TOKYO -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings will ... The company sees the EV charging business as a fresh source of earnings. In Europe, Germany's E.ON and Italy's Enel have set up chargers in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan could benefit from a ‘cold war 2.0’
"The Cold War is over and Japan won." That was the verdict of revisionist Japan scholar Chalmers Johnson in 1991. It may be something of an exaggeration, but it remains the case that Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima: From samurai training to skiing, this beleaguered Japanese prefecture has it all
Who needs fridges? Eight years after the 2011 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, growing numbers of visitors to Japan are venturing off the beaten path, swapping the Blade Runner-like organised chaos ... ( read original story ...)
Japan premier hopes to ease US-Iran tensions in Tehran visit
Japan had once purchased Iranian oil ... openly threatened the U.S. during a news conference Monday with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas. “Mr. Trump himself has announced that the U.S. has launched ... ( read original story ...)
Global Equities Extend Rally, Trade Threats In Focus, China Stimulates Infrastructure Spending
The G-20 meeting is in Osaka, Japan and will be held June 28 and 29 ... JP Morgan, the company’s lead underwriter during the IPO process, says the stock’s valuation is way above their target. In ... ( read original story ...)
MC Digital Realty Announces Grand Opening Of New Data Center In Osaka
"Our Osaka connected campus will provide institutional quality ... along with Mitsubishi Corporation's extensive expertise in the Japanese real estate and IT industries. "MC Digital Realty's ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Podiums To Be Made From Recycled Plastic
Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto said the plan would help push a ... They solicited waste from the public as well as local Japanese industry and business, collecting 2,700 kgs (about 5,950 pounds) of ... ( read original story ...)
Thai ‘delivery health’ business accused of prostitution
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted a so-called “delivery health” sex business in Taito Ward for allegedly providing sex services in violation of the law, reports the Sankei Shimbun ... ( read original story ...)
Stronger, faster, but not higher: Tokyo Olympics to warn on weed
Skateboarding and surfing, two counter-culture pursuits with reputedly high rates of drug use, are among the sports that will be contested at Tokyo 2020. (This story has not been edited by Business ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe to meet Iran’s Khamenei, Rouhani this week
Abe had spoken to U.S. President Donald Trump by telephone to discuss Iran, Suga told a news conference. On a four-day visit to Japan last month, Trump welcomed Abe's help in dealing with Iran after ... ( read original story ...)
The G20 summit will be a crucial test of Justin Trudeau’s foreign-policy mettle
Next week’s G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, will measure Justin Trudeau’s weight ... We need better rules on state subsidies, state-owned enterprises and intellectual property. The G20, as the designated ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics next year: Faster, Stronger, but not Higher
TOKYO — The famous Olympic motto is Faster, Higher, Stronger. Next year in Tokyo, it could be shortened to only "Faster and Stronger." Higher is out. Load Error That was part of a warning on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya-based firm develops tech to let autonomous cars know if driver is holding the wheel
Sumitomo Riko Co., a Nagoya-based auto parts maker, has developed a system that can determine whether a driver is holding the steering wheel, a piece of technology that could prove to be indispensable ... ( read original story ...)
Tohoku residents try to keep memory of 3/11 quake and tsunami alive through VR and wreckage
But eight years on from the earthquakes and tsunami that shook the nation to its core, schools, municipalities and museums in the Tohoku region devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic CEO reminds all: Cannabis is banned in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Cannabis has been legalized in some parts of ... a violation of law and that needs to be thoroughly communicated." Speaking Tuesday at a news conference, Muto said the issue was not on ... ( read original story ...)
The Highlights & Distinctions of Osaka – Tokyo’s Younger Sibling
In fact, during Japan’s Edo and Meiji eras, Osaka was considered Japan’s merchant city – a city of business owners rather than farmers. This is why people are much more boisterous than those in Tokyo. ... ( read original story ...)