Japan's crime rate increased for the first time in 20 years in 2022, as relaxed Covid-19 regulations may have led to a rise in instances of street crime, a police said on Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Honda outlines hydrogen power plans to go green
Honda is expanding the use of hydrogen to include trucks and construction equipment, electricity for buildings and even outer space, not just cars on the roads. Honda Motor Co. plans a new fuel cell ... ( read original story ...)
Governor Koike pitches Tokyo as tourist destination at London seminar
Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko is visiting London to promote her city as a tourist destination. The governor of Japan's capital is seeking to boost inbound tourism, which has been hit hard by the ... ( read original story ...)
Aitai Kuji Interview: What It Means to Be a Female Business Owner in Japan
In an exclusive interview with GameRant, Audrey Lamsam of Aitai Kuji, shares her insights as a working woman in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nomura Q3 net profit rises 11%
Nomura Holdings Inc , Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank, reported an 11% rise in quarterly net profit on Wednesday, as a partial stake sale in an affiliate lifted otherwise weak earnings. ( read original story ...)
Tokyu department store in Tokyo’s Shibuya closes after 55 years
The main outlet of Tokyu Department Store Company in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward closed for good on Tuesday after 55 years in business due to a redevelopment project. ( read original story ...)
VF CORPORATION OPENS NEW DESIGN COLLECTIVE AND REGIONAL OFFICE IN TOKYO
New design hub in Harajuku district will drive innovative product design and support expanded business growth across Asia-Pacific and beyond DENVER and TOKYO, Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VF ... ( read original story ...)
BOTEJYU Group and Viva Communications Inc. of Philippines Conclude Basic Agreement Aiming for Global Expansion
- BOTEJYU Group to Accelerate Activities to Convey Japanese Food Culture to North America, Middle East, and Rest of World - ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s chip equipment makers in the dark about new China export restrictions
Japanese makers of semiconductor manufacturing machinery and materials used to make chips said on Monday they had yet to hear from Japan's government about export restrictions that could directly or ... ( read original story ...)
Source: Dutch, Japanese join US limits on chip tech to China
Japan and the Netherlands have agreed to a deal with the U.S. to restrict China's access to materials used to make advanced computer chips, a person familiar with the agreement told The Associated ... ( read original story ...)
Risky Business: Japan Steps Out | Opinion
Despite constitutional limits, Japan has one of the world’s most technologically advanced armed forces (around 261,000 troops, fifth in global ranking) and one of the world’s ... ( read original story ...)
Whale meat vending machine business continues boom in Japan
Kyodo Senpaku launched three machines that peddle delicacies like whale sashimi, whale bacon, whale skin and whale steak. ( read original story ...)
Japan offers families tens of thousands of dollars to say goodbye to Tokyo
Giving people cash to abandon Tokyo is one way Japan’s government has been trying to deal with issues of overcrowding in the capital — and a shrinking population in most of the rest of the country. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Electron: Underfollowed EUV Niche Market Leader
Tokyo Electron is a semiconductor equipment manufacturer and the market leader in the EUV Coater/Developer space with a 100% market share. Read more here. ( read original story ...)
Risky Business: Japan Steps Out
Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has just visited Washington, drawing attention to how Japan is remaking its national security policy. He’s winning applause from Washington and hearing anguish in ... ( read original story ...)
Grocery store owner speaking out after shooting at business in Evendale
A grocery store owner is speaking out after someone allegedly fired shots into his business in Evendale. Days later, there's still a lot of damage left behind. "My 35 years never problem. First time," ... ( read original story ...)