Japan real wages rise in positive sign for consumption

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese workers’ inflation-adjusted real wages rose for the first time in four months in March, government data showed, in a sign of a gradual increase in salaries that should help stimulate consumer spending. The data will be ... ( read original story ...)

Getting Inked In Tokyo: 3 Female-Friendly Tattoo Studios

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Japan Seeks Its Economic Mojo in the Stuff That Makes the Stuff

Japan also had several false starts over the past quarter-century, only to stumble back into the doldrums. If this time is different, one big reason will be companies like Irie Koken. Mr. Irie said business had not been this good since he took over as the ... ( read original story ...)

Finance Ministry ‘sisters’ needed

There are distinct reasons the #MeToo movement has not gained much traction in Japan, as compared with other countries. It is no surprise that there are almost no senior-ranking women at the Finance Ministry. Again, this is much more than just a gender ... ( read original story ...)

In Japan, Remarks By Finance Minister Spark #Metoo Outrage

Women in Japan rallied in Tokyo to protest remarks made by the country's finance minister that appeared to downplay charges of sexual harassment against his former deputy. Carrying signs in Japanese and English, reading #metoo and #WithYou, protesters ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese drug maker Takeda to buy Ireland’s Shire

TOKYO — Japanese drugmaker Takeda has agreed to buy Shire for 46 billion pounds ($62.4 billion) in cash and stock, one of the biggest deals ever in the pharmaceuticals industry, the companies said Tuesday. Takeda will pay the equivalent of 49.01 pounds ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO | Japanese drug maker Takeda to buy Ireland’s Shire

TOKYO — Japanese drugmaker Takeda has agreed to buy Shire ... The share price in both companies rose on the news — Shire’s by 4 percent to 40.16 pounds, and Takeda’s by the same rate to 4,638 yen. Takeda obtained a $31 billion bridge loan to ... ( read original story ...)

2020 Olympics could paralyse Tokyo’s subway, study warns

Tokyo’s subway system is famed for its cleanliness and efficiency but also its carriage-busting crowds, and a crush of visitors for the 2020 Olympics could paralyse it, a new study has warned. Professor Azuma Taguchi of Tokyo’s Chuo University used a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan and North Korea should talk, South Korea’s Moon says

"If Japan-North Korea relations are normalized ... A high-ranking North Korean official visited the Chinese city of Dalian this week, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said on Tuesday, citing multiple anonymous sources. The North Korean official flew ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks open mixed amid worries over Iran deal

Tokyo stocks opened mixed on Tuesday as worries that US President Donald Trump may leave the Iran nuclear deal weighed on the market. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged down 0.06 percent or 13.87 points to 22,453.29 in early trade while the broader Topix ... ( read original story ...)