New Tokyo fish market given opening date

Toyosu market, which will replace the famous Tsukiji fish market, the world's largest, will open to the public from October 11, 2018 after six years of delays, the governor of Tokyo says. Local authorities and market representatives believe that the time ... ( read original story ...)

For sale: The ‘ghost houses’ in Japan

Instead of a housing shortage, Japan has too many houses that no one seems to want: derelict, ‘ghost’ homes that over time become firetraps, attract vermin, turn into rubbish dumps and diminish the value of surrounding property. According to the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese study finds lightning can generate antimatter

Lightning can generate an abundant amount of antimatter, the perplexing substance that has the curious property of emitting light and disappearing when it encounters matter, Japanese scientists have found. The group of researchers from Kyoto University ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Gas : Considering Electricity Price Cut

Osaka Gas Co. President Takehiro Honjo said his company is considering lowering retail electricity prices as early as next spring to counter a planned markdown by Kansai Electric Power Co. We constantly consider diversifying our price plans and revise the ... ( read original story ...)

Young Japanese are getting sold on ‘buy Japan’

"It takes a generation to heal the wounds borne by people whose assets were wiped out by the stock crash," Japan Exchange Group CEO Akira Kiyota said. A generation is equivalent to about 25 years. The Nikkei Stock Average is hovering at a 26-year high. ( read original story ...)

Japan on edge as South Korea reviews ‘comfort women’ deal

TOKYO -- South Korea's attempt to revisit a 2015 accord with Japan on wartime "comfort women" is rekindling tensions between the two countries as Tokyo objects to the move as backtracking on their shared goal of achieving a final resolution. Seoul plans to ... ( read original story ...)

Young Japanese are finally buying ‘buy Japan’

"It takes a generation to heal the wounds borne by people whose assets were wiped out by the stock crash," Japan Exchange Group CEO Akira Kiyota said. A generation is equivalent to about 25 years. The Nikkei Stock Average is hovering at a 26-year high. ( read original story ...)

Japan seen missing inflation target again despite robust growth

TOKYO -- Japan sees its economy expanding 1.8% in real terms in fiscal 2018 but expects consumer price growth to remain well short of the 2% target, leaving companies squeezed by rising costs, government forecasts approved Tuesday show. Private-sector ... ( read original story ...)

Giant Earthquake In Japan Likely In Next 30 Years, Experts Say

A Japanese panel Tuesday warned of the high likelihood of a massive earthquake off the shore of its northernmost main island, Hokkaido, in the Chishima trench over the next 30 years. Officials warned that the next quake could be on the scale of the ... ( read original story ...)