TOKYO -- Japan's crackdown on licensed solar power providers who never began operations could set back renewable energy development in the country and put more facilities in the hands of a few major players. Like a number of its peers, Enblue was forced ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Bank of Nagoya names new president
May 12 Bank of Nagoya Ltd: * Says it has named Ichiro Fujiwara as the new President in the bank, to replace Masahiro Nakamura * Effective date June 23 Source text in Japanese: goo.gl/uKkU8O Further company coverage: (Beijing Headline News) Our Standards ... ( read original story ...)
Moritomo Gakuen to lose nursery license, Osaka mayor says
OSAKA – Moritomo Gakuen will now lose its nursery school license because it can’t secure enough qualified child care specialists to staff its Osaka city-based nursery school, Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura said Friday. “After an order to suspend ... ( read original story ...)
REFILE-Nikkei slips as 20,000 mark looms; earnings broadly well received
May 12 Japanese shares slipped from near 1-1/2-year highs on Friday as the market took a breather from its rally since mid-April, while trading was also influenced by a mixed bag of earnings with Nissan Motor rising on a surprise dividend hike. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Abe ready to go for broke on constitutional changes
TOKYO -- After years of biding his time, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is poised to make a serious attempt at revising the country's constitution. The changes he envisions would bestow constitutional recognition on the Self-Defense Forces, as well as ... ( read original story ...)
Deaf Japanese tourist detained in Honolulu alleges discrimination
HONOLULU -- A deaf Japanese tourist was illegally denied a sign-language interpreter while she was detained and interrogated after landing at the Honolulu International Airport, the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii said in a discrimination complaint. ( read original story ...)
Japan government names and shames 'black' companies violating labour laws
TOKYO The Japanese government for the first time released a nationwide list of over 300 companies that have violated labour laws, hoping this name-and-shame tactic would help eliminate abuses and prevent "karoshi," or death by overwork. In the list ... ( read original story ...)
Japan names and shames companies putting employees at risk of death by overwork
In February, Japan’s government launched a campaign urging employees to leave the office at 3pm – so much earlier than usual - on every last Friday of the month Reuters Numerous cases of people dying as a result of being overworked, known in Japan as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's SoftBank invests $500 million in UK tech start-up Improbable
The investment gives SoftBank a non-controlling stake in Improbable, and, according to the Financial Times, values the British company at over 1 billion pounds ($1.29 billion). The deal is the second major British investment by SoftBank in a year. Last ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips as 20,000 mark looms; earnings broadly well received
May 12 Japanese shares slipped from near 1-1/2-year highs on Friday as the market took a breather from its rally since mid-April, while trading was also influenced by a mixed bag of earnings with Nissan Motor rising on a surprise dividend hike. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Osaka rolls the dice on being Integrated Resort destination
Osaka, the less glitzy cousin of Tokyo, is pulling out all the stops to put itself at the forefront of Japan's move to roll out integrated resorts (IRs), even as the national government mulls over ways to ease concerns about social ills. Osaka, which is ... ( read original story ...)
WTS Yokohama in Japan: who's racing?
The line up for WTS Yokohama includes Olympic medallist Jonathan Brownlee. This will be Jonny’s first race of the 2017 season after having to pull out of the earlier races in Abu Dhabi and the Gold Coast. Jonny said: “It’s good to be back in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
'Proud to be Japanese' posters star Chinese woman
Japanese Twitter users have called the message behind the Kyoto poster "frightening" and "pathetic", reported news portal SoraNews24. The fact that it appeared in Kyoto, a major tourist destination, was not lost on many. One Twitter user said the "self ... ( read original story ...)
Office tower planned for downtown Vancouver inspired by Japanese lamp
With a design inspired by a Japanese lamp, a new highrise planned for 400 West Georgia Street could become a bright spot on Vancouver's often maligned architectural design scene. According to Westbank Development president Ian Gillespie, the 24 storey ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s fiscal 2016 current account surplus largest in nine years
Japan relies heavily on energy imports, with most of the country’s nuclear power plants offline since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The value of crude oil imports slid 16.1 percent from a year ago and that of liquefied natural gas slumped 26.6 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo by night: the good and the dark side
Back from Japan, in this article I will talk about my very first experience in Tokyo, and in particular, of what I appreciated more and less of this vibrant city the first night i walked along its streets. Tokyo in my opinion, is certainly one of those ... ( read original story ...)