Miho Nakashima stood in a bathing suit in Tokyo on Sunday next to a 100-year-old ginkgo tree, her body painted head-to-toe in green leaves and brown branches. Her message was clear, and she repeated ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Shares Open Lower After Wall St Falls
Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday, weighed down by overnight falls of New York tech shares, while players waited for global central bankers to kick off their annual Jackson Hole meeting. ( read original story ...)
Century-old gingko trees may be chopped down under Tokyo redevelopment plan
The plan would take more than a decade to carry out and has mounting opposition from conservationists, civic groups, neighbors and sports fans. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Companies Are Making Big Promises to Boost Their Stock Prices
Japanese companies, long viewed as moribund, are trying to change how investors think about them by promising better growth, governance and returns. Snack maker Calbee said earlier this year that it ... ( read original story ...)
The demolition work is finally completed… The buyer and intermediary reveal the whole story of the “Takumi Gumi Headquarters Sale”.
The demolition of the Takumi Gumi office, one of the symbols of the Japanese chivalry world, is finally coming to an end. However, even to this day, the plan for the use of the former site has not ... ( read original story ...)
You can now reportedly buy Starlink kits at a Costco in Japan
A Costco store in Japan reportedly started selling SpaceX's Starlink kits on Thursday, marking the first time SpaceX has sold its hardware in a physical store. ( read original story ...)
The fishy business of China’s outrage over Japan’s release
Japan has called on China to remove a total ban on its seafood products, imposed after Tokyo began the scientifically-endorsed release of treated water from its Fukushima nuclear plant.China, the ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima: The fishy business of China’s outrage over Japan’s release
Japan has called on China to remove a total ban on its seafood products, imposed after Tokyo began the scientifically-endorsed release of treated water from its Fukushima nuclear plant. China, the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Cement wins two CIOB Green Awards
The Gold Award in the category was won by Tokyo Supermix (Pvt) Limited; Tokyo Cement Group’s Ready-Mix Concrete (RMC) business unit, in recognition of the comprehensive Wastewater Recycling System ... ( read original story ...)
Japan released treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the ocean. Experts say it’s safe, but one would avoid the fish.
Japan is releasing treated water from the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the ocean. Some are concerned about the environmental impact but experts say it's safe. ( read original story ...)
Neighbors of Japan, including South Korea and China, express fear as treated radioactive wastewater released
Residents from South Korea, China, Hong Kong, and Macau are considering removing seafood from their diet over fears of how Japan’s nuclear waste release may contaminate the ocean. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo taxi firm to dismiss 600 drivers as virus batters business
A taxi operator in Tokyo plans to dismiss all 600 or so of its drivers because it expects business to further deteriorate under the state of emergency declared over the new coronavirus outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
China bans seafood from Japan after the Fukushima nuclear plant begins its wastewater release
Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has begun releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. In a live video from a control room at ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan’s neighbors, fear and frustration are shared over radioactive water release
Public fears and frustrations are being shared in Japan's neighboring countries about the release of treated radioactive wastewater from a crippled nuclear power plant ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean Leader, a Biden Friend, Faces Challenge Over Japan’s Radioactive Water
As Yoon Suk Yeol seeks closer ties with Tokyo, many South Koreans are protesting its discharge of nuclear-plant water into the sea. ( read original story ...)
China bans seafood from Japan after Fukushima nuclear plant begins releasing wastewater
The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant is releasing treated radioactive water into the ocean, prompting China to ban seafood from Japan. ( read original story ...)