Japanese companies need to pay attention; things are going to change. President Biden chaired the Judiciary Committee and the Foreign Relations Committee while in the Senate, and those are two areas ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Wants U.S. Back in the TPP. It Will Likely Have to Wait.
The Biden administration in no rush to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership as it reviews inherited trade policies and focuses on its domestic agenda. ( read original story ...)
Head of Tokyo Olympics reiterates games will not be canceled due to Covid
The head of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday was again forced to assure the world that the postponed games will open in just over three months ... ( read original story ...)
Japan scrapped a cartoon mascot meant to promote its plan to dump Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the sea
The mascot was pulled after just one day because people thought the cuteness of the character did not match the seriousness of the issue. ( read original story ...)
Japan to double inter-regional power grid to boost renewable energy-Nikkei
Japan aims to double its inter-regional power grid capacity by adding up to 23 gigawatts to help speed expansion of renewable energy such as offshore wind farms, the Nikkei business daily said on its ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka lodging houses used as morgues creates unease among residents
In a quiet residential neighborhood of southern Osaka, the transition of a private house licensed to take in lodgers into a so-called ... ( read original story ...)
Japan places Tokyo under month-long ‘quasi-emergency’ after COVID-19 surge
Japan placed Tokyo under a new, month-long state of "quasi-emergency" on Friday to combat surging COVID-19 infections, less than a month after the capital and host of the Summer Olympics lifted a ... ( read original story ...)
Marty Friedman’s “Tokyo Jukebox 3” and more, 5 Things To Know
You wouldn't think a heavy metal kid from Washington, D.C. would be a natural fit for the Land of the Rising Sun. But Japan, and Tokyo in particular, has been ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: 15 health ministry staffers test positive for coronavirus after Ginza party
The health ministry on Thursday revealed that it is upping coronavirus control measures after a farewell party held last month is believed to have been the source of an outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
Central Japan Railway: Challenges From Business Travel Recovery And Maglev Project Costs
Central Japan Railway operates the Tokaido Shinkansen, the 'bullet train' line that runs from Tokyo to Osaka - the main transport artery in Japan. The company faces two challenges; recovering ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. and Japan can take their time on China
The United States and Japan may soon have an improved joint plan to counter China's influence. President Joe Biden chose Yoshihide Suga, the Japanese prime minister, as his first in-person meeting ... ( read original story ...)
CoSport customers given “ridiculous” refund request deadline on Tokyo 2020 tickets
"Tokyo 2020 decided only to refund the face value of each ticket ... but customers in many other countries have been left in limbo. Some ATRs could go out of business because certain hotel and travel ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling party number two says calling off Tokyo 2020 an option if COVID-19 situation worsens
Cancelling the Tokyo 2020 Games could still be an option if the COVID-19 situation worsens, according to the second-ranked member of Japan’s ruling ... ( read original story ...)
Parked plane becomes restaurant in Tokyo
TOKYO >> Champagne flowed as fine food was served aboard an All Nippon Airways Boeing 777 aircraft on March 31 — but the plane’s wheels never left the ground. ( read original story ...)
Could Buying a Book Help Save Your Favorite Tokyo Restaurant?
This is a way for the community to stay inspired and have a way to support restaurants that they love,” says editor Sherry Zheng. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo based food-tech venture Next Meats debuts in alternative protein hotspot Singapore in 10 months after establishment
Next Meats, the Tokyo based alternative meat brand and purveyor of the world’s first plant-based yakiniku meats, made its debut in the alternative protein hotspot Singapore this week, just 10 months ... ( read original story ...)