A Korean family’s generational struggles with war, forbidden romance and business survival continue in the second season trailer for Apple TV+'s Pachinko, which dropped on Monday. Parallel storylines ... ( read original story ...)
Central Tokyo condo price down 16% in Jan-June
The average price of a new condominium in Tokyo's 23 central wards in the first half of 2024 dropped 16.3 percent from a year earlier to 108.6 million yen after hitting a record high the previous year ... ( read original story ...)
Calls for wage raises as Japan not achieving textbook productivity-led wage growth
It has long been said that to raise wages, an increase in labor productivity is required, but is that really the case? The Ministry of Health ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Tokyo-Osaka bullet train services partially halted after derailment
According to the operator, a maintenance train that lays ballast, or small rocks under rail tracks, collided with a halted maintenance train on a section of the line between Toyohashi and Mikawa-Anjo ... ( read original story ...)
What Makes An Olympic Athlete Female? The Rules Have Changed Since Tokyo
The rules for who can compete as a woman in the Olympics have changed—and they differ from sport to sport. Many sports have tightened restrictions for transgender women. ( read original story ...)
What Makes An Olympic Athlete Female? The Rules Have Changed Since Tokyo
The rules for who can compete as a woman in the Olympics have changed—and they differ from sport to sport. Many sports have tightened restrictions for transgender women. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Chief Pitches a New Path for Self-Driving Cars
Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder of SoftBank, is trying to rally automakers around the world to join forces on autonomous-driving technologies. ( read original story ...)
Korean Air Launches 787-10 On Tokyo Narita Route, Long-Haul To Follow
Korean Air Launches 787-10 On Tokyo Narita Route, Long-Haul To Follow is published in Aviation Daily, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 35 Million Tourist Bonanza in 2024: Great for Business, Not So Much for Overtourism
The weak yen has definitely boosted Japan's tourism industry, but as the country rides this wave of visitors, it’s going to be a tightrope walk — balancing the economic gains with the realities of ... ( read original story ...)
‘No choice but to go home’: Tokyo-Osaka bullet train halt disrupts tourists’ schedules
who was supposed to return to the Osaka head office of her company by Shinkansen after a business trip in Tokyo, booked a flight departing Haneda Airport shortly past noon instead of waiting for the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan attracts record 3.14 mln June visitors as weak yen draws travellers
Japan set a fresh record for monthly visitors in June, official data showed on Friday, as the weak yen fuelled a tourism boom that is becoming a key driver for the economy. ( read original story ...)
The Japanese way of recycling waste
Resonac and Sekisui are among Japan’s largest chemical companies, and smaller players like CFP Group are also helping create a waste-to-chemical infrastructure. CFP, which got its start in mechanical ... ( read original story ...)
Japan survey on jobs causing stiff shoulders ranks care workers ahead of teachers, nurses
A survey aiming to identify which occupations encounter the most shoulder stiffness has placed caregivers in the top spot with 70% of respond ... ( read original story ...)
20% of Japan firms have no medium-term plans, poll finds
A survey found that about 10% of companies with medium-term plans are considering changing the duration of their plans or making other reviews. ( read original story ...)
Gacha capsule toy business booms in Japan, with sights set abroad
Japan's capsule toy industry has come a long way from the corner of the supermarket, as it enjoys a new boom at home that is spurring ... ( read original story ...)
Big business and a flush of pride: Japan’s high-tech toilets are a life-changing soft power icon
This is no spa sanctuary, but a Japanese high-tech toilet that in many ways is the epitome of the nation’s innovativeness, sense of hygiene, and public consciousness. The soundtrack, while a momentary ... ( read original story ...)