Tokyo agree that following HDFC Bank's recent stock run-up, upside may be capped, Nomura India said.
DBS, Japan’s top lenders said to be among bidders for Panin Bank
ASIAN banks including DBS Group Holdings, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group are among potential suitors for PT Bank Pan Indonesia, according to sources familiar ...