Japanese reporter, 31, dies after 159 hours of overtime

Early this year, a government spokesman told Bloomberg News that Japan needs to "end the norm of long working hours so people can balance their lives with things like raising a child or taking care of the elderly." Companies have been joining the effort ... ( read original story ...)

Carlos Sainz Jr can’t explain big Japanese GP practice crash

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Yokohama to exhibit at 45th Tokyo Motor Show 2017

Yokohama Rubber announced that it will participate in the 45th Tokyo Motor Show 2017, to be held at Tokyo Big Sight from October 25 through November 5 (open to the general public from October 28). Commemorating the 100th anniversary of its founding this ... ( read original story ...)

Japan adventure in Osaka and Kyoto

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Valtteri Bottas set for Japanese Grand Prix grid penalty

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Japanese reporter died after clocking 159 hours of overtime

Excessive hours are such a big problem that there's even a Japanese word for death by overwork: karoshi. According to a news story published by NHK, Miwa Sado had worked 159 hours of overtime in the month before her death. The circumstances of Sado's death ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Market Report News Headlines | Reuters

Japan's Nikkei share average scaled a fresh two-year peak on Friday and posted its fourth straight weekly gain, buoyed by the impact of a weaker currency as well as record highs on Wall Street. Japan's Nikkei share average scaled a two-year peak on Friday ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese GP: Toro Rosso’s Sainz set for 20-place F1 grid drop

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Japanese roots of Nobel winner Kazuo Ishiguro celebrated

"It's like a dream come true," his former teacher, 91-year-old Teruko Tanaka, told Kyodo News service at her home in Nagasaki. She saw Ishiguro when he visited the southern Japanese city after winning the 1989 Man Booker Prize for "The Remains of the Day." ( read original story ...)

Japanese woman dies after 150 giant hornet stings

The death occurred in mid-September but was only reported on Friday, making headline news on national bulletins ... Some 20 people die from hornets stings every year in Japan, according to public broadcaster NHK. ( read original story ...)