Japan's factory output fell for a second consecutive month in October, as stalling global demand and lingering supply bottlenecks put a lid on Japanese manufacturers' production plans. The feeble ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Oct Factory Output Extends Decline With Larger-Than-Expected Dip
Japan's factory output fell for a second consecutive month in October, as stalling global demand and lingering supply bottlenecks put a lid on Japanese manufacturers' production plans. The feeble ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Industrial Production Slips 2.6% In October
Industrial output in Japan fell a seasonally adjusted 2.6 percent on month in October, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ... ( read original story ...)
Cool Japan, Japan’s Pop Culture Promoter Abroad, May Be Eliminated
Cool Japan is what the Japanese government uses to promote pop culture like anime and manga abroad, but without tourism, it has gone into debt. ( read original story ...)
Japan Industrial Output Declines 2.6% In October
Industrial production in Japan was down a seasonally adjusted 2.6 percent on month in October, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan awaits same-sex marriage ruling crucial to future LGBTQ rights
A Japanese court will decide on Wednesday whether bans on same-sex marriages are constitutional, a ruling that could set the future course of LGBT rights in the only G7 nation that does not allow such ... ( read original story ...)
Elusive Alibaba founder Jack Ma living in Tokyo for past six months, report says
Jack Ma, the elusive founder of Chinese tech giant Alibaba, was found in Tokyo after having seemingly gone missing for six months. ( read original story ...)
Alibaba founder Jack Ma living in Tokyo since China’s tech crackdown
Jack Ma, the Alibaba founder and once the richest business leader in China, has been living in central Tokyo for almost six months, amid Beijing’s continuing crackdown on the country’s technology ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba founder Jack Ma hiding out in Tokyo, reports say
Billionaire rarely seen in public since criticising attitude of China’s regulators towards tech firms in 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
As Japan Targets Record-Breaking Influx Of Tourists, This Company Could Be Strategically Placed To Serve Millions
Before the global coronavirus pandemic outbreak in 2019, a record 32 million tourists visited Japan. The majority of international visitors arrived from East Asian regions, with Korean, Chinese, and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s extra budget passes lower house, defence spending in focus
Japan's second supplementary stimulus budget for this fiscal year, amounting to 29 trillion yen ($210 billion), cleared the lower house of parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for final approval in ... ( read original story ...)
Eisai shares plunge 10% in Tokyo after report of death in Alzheimer’s trial
Shares in Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co headed for their biggest plunge in more than a year on Tuesday after a report that a woman in a trial of the company's Alzheimer's disease treatment died. ( read original story ...)
Myanmar detention was ‘hell,’ says freed Japanese filmmaker
Toru Kubota, who was jailed for nearly four months, called on Tokyo to take a tougher stance against human rights abuses in the military-controlled country. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM seeks to increase defence budget to 2% of GDP in fiscal 2027
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has required cabinet Ministers to increase the nation's defence budget to around 2 per cent of GDP in the fiscal year of 2027 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Retail Sales Rise 4.3% On Year In October
The value of retail sales in Japan was up 4.3 percent on year in October, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
Baidu Japan Launches World’s First Kaomoji Avatar NFT Project
CryptoSimeji, which sold out within hours, marks Baidu Japan's first step into Web 3.0SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Baidu ... ( read original story ...)