TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has warned the U.S that higher tariff on auto imports would backfire and harm not only America's jobs and economy but also devastate the global economy. Abe t... ( read original story ...)
Japan drops ban on Canadian wheat, but mystery over genetically modified samples lingers
By virtue of their hardiness they soon ended up in a government lab, and eventually led the Japanese government to impose a sweeping ban on the import of Canadian wheat, one it finally lifted on Frida... ( read original story ...)
Dying Alone in Japan: The Industry Devoted to What’s Left Behind
Han is director of Tail Project, a six-year-old company based near Tokyo that specializes in cleaning out and disposing of the property accumulated by the deceased, a service that’s increasingly in de... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s 1964 Olympics echo through the city’s 2020 games
Mariko Nagai walked outside Yoyogi National Stadium — the late-architect Kenzo Tange's masterpiece from Tokyo's 1964 Olympics — and pictured the city in that era. She was a university student from nor... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe: US auto tariffs will cost US jobs, harm economy
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned the U.S. on Friday that higher tariffs on auto imports would backfire and harm not only America's jobs and economy but also devastate the global ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Major Finance Firm SBI Opens Its Crypto Exchange to Traders
Japanese internet giant SBI Holdings formally launched the public version of its cryptocurrency exchange VCTRADE, according to an official announcement July 17. The move came after several months of d... ( read original story ...)
IOC leader happy with hosting options for 2026 Winter Olympics despite possible withdrawal of two cities
and Sapporo, Japan. “We are pretty happy with the status of this candidature procedure,” Bach said on Friday at a news conference after a three-day executive board meeting The IOC leader suggests fewe... ( read original story ...)
Japan has resumed Canadian wheat imports after temporary suspension: Ottawa
Ottawa says Japan has ended its temporary suspension of Canadian wheat imports. Japan had halted shipments after some unauthorized genetically modified wheat was found in southern Alberta. READ MORE: ... ( read original story ...)
Japan resumes Canadian wheat imports after Alberta GMO discovery
Prairie farmers received good news Friday as Japan, this country’s second-largest buyer of wheat, announced it would resume commercial wheat shipments from Canada one month after the discovery of a ha... ( read original story ...)
Should You Travel To Tokyo Or Osaka?
Osaka’s Imperial Hotel has made its own bit of history — though the building only dates back to 1996. But even in that relatively short span, the property has hosted political dignitaries, entertainme... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new casino law sets stage for global bidding war
TOKYO -- Japanese lawmakers on Friday night enacted controversial ... majority of the public did not want the bill passed during the current Diet session. In a Nikkei poll at the end of June, 53% of t... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc to chase casino stakes as key law passes: industry insiders
A government survey last year showed some 3.6 percent of Japanese, or 3.2 million people, had been hooked on gambling - often “pachinko” pinball - at some point in their lives. A Jiji news agency poll ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe says Japanese auto imports are no threat to U.S. national security
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday imports ... damaged U.S. national security and will not do so in the future,” Abe said at a news conference to mark the end of the pa... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Inflation Inches Higher, Adding to Upward Moves in Wages
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s inflation accelerated slightly in June, building on modest gains in wages and providing a touch of encouragement for the Bank of Japan. Energy costs were a big part of the incre... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s inflation target dims as prices barely budge
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s annual core consumer inflation quickened slightly in June but the rise was due largely to recent gains in oil costs with prices of other goods barely picking up, a setback fo... ( read original story ...)
Japan beefs up child welfare measures after ‘soul-crushing’ abuse death
told a news conference. Three weeks before Yua died, her mother had refused to let welfare workers see her at the family's apartment in Tokyo, the head of the local authority in Japan's capital said. ... ( read original story ...)