“I guess it could mean, “dosoku de fumikomuna*.” (*Note: I’d translate that as “Better mind your own business.”) “They really aren’t thinking about Japanese people.” “It has to have a message for Japan.” The Times of Israel ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | SoftBank confirms deal to sell Flipkart stake to Walmart
TOKYO — The head of Japanese technology company SoftBank Group Corp. said Wednesday it has reached an agreement to sell its stake in Indian e-commerce company Flipkart to Walmart. Softbank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son did not give details in confirming ... ( read original story ...)
Ahead of Trump-Kim summit, Japanese abductees’ families push US to help secure their release
She never came. She had been kidnapped, and he’s never seen her since. “I have no memory [of her],” Iizuka told ABC News. His mother, Yaeko Taguchi, is one of several Japanese citizens allegedly abducted by North Korea in the 1970s to teach top North ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s scandal-hit Finance Ministry holds seminars on preventing sexual harassment
TOKYO, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Finance Ministry on Wednesday held seminars for its senior officials aimed at preventing sexual harassment following the recent resignation of the ministry's top bureaucrat over sexual harassment claims. In an unprecedented ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | The Latest: Moon, Abe discuss N. Korea’s denuclearization
Moon met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday shortly after a three-way meeting in Tokyo with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. A Japanese official says Moon and Abe agreed to work together to figure out the necessary steps for North Korea to give up ... ( read original story ...)
(LEAD) S. Korea, China, Japan to cooperate on trilateral business ties
SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, China and Japan on Wednesday agreed to cooperate on promoting a trilateral free trade pact for mutual economic growth on the sidelines of a summit of their leaders in Tokyo. In a joint statement adopted in Japan, the ... ( read original story ...)
Finance Ministry officials given lectures on sexual harassment
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Finance Ministry on Wednesday gave senior officials a training course with the aim of preventing sexual harassment following the recent resignation of its top bureaucrat who allegedly sexually harassed a female reporter. ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Toyota reports improved quarterly profit despite incentives
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. is reporting its quarterly profit rose 21 percent as cost cuts and booming sales in some markets offset the damage from higher U.S. incentives. Toyota, which makes the Camry sedan, Prius hybrid and Lexus luxury models, on ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Leaders of Japan, China, SKorea hold talks focused on NKorea
TOKYO (AP) — The rapidly evolving situation on the Korean Peninsula and U.S. threats to free trade were likely agenda items as China, Japan and South Korea sat down Wednesday for their first trilateral summit in more than two years. The meeting comes ... ( read original story ...)
Leaders of Japan, China, SKorea agree to co-operate on NKorea
"We must lead the ongoing momentum toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and achieve peace and stability in Northeast Asia," Abe told a joint news conference in Tokyo. Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura said the ... ( read original story ...)
Leaders of Japan, China, SKorea hold talks focused on NKorea
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 ...)