Japan's core machinery orders likely dropped in November after the previous month's jump, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, and a renewed state of emergency in the Tokyo area could dampen firms' ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean Court Orders Japan to Pay Compensation for Wartime Sexual Slavery
The ruling, which the Japanese government rejected, is likely to aggravate already chilly relations between the two key allies of the United States. ( read original story ...)
Kirin ranks top in beer sales in 2020 for 1st time in 11 years
Kirin Holdings Co. is estimated to have ranked top in sales of beer and beer-like drinks last year, overtaking Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. for the first time in 11 years, sales data released by major ... ( read original story ...)
Nanosheet-based electronics could be one drop away
Scientists at Japan's Nagoya University and the National Institute for Materials Science have found that a simple one-drop approach is cheaper and faster for tiling functional nanosheets together in a ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean court orders Japan to pay “comfort women,” WWII sex slaves, reparations
Calling it a "crime against humanity," the court says Japan's use of so-called "comfort women" should be subject to Korean law as its occupation of the country was illegal. ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo to ask for regional state of emergency
Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures will ask the central government to declare a state of emergency covering the Keihanshin region as early as on Jan. 9 to deal with the spread of COVID-19. Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka stands by COVID-19 tracing app that sent six alerts in seven months
With alerts limited to infectious contact, and no obligation to flag positive status, high volumes of messages were never expected, though the prefecture is working on enhancements. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama OTR & ATG unveil new combined identity ‘Yokohama Off-Highway Tires’
YOHT today released a new corporate identity, a new corporate logo, that draws on the 100 years plus the legacy of Yokohama ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka chocolate factory in hot water for asking job applicants’ weight, medical history
A factory in this west Japan prefecture for major food giant Meiji Co. has been asking applicants to provide their body weight, medical histo ... ( read original story ...)
Barty, Halep, Osaka lead stunning field for Melbourne Summer Series
World No.1 Ashleigh Barty will lead a field that includes 49 of the World's Top 50 at the Gippsland Trophy and Yarra Valley Classic in Melbourne. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo angered after S.Korea court orders Japan to compensate ‘comfort women’
A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan to compensate 12 women who were forced to work in its wartime brothels, a ruling that drew a strong rebuke from Tokyo and threatened to rekindle a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo angered after South Korea court orders Japan to compensate ‘comfort women’
A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan to compensate 12 women who were forced to work in its wartime brothels, a ruling that drew a strong rebuke from Tokyo and threatened to rekindle a ... ( read original story ...)
Senior IOC member says he’s not sure Tokyo Games will happen
A senior member of the International Olympic Committee has said he “can't be certain” the postponed Tokyo Olympics will open in just over six months ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul court orders Japan to pay damages over wartime sexual slavery
Japan denounces ruling as ‘unacceptable’ as row over sexual enslavement of women in the second world war enters new chapter ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean Court Orders Japan to Compensate Wartime Sex Slaves
The ruling, which Tokyo rejected, is likely to aggravate already chilly relations between the two key allies of the United States. ( read original story ...)
Spacewatch: Nasa joins Japan’s mission to study sun’s atmosphere
EUVST telescope will study how solar winds emanate from the sun, creating ‘space weather’ ... ( read original story ...)