TOKYO — South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Japan on Wednesday to join leaders from Japan and China in a summit that is expected to focus on North Korea's nuclear program and on improving the sometimes-frayed ties among the three northeast ... ( read original story ...)
China, Japan and South Korea highlight unity amid North Korea moves
TOKYO (Reuters) - The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea met in Tokyo on Wednesday in a powerful gesture of solidarity against the backdrop of historic diplomatic moves by North Korea and a push for the isolated country to give up its nuclear weapons. ( read original story ...)
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 ...)
2020 Olympics could paralyse Tokyo’s famed 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 forcibly sterilized tens of thousands of ‘inferior descendants’ in a massive eugenics program
A Japanese government program to prevent the birth of so-called "inferior descendants" that saw tens of thousands sterilized, often without their consent, under a law not revoked until 1996. Most were physically or cognitively disabled. But others suffered ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to host G20 finance chiefs’ meeting over June 8-9 next year: minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that Japan will host a G20 financial leaders’ meeting in Fukuoka, western Japan, over June 8-9 next year. Japan will chair next year’s G20 leaders’ summit meeting in the western Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Three Members of μ’s will Join “Love Live! Sch- Fes Thanksgiving Festival” in Osaka as Special Guests
Go! Shan-Shan Land in Osaka" as special guests. The nine-member VA unit for the first Love Live! anime series held their "final" concert back in March 2016 and it has been very rare for its members to appear in the real Love Live!-related events since then. ( 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 ...)
South Korea’s Moon says Japan, North Korea should talk: Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and North Korea should begin talks to normalize relations between the two countries and contribute to peace and stability in the region, South Korean President Moon Jae-in told a Japanese newspaper on Tuesday. "In particular ... ( read original story ...)