After its raucous move to freeze fish in an ice rink, this time, Japan had made it clear to continue freezing different fish and aquatic animals as a tradition in celebrating the Sapporo Snow Festival. Animal rights activists thought that the tradition ... ( read original story ...)
Press rewind: Trump, Tokyo and a welcome back to the 1980s
In response, Toyota said it would invest $10bn in the US over the next five years. But analysts say the tough talk on cars won't end until Tokyo offers up some major concessions elsewhere, in particular on agriculture. To protect its farmers, Japan places ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's property lending tops charts amid investment craze
TOKYO -- Lending to Japan's real estate sector climbed 15.2% to a record in 2016, supported by brisk property investment amid rising land prices and the central bank's negative interest policy. While this investment boom has yet to result in an asset ... ( read original story ...)
Correction: Japan-Shaping Sound story
TOKYO - In a story Feb. 7 about engineer Yasuhisa Toyota's work in concert halls, The Associated Press reported erroneously that he founded his company. He is not the founder of Nagata Acoustics. A corrected version of the story is below: Concert halls ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to expedite green card issuance to skilled professionals
"We are trying to make Japanese business environment better for the foreign companies through introducing a new type of green card system," Shigeki Maeda, Executive Vice President, Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) told reporters here. A ... ( read original story ...)
Trump's views don't always align with what's said in Japan
You look at what China's doing, you look at what Japan has done over the years. They play the money market, they play the devaluation market and we sit there like a bunch of dummies." Trump, speaking to U.S. business executives on Jan. 31. — "I think ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Singapore lead Asia in copyright protection
TOKYO -- Japan came in fourth out of 45 countries in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's latest ranking of intellectual property protection, moving up from ninth place a year ago. The U.S. business lobby now rates Japan the highest in Asia, ahead of Singapore ... ( read original story ...)