Sign up here to receive our newsletter. Citigroup Inc. will move its Japan headquarters and about 1,200 employees to a new building in Tokyo by the end of the third quarter, according to people familiar with the matter. The New York-based firm will ... ( read original story ...)
Shiga pair served murder warrants over slaying of Nagoya woman
NAGOYA – Two suspects in custody for allegedly dumping the body of a Nagoya woman in Shiga Prefecture have been served fresh arrest warrants for robbery and murder, police said. Officers not made clear whether Ichiya Nishida, 21, and an 18-year-old male ... ( read original story ...)
Ontario university students touring nuclear disaster site in Japan
A handful of Ontario university students are touring parts of Japan to better understand the devastating effects of the country's 2011 nuclear disaster and the problems that persist. Five graduate students from McMaster University's radiation sciences ... ( read original story ...)
Japan preparing for ‘cyberspace war’: North Korea
North Korea has accused Japan of building a cyberspace attack force in its military for attacking the computer systems of rival countries, under the pretext of self-defense. The Japanese Defense Ministry is planning to boost the size and capability of its ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japanese workers aren’t as concerned about robots stealing their jobs
MORIYA, JAPAN—Thousands upon thousands of cans are filled with beer, capped and washed, wrapped into six-packs and boxed at dizzying speeds — 1,500 a minute, to be exact — on humming conveyor belts that zip and wind in a sprawling factory near Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
North Korea: Japan conducts evacuation drills amid nuclear missile threat
Japan and the US are poised to try to shoot down any North Korean ... Pak Chol Hyon is a graphic designer for the state publishing house and spoke to North Korea's state news agency, KCNA, about his latest creations — two posters saying "Strongly condemn ... ( read original story ...)
Wreckage found of USS Indianapolis that was sunk by Japan, killing nearly 900
The wreckage of the USS Indianapolis has been located more than 70 years after it was sunk by Japanese torpedoes during World War II. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen announced Saturday that the research team from his company, Vulcan, searched 600 square ... ( read original story ...)