League resumes this Saturday, Socceroos goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak will have more reason than most to be celebrating. ( read original story ...)
Nissan officials face shareholders on red ink
Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida told shareholders Monday he is giving up half his pay after the Japanese automaker sank into the red amid plunging sales and plant closures in Spain and Indonesia. ( read original story ...)
10 of the best books set in Japan – that will take you there
This mix of great novels – featuring Murakami and Murata – uncovers the mystery of Japan in a way ‘documentarists about families living with robots’ never will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Pandemic Jobless Data Mask Woe For Millions: Experts
Economists forecast the unemployment rate in Japan will hit four percent by the end of the year, as the tourism and hospitality sectors suffer from border closures and people staying at home because ... ( read original story ...)
Scat feels better: digestive health of Japan deer improves as tourist snacks dwindle
Absence of tourists during coronavirus pandemic has led Nara’s revered deer back to traditional diets and better health ... ( read original story ...)
The 416 quadrillion reasons why Japan’s supercomputer is number 1
The imagined office in the video, like tens of thousands of its real-life equivalents around Japan, appears carefully prepared for the great return to work and new normal of life under Covid-19. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan calls China’s reported move on Hong Kong ‘extremely regrettable’
Japan's top government spokesman said on Tuesday China's move to pass national security legislation for Hong Kong, if confirmed, was "extremely regrettable" and undermined credibility in the 'one ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Says Coronavirus Border Controls in Place, Adding 18 Countries to Entry Ban
The Japanese government said existing border restrictions would remain in place except in cases involving humanitarian reasons. The country said it would add 18 countries to its entry ban from July 1, ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan denies conspiracy to oust Carlos Ghosn
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida speaks during Monday’s shareholders’ meeting in Yokohama, near Tokyo. Short Url TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. has blasted suggestions in media reports of a conspiracy within ... ( read original story ...)
Japan May industrial output drops 8.4% month/month
Japan's industrial output fell 8.4% in May from the previous month to mark a fourth straight month of declines, government data showed on Tuesday, underscoring the pain inflicted by the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s jobless rate rises to 2.9% in May: government
Japan’s jobless rate rose and the availability of jobs fell in May, government data showed on Tuesday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.9% in May, up from 2.6% in April, figures from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s fussy food shoppers finally go online amid pandemic
The coronavirus has forced Japan's notoriously fussy food shoppers to abandon doubts about online grocery stores, sending retailers such as Aeon Co scrambling to meet a surge in delivery demand. ( read original story ...)
Japan suffers record surge in landslides
Japan, a land that has long been stricken by earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons, has experienced a dramatic surge in landslides, as a result of heavy rainfall caused by climate change.It had 2,000 ... ( read original story ...)
The opening of Nintendo-themed park at Universal Japan to be delayed: report
It might be a little longer before Universal Studios Japan gets super. Reports have surfaced that the opening of a Nintendo-themed attraction at Universal Studios Japan will be delayed due to concerns ... ( read original story ...)
China Holds War Games As India, Japan Team Up to Train at Sea
China practiced targeting islands near the contested waters of the South China Sea as India and Japan both drilled in the strategic Malacca Strait. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus hits sour note with Hokkaido karaoke establishments
Karaoke establishments have been a persistent source of novel coronavirus clusters. While businesses in Sapporo have taken infection control seriously, many do not expect to recover from a plunge in ... ( read original story ...)