“Whether Japan implements additional measures depends on South Korea’s response,” he told a news conference after a cabinet meeting. South Korea's benchmark index .KS11 fell after the minister's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Wages Fall Again, Adding to Concerns Over Tax Hike
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s wages dropped for a fifth month, adding to concerns over the resilience of consumer spending as a sales tax increase approaches in October. Labor cash earnings fell 0.2% in May ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-Korea Spat Threatens to Upend Global Technology Chain
Sign up here. Resurgent tensions between Japan and South Korea threaten to wallop chipmakers from Samsung Electronics Co. to SK Hynix Inc., upsetting a carefully choreographed global supply chain by ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tries to please Rugby World Cup fans with rethink on tattooed bather ban
Tourism officials near Sapporo, which will host England v Tonga, said they would leave individual onsen owners to decide whether to admit tattooed bathers, according to the Kyodo news agency. The ... ( read original story ...)
Yokozuna start strongly in Nagoya
NAGOYA - Yokozuna Hakuho survived a scare against new komusubi Abi on Sunday to open the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament with a win and start off strong in his campaign for a record-extending 43rd ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan concerned over Iran’s uranium enrichment
Japan is expressing serious concern over Iran’s decision to ... compliance with its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers in 60 days. Abbas Araghchi told a news conference Sunday that he cannot ... ( read original story ...)
Consadole, Yamaga share spoils
SAPPORO - Promoted Matsumoto Yamaga held Consadole Sapporo to a 1-1 draw thanks to some good work from keeper Tatsuya Morita on Sunday. The hosts took the lead seven minutes in at Sapporo Dome, when ... ( read original story ...)
Japan scopes out future Arctic research in Cambridge Bay
(Polar Knowledge Canada) A Japanese research institute is seeking to deepen its collaboration with Canadian scientists and Inuit to further research in the Arctic and understanding of the impacts of ... ( read original story ...)
Federal food agency defends transport of live horses for slaughter, human consumption in Japan
There have also been injuries, there have been deaths over the last several years," Breder told CBC News. "Generally speaking, the shipments are not safe for horses. We know that for a fact." Canada ... ( read original story ...)
Friction growing in Osaka over rising foreign population
Prior to Osaka’s hosting of the G20 confab ... underground minpaku deal directly with clientele in Chinese or Korean languages,” says a local news reporter. “Investigators told me ‘Even in the case of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan faces an uphill battle to reduce plastic consumption
Officially, Japan recycles 84 percent of the plastic it collects ... the producers of the in-depth news show “Closeup Gendai Plus” asked one of their directors to live without any plastic for three ... ( read original story ...)
Even the poop is cute at this Japanese museum
YOKOHAMA, Japan — Japan’s culture of cute makes no exceptions for poop. It gets a pop twist at the Unko Museum in Yokohama near Tokyo. Here, the poop is artificial, nothing like what would be in a ... ( read original story ...)
Demand for Tokyo Olympics tickets is already outrageous, second Japan lottery being planned
In fact, demand is already so incredible that according to the New York Daily News, organizers are being forced to plan a second ticket lottery for residents of Japan. Saying that the demand is ... ( read original story ...)
Grannies in Running Shoes Are Delivering Ramen for Uber in Japan
“The elderly are actually signing up for Eats couriers,” Khosrowshahi told Bloomberg News. “Eats has been a huge success for us in Japan. It is going to be a very effective introduction to the Uber ... ( read original story ...)
This Reporter Asks a Lot of Questions. In Japan, That Makes Her Unusual.
said David Kaye, the United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of expression and a clinical professor of law at the University of California at Irvine, who has raised concerns about the ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul dissolves Japan fund for Second World War sex slaves
A foundation set up to compensate victims of Japan's wartime sex slavery has been formally dissolved, South Korean officials said Friday, the latest chapter in a bitter dispute over the two countries' ... ( read original story ...)