Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday weighed down by the US-China trade row ahead of this week's G20 summit and amid concerns over an escalation in US-Iran tensions. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was ... ( read original story ...)
Peter Pan remains a dangerous delusion for the Bank of Japan
What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." He was given the 2018 prize for excellence in opinion writing by the Society of Publishers in Asia for his Nikkei Asian Review work. ... ( read original story ...)
This Japanese town is trying to recycle all its waste
Plastic, paper, metal? In Japan's Kamikatsu, sorting rubbish isn't that simple. Residents face a mind-boggling 45 separate categories for their garbage as the town aims to be "zero-waste" by 2020. And ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka braces for unprecedented security measures ahead of G20 summit
“One of the advantages of Osaka is that we can convey to the world that it’s a really safe city,” said Osaka police chief Takahisa Ishida said last week at a news conference on G20 security. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and South Korea lag on climate action: UK asset manager
TOKYO -- Big companies in Japan and South Korea have fallen further behind Western peers in addressing climate change, according to a new report by top U.K. asset manager Legal & General ... ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asia’s trash, Japan Inc’s energy-generating treasure
TOKYO -- Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia are emerging as fertile markets for waste-to-power plants, and Japan hopes to use its expertise in the field to ... ( read original story ...)
China No Match For Japan in Southeast Asia Infrastructure Race
(Bloomberg) -- Japan is still winning the Southeast Asia infrastructure race against China, with pending projects worth almost one and a half times its rival, according to the latest data from Fitch ... ( read original story ...)
Speed dating scheme launches in Japan helping love-seekers find their ideal match with DNA
Down on their luck singles in Japan have taken a very modern approach to dating ... Of the attendees, four couples matched up according to Sora News. All had a DNA compatibility rating of more than 80 ... ( read original story ...)
Discovering a Japanese-Korean fusion feast in Osaka Ikuno Koreatown
Kim Ryun Gyu, 42, grew up in South Korea but moved to Osaka four years ago to take over the business his grandmother, Hwang Bok Ha, started in 1975. A very friendly worker from Vietnam named Nguyen ... ( read original story ...)
CEO Daily: From Beijing to Osaka, via Pyongyang
Financial Times China’s poker face. Guo Shuqing, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, said that even if the U.S. did increase tariffs on China it would have a “very limited ... ( read original story ...)
Drones, traffic, lockers restricted as security ramps up for G20 summit in Osaka
OSAKA, Japan - Security is being ramped up in Osaka and tension is gradually building ahead of next week's Group of 20 summit meeting, with restrictions on traffic, station lockers and drones steadily ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s rural economies cash in on foreign tourists
TOKYO -- Foreign tourist spending in rural parts of Japan is surging faster than it is nationwide. Consumption by overseas visitors in rural areas came to 1.036 trillion yen (about $9.67 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Without role models, Japan’s female bankers cut their own paths
TOKYO -- Female directors are carving out careers in Japan's male-dominated banking sector. One evening in February, seven of them, all of whom work at one of Japan's three mega banking groups ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hails Hachimura’s NBA selection as new era for sport
"This is a huge step forward for Japan," said Keisuke Tsutsumi, an office worker who follows the NBA. "It will take the sport to a new level here." Hachimura's junior high school coach Joji Sakamoto ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s thinnest ‘washi’ paper used for cultural property repairing
(Photo/Agencies) This picture taken on June 4, 2019 shows Takao Makino (L), head of Kibi conservation studio, repairing cultural property in Saitama, outside Tokyo. Once indispensible for the daily ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Financial Watchdog Orders Hacked Exchange Zaif to Improve Business
Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Service Agency (FSA), has issued a business improvement order to Japanese investment firm and Zaif crypto exchange operator Fisco. According to ... ( read original story ...)