While the Sapporo area has enough winter attractions to easily fill an itinerary of several days or more, for those short on time, this moderately-paced itinerary offers a taste of some of the city's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan eases immigration rules for workers
Japan's parliament has approved a controversial new law allowing hundreds of thousands of foreigners into the country to ease labour shortages. From next April foreigners will be allowed to take up jo... ( read original story ...)
Japan to open doors to 345,000 foreign workers as labour pool ages
Japan started importing labourers in the early 1990s ... culminating with an all-caps classic: "FAKE NEWS THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!" Starting at 7 a.m. this morning, he was right back at it, posting a ... ( read original story ...)
TN25: Naomi Osaka Wins Best In Press Award
Naomi Osaka exploded onto the tennis scene in 2018 on the court and she was pretty dominant in the press room as well. Photo Source: AP Welcome to the inaugural Tennis Now 25, where we celebrate the b... ( read original story ...)
Osaka celebrates winning bid to host Expo 2025, despite reservations
People in Osaka were celebrating Saturday after the news that the western Japanese city has been picked to host the World Exposition in 2025, though some noted that such expos may not draw as many for... ( read original story ...)
Local, national officials rejoice as Osaka wins World Expo 2025
I pay my deepest respect to the local governments, the business community, National Diet legislators and others involved in the bid as their 'all Japan' efforts proved successful." (Japanese original ... ( read original story ...)
Shrinking Japan OKs divisive bill to get more foreign labor
Japan is set to approve legislation that would officially open the door to foreign workers to do unskilled jobs and possibly eventually become citizens. Lawmakers were due to vote late Friday on a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan household spending unexpectedly falls, casts doubt over fourth quarter recovery
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s household spending unexpectedly fell in October and real wages slipped for a third straight month, adding to concerns about the strength of the economy as global trade ... ( read original story ...)
Japan firms see trade war, sales tax pressuring economy in 2019
TOKYO (Reuters) - Most Japanese firms expect flat or weaker domestic growth next year and are even more pessimistic about global growth amid concerns over the impact of the U.S.-China trade war and a ... ( read original story ...)
One Marine rescued, another dead and five missing after midair collision off Japanese coast
“We plan to keep at it all through the night,” Adm. Katsutoshi Kawano, chief of the Japan Self-Defense Forces’ Joint Staff, said at a news conference. The U.S. Marine Corps initially said a “mishap” t... ( read original story ...)
2 US warplanes crash off Japan; 1 dead, 5 missing
TOKYO (AP) -- One of two crew members recovered after two U.S. warplanes collided and crashed off Japan's coast early Thursday is dead and five others remain missing, the U.S. military said. The Marin... ( read original story ...)
5 U.S. marines missing after planes collide off Japan coast
A marine refuelling plane and a fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Japan's southwestern coast after colliding early Thursday, and rescuers found two of the seven crew members, one of them ... ( read original story ...)
Five Marines missing after two U.S. aircraft collide, crash into sea off Japan
“We plan to keep at it all through the night,” Katsutoshi Kawano, chief of the Japanese Self-Defence Forces’ Joint Staff, told a news conference. The incident adds to a growing list of U.S. military a... ( read original story ...)
Japan arrests North Korea man for ‘fraud,’ report says
In a sign Tokyo may be stepping up pressure on the Kim Jong Un regime as denuclearization talks are delayed, Japanese police arrested a North Korean passport holder for working as a "key North Korean ... ( read original story ...)
Second U.S. Marine found, five missing, after midair collision off Japan coast
“The incident is regrettable, but our focus at the moment is on search and rescue,” Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya told a news conference, according to news agencies. “Japan will respond appr... ( read original story ...)
Second crew member rescued after US Marine Corps planes collide near Japan, as 5 remain missing
A second crew member has been found in the Pacific Ocean near Japan where two Marine Corps aircraft collided while refueling in mid-air early Thursday during a training exercise, a Marine Corps spokes... ( read original story ...)