Japan Plans Carrot-and-Stick Tax Changes to Drive Wage Gains

Japan will adopt a carrot-and-stick approach to boost pay for ... according to documents from the ruling coalition obtained by Bloomberg News. The changes will be in place from fiscal 2018 to 2020, and may see some small and medium companies reduce ... ( read original story ...)

Japan investors for township near Indore

why is there a hue and cry when Japanese firms get the contracts," Sinha said. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device. ( read original story ...)

14 Incredible Photos From Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival

The Sapporo Snow Festival is a wintery white paradise where castles, celebrities, and the nation’s favorite anime characters are brought to life in ice and snow. For a week every February, the city of Sapporo on Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido ... ( read original story ...)

Proof: It’s Dumping in Hokkaido, Japan

The post for the video which you can see above said: "They said on the news last night that Japan is going to experience a heavy snow cold La Niña winter. Conditions so far? "All time" does not do it justice. With that much snow stacked up, it's high time ... ( read original story ...

China marks Nanking Massacre by offering Japan ‘friendship’

the official Xinhua news agency said, telling them, "Lessons learned from the past can guide one in the future." In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga spoke of the importance of looking to the future. "The leaders of Japan and China have agreed ... ( read original story ...)

Behind bitcoin boom, Japanese retail investors pile in

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s army of retail investors, no strangers to high risk bets in the past, have emerged as a major force in bitcoin’s spectacular rally, now accounting for an estimated 30-50 percent of trading in the cryptocurrency as it spikes to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan court orders shutdown of nuclear reactor near volcano

TOKYO — A court has ruled that a nuclear reactor in southwestern Japan should not operate because it's too close to an active volcano and could be affected by a major eruption. The Hiroshima high court's decision Wednesday is likely to force the Unit 3 ... ( read original story ...)

US helicopter part crashes on Japanese school in Okinawa

These are external links and will open in a new window Part of a US helicopter has crashed on a school in Okinawa, Japan, renewing tensions with the local population. The window dropped on the school grounds, slightly injuring one boy, news agency Kyodo said. ( read original story ...)

Japan carmakers make fresh push on hydrogen stations

A consortium of Japanese auto giants on Tuesday announced plans to set up a new company next year to build more hydrogen refuelling stations, in an effort to bring fuel-cell cars into the mainstream. There are currently 2,200 fuel-cell cars in Japan with ... ( read original story ...)

Ex-U.S. deserter to North Korea who married Japan abductee dies

TOKYO -- Charles Jenkins, a U.S Army deserter to North Korea who married a Japanese abductee and lived in Japan after their release, has died. He was 77. Jenkins was found collapsed outside his home in Sado, northern Japan, on Monday and rushed to a ... ( read original story ...)