(Reuters) -- U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter Venture Global has signed a 20-year deal to supply Japan's top city gas provider, Tokyo Gas, with 1 million metric tons per annum (mtpa) of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers’ union to target $77 monthly base pay hike next year
A Japanese labour union group representing major manufacturers said on Wednesday that it would seek an increase of at least 12,000 yen ($77) in monthly base pay for next year, the same target as this ... ( read original story ...)
AI and typhoons: Tech brings winds of change to extreme weather forecasts
Weather forecasters are pitting artificial intelligence against natural disasters. They're using the rapidly advancing tech to help predict the path of typhoons. ( read original story ...)
Survey: 1 in 10 new apartments in Tokyo resold within a year
As Tokyo’s property market continues to surge, a growing number of newly built apartments are being flipped within a year of purchase, signaling the rise of speculative investments. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei surges after Wall Street’s gains
TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average surged on Wednesday (Nov 26), with tech stocks leading the charge in a broad-based rally after Wall Street closed higher overnight on increasing prospects of an ...
Japan’s Nikkei rises 2% after Wall Street’s gains, tech leads charge
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose 2% on Wednesday, with tech stocks leading the charge in a broad-based rally after Wall Street closed higher overnight on increasing prospects of an interest ...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Osaka Expo mascot Santa doll displayed in Kobe
Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun, a newspaper for children. This is perfect material for anyone studying Japanese who has learned hiragana and katakana. We encourage ... ( read original story ...)
Ako Shimada: Translating the Japanese Business Style
Ako Shimada, the general counsel for Ushio America and Ushio Europe Group, says there is a significant challenge to working out issues between Japanese and American executives. ( read original story ...)
Japan Society Business + Policy Forum Presents US – Japan Conference: Navigating Business, Economy, & Technology This May
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Immediately following Prime Minister Kishida's official state visit to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rapidus plans to build 1.4-nm chip facility as race with TSM heats up: report
Japan's Rapidus is set to start construction on a second plant in Hokkaido in fiscal 2027, while the production of 1.4-nm chips is slated to begin as early as 2029. ( read original story ...)
Japanese business mood improves despite gloomy data
TOKYO (AP) — The mood among big Japanese corporations is unexpectedly upbeat despite recent data showing the recovery appears to be stalling. The Bank of Japan’s quarterly “tankan” business survey ... ( read original story ...)
Nepathya’s Japan Tour 2025 ends on a high note in Osaka
Following their successful concerts in Nagoya and Tokyo, Nepathya-Nepal's premier folk-rock band-captivated audiences in Osaka, concluding their Japan Tour 2025 in style. ( read original story ...)
Ferris wheel riders stranded for hours in Osaka
A Ferris wheel in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, came to an emergency stop on Tuesday, leaving riders trapped in their gondolas. It took nine hours to rescue everyone. ( read original story ...)
20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka after lightning strike
OSAKA – About 20 people were rescued from a giant Ferris wheel in Osaka prefecture hours after lightning caused the 123m tall structure to stop moving in the late afternoon of Nov 25, the operator and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo said to be mulling changing fixed-fee hotel tax to 3%
NHK has learned that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is considering revising a tax on hotel stays from a fixed amount to 3 percent of accommodation fees. Tokyo introduced the tax in 2002 to help ... ( read original story ...)
China’s pressure on Japan is a familiar tactic that could last for some time
Just days after China issued an advisory against traveling to Japan, the cancellations started. About 3,000 Chinese visit Rie Takeda's tearoom in an alley in Tokyo's historic Asakusa district every year. ( read original story ...)