The warning system, which gives anywhere from seconds to minutes before shaking starts, is already in place in other earthquake-prone countries, including Japan, Mexico, Turkey, Romania, China and Ita... ( read original story ...)
Japan OKs divisive bill allowing more foreign workers
TOKYO - Japanese lawmakers early Saturday approved government-proposed legislation allowing hundreds of thousands of foreign labourers to live and work in a country that has long resisted accepting ou... ( read original story ...)
Japan eases immigration rules for workers
Japan's parliament has approved a controversial new law allowing hundreds of thousands of foreigners into the country to ease labour shortages. From next April foreigners will be allowed to take up jo... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s military sees record spending, aims to buy more U.S. arms: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's military looks to raise spending over the next five years in response to security challenges and to narrow Japan's trade surplus with the United States by buying U.S. equipme... ( read original story ...)
Japan faces risk of falling back into deflation, BOJ’s Wakatabe warns
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said on Wednesday the country could slide back into deflation if the economy comes under downward pressure again, highlighting risks such as the fallout ... ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to sell air-defense radar to Philippines
TOKYO -- Japan is considering selling air defense radar technology to the Philippines in what would be its first export of defense equipment since ending a nearly 50-year ban in 2014. Tokyo is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to open doors to 345,000 foreign workers as labour pool ages
Japan started importing labourers in the early 1990s ... culminating with an all-caps classic: "FAKE NEWS THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!" Starting at 7 a.m. this morning, he was right back at it, posting a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to OK divisive bill allowing more foreign workers
TOKYO — Japan is preparing to officially open the door to foreign workers to do unskilled jobs and possibly eventually become citizens. Lawmakers were to vote early Saturday on government ... ( read original story ...)
Japan targets record defense spending in new 5-year plan
TOKYO -- Japan looks to expand its defense spending to a record 27 trillion yen ($240 billion) over five years through fiscal 2023 as it contends with both security challenges and trade tensions ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Realty Lands Multi-Megawatt Cloud Deployment To Launch Second Facility In Osaka
The new facility is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in mid-2019, further expanding the Digital Osaka connected campus. The four-story facility will be reinforced with seismic iso... ( read original story ...)
Takeda’s Long Battle for $62 Billion Shire Deal Gets Victory
The group’s members are primarily concerned with the financial risk of the added debt ... a former Takeda employee, said in Osaka. "I do think fundamentally the company needs to internationalize." U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Digital Realty Inks Multi-Megawatt Deal for 2nd Osaka Facility
Additionally, the latest facility will have connectivity through dark fiber to the previous and subsequent phases of the Digital Osaka connected campus, thereby, enabling assembling of critical ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda shareholders give nod for $59 billion Shire acquisition
OSAKA (Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical ... “We are definitely against this because the financial risks are too great and the expected benefits are quite limited,” said Kazuhisa Takeda ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda Announces Execution of Loan Agreement in Connection with Proposed Acquisition of Shire plc
OSAKA, Japan — NOT FOR RELEASE ... competitiveness of Japanese industries,” said Costa Saroukos, Chief Financial Officer of Takeda. “This marks the completion of the intended refinancing ... ( read original story ...)
2025 Osaka World Expo promotional items, not meant for sale, now being sold online
OSAKA – Promotional items not meant for sale that were created ... after he was arrested last week for alleged financial miscon... ( read original story ...)
Osaka World Expo setup complements a casino: Nomura
Osaka’s government has earmarked an island called Yumeshima ... conferences and exhibitions – for the expo means it would make financial sense to utilise the site for a casino resort. World Expo event... ( read original story ...)