Japanese oil refiners believe concrete regulations and frameworks are needed to encourage airlines to use sustainable aviation fuel and develop supply chains to support decarbonization efforts, the head of the industry lobby group said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Names Japan’s Ex-Defense Chief as Cabinet Consultant
Taiwan named a former head of the Japanese defense forces as an adviser, according to officials in the archipelago’s government, a move coming as the two governments deal with China’s increasing assertiveness. ( read original story ...)
A destitute Osaka district faces erasure
Authorities aim to 'gentrify' Kamagasaki, once Japan's largest day laborer district, by displacing the many homeless who have sought refuge there. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court finds student pressured prof. into giving hugs, nixes forced resignation
The district court here on March 19 invalidated the forced resignation of a university professor over alleged sexual misconduct toward a fema ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s space debris firm Astroscale to tie up with India’s Digantara, Bellatrix Aerospace
By Kantaro Komiya and Nivedita Bhattacharjee TOKYO/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Japan's Astroscale, a company specialised in removing orbital junk, has agreed with Bengaluru-based space companies Digantara ... ( read original story ...)
Stone Brewing-anchored Henrico warehouse sold to JLL division for $40M
The sale of the Sapporo-Stone building is the latest in a trend of high-dollar industrial real estate deals to close in recent months in eastern Henrico. ( read original story ...)
Fil-Am Nation, Nagoya team test mettle in Pinoyliga Global Cup
A select team of Fil-Am Nation and Nagoya Gakuin University lead the participating teams that will vie for supremacy in the first Pinoyliga Global Invitational Cup that starts this Saturday at Enderun ... ( read original story ...)
Man given suspended prison term for assisting daughter in Sapporo decapitation
On March 12, the Sapporo District Court handed psychiatrist Osamu Tamura a 16-month prison term, suspended for four years. The sentence was well short of the 10-year term sought by the prosecution. ( read original story ...)
In Osaka, a destitute district faces erasure
Authorities aim to 'gentrify' Kamagasaki, once Japan's largest day-labor market, by displacing the numerous homeless who have sought refuge there. ( read original story ...)
What is ‘The Future City’ in the coming EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai? 12 exhibitors showcase their future societies
The Future City Pavilion of EXPO 2025 Osaka, Kansai was completed. 12 Japanese leading manufacturers and organizations showcases their innovations for the future society. ( read original story ...)
“Osaka should know better than to erase all evidence of Expo 2025”
Osaka should reconsider its plan to dismantle all pavilions at the upcoming Expo 2025 given the enduring legacy of its first expo 55 years ago, writes Paul French. On 14 April, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka powers past Samsonova into Miami third round
For the second year in a row, Naomi Osaka and Liudmila Samsonova faced off in the second round of the Miami Open presented by Itaú. And for the second year in a row, former World No. 1 Osaka came away ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s core inflation hits 3% in February, keeps alive BOJ rate-hike bets
Japan's core consumer prices rose 3.0% in February from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, staying above the central bank's 2% target and reinforcing market expectations of further ... ( read original story ...)
Japan core inflation rose 3% in February, bolstering expectations of interest rate hikes
Japan's core inflation beat expectations and came in at 3% in February, government data showed on Friday, bolstering the case for further interest rate hikes. ( read original story ...)
Japan Consumer Inflation Slowed in February Due to Energy Subsidies
Japan’s consumer inflation slowed in February thanks to the government’s reintroduction of energy subsidies but remained well above the Bank of Japan’s target of 2%. ( read original story ...)
Most Japan firms stay committed to diversity despite US moves, Reuters survey shows
More than three-quarters of Japanese companies have no plan to pull back from promoting workplace diversity and decarbonisation despite recent policy changes in the United States, a Reuters survey ... ( read original story ...)