by: Ines Kagubare, The Hill via Nexstar Media Wire Job : February 28, 2022 / 1:02 p.m. PST Update: February 28, 2022 / 1:02 p.m. PST (The Hill) – Toyota Motor Corporation, the Japanese multinational automaker, said on Monday it was suspending operations at the domestic plant starting Tuesday followingRead More →
A Tokyo court has ordered the state, a highway operator and others to partially halt construction of an underground tunnel in connection with a 2020 cave-in. The Tokyo District Court issued the decision on Monday on an injunction filed in May 2020. A group of residents near the construction siteRead More →
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The Japanese national flag flies in front of the construction site of a commercial building in Tokyo, Japan, February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Files Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register TOKYO, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Japan’s economic growth is likely to stall this quarter as coronavirus curbs andRead More →
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has urged officials of the country’s ruling party to make maximum efforts to rebuild its devastated economy. North Korean state media reported that a second conference of primary committee secretaries of the Workers’ Party of Korea began on Saturday. He said Kim Jong UnRead More →
“I am deeply attached to the people of Ukraine and Russia and consider the current conflict a tragedy for both of them,” Mikhail Fridman told staff at private equity firm LetterOne © Anna Gordon/Financial Times Mikhail Fridman, one of Russia’s richest men, said the war in Ukraine was a ‘tragedy’Read More →
Student council members and others at Anesaki High School in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture discuss proposals to change school rules, December 2021. (Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa) TOKYO — Why can girls only wear skirts? Why are there rules about the color of students’ underwear? Why areRead More →
BREAKING NEWS: North Korea fires MISSILE at Sea of Japan: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine raises global tensions North Korea fired an unidentified projectile eastward, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Sunday. This will likely be the last missile launch by the nuclear-armed country North Korea has resumed missileRead More →
Deaths in Japan hit a post-war record of 1,452,289 in 2021, and the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus was partly to blame. The Department of Health released preliminary population trend figures on Feb. 25, which show deaths rose by 67,745 from a year earlier, the highest number since theRead More →
Mitsuhiro Yoneda, CEO of Tsunagu Group Holdings Inc., speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on February 17, 2022. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) — An organization has been formed by messaging app provider Line Corp. and other companies involved in recruitment services to protectRead More →
International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan is traveling to Tokyo to boost UK trade and investment with a key G7 partner country. The two countries agreed to deeper cooperation on digital trade, climate action and the transition to clean energy. The UK’s Indo-Pacific tilt is helping to grow our trade relationshipRead More →
Shin Japan Heroes Universe isn’t the first time Godzilla and Evangelion have teamed up. The announcement of the Shin Japan Heroes Universe project got fans excited and it’s easy to see why. The project combines four of Japan’s biggest franchises into Godzilla, Evangelion, Ultraman, and Kamen Rider. It also featuresRead More →
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Pedestrians wearing protective face masks, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, are seen in a shopping district in Osaka, Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo on April 7, 2021. Mandatory Credit Kyodo/ via REUTERS Join now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Tokyo headline CPI in February upRead More →
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Japan, Foreign Minister Harsh V Shringla said on Thursday that Japan is a valued partner in India’s development journey. Addressing a conference “India-Japan: 70 Years of Cooperation and the Way Forward” organized by AnantaRead More →
Emperor’s Birthday is a national holiday in the Japanese calendar celebrated on the reigning Emperor’s birthday, which is currently February 23, as His Majesty the 126th Emperor Naruhito was born on that day in 1960. The new “Reiwa” era reign under His Majesty the Emperor began on May 1, 2019.Read More →
A proposal for the economic revitalization minister to double as immunization chief is in the works, with Japan aiming to decide on a new appointment by the end of March, according to people familiar with the situation. Noriko Horiuchi, Japan’s minister in charge of promoting COVID-19 vaccinations, gives an interviewRead More →
NIGS. Negros Occidental Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson with Negrense scholars who recently graduated from Miyakonojo Higashi High School in Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. (Capitol Photo) NINE Negrense High School students were among 170 students graduating from Miyakonojo Higashi High School (MHHS) in Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan on Saturday,Read More →
— Teprotumumab is marketed under the brand name TEPEZZA® in the USA — DUBLIN, February 23, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Horizon Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: HZNP) today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in a Phase 3 clinical trial (OPTIC-J) in Japan evaluating teprotumumab for the treatment of TED active. PDD isRead More →
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito turned 62 on Wednesday. Ahead of his birthday, he expressed his thoughts to the media at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The emperor said his heart aches when he thinks of people who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic and are struggling financially orRead More →
Born in Brazil but living in Japan for nearly two decades, Kleber Koike thinks winning may not be enough for him to secure a shot at the RIZIN Featherweight Championship. Set to headline Wednesday’s RIZIN Trigger 2 against veteran Ulka Sasaki at Ecopa Arena, a 15-minute drive from his homeRead More →
The Japanese stock market ended lower for the fourth consecutive session on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, as geopolitical uncertainty regarding Ukraine continued to weigh on investor sentiment. At the close, the 225-number Nikkei Stock Average fell 461.26 points, or 1.71%, to 26,449.61. The broader Topix index of allRead More →
Adelaide United skipper Stefan Mauk has said he has to leave the Reds to ‘test himself’ in Japan. Mauk will play his last game for Adelaide in Saturday’s Pride Game against Central Coast Mariners at Coopers Stadium before joining Japanese Second Division club Fagiano Okayama, where he will be aRead More →
(MENAFN-AFP) Tel Liyanto was not alive during the Japanese boom of the 1980s, but she loves the “timeless” City Pop hits of the era, which went viral thanks to a new generation of young international fans. The glamorous soundtrack that accompanied the country’s economic miracle is exploding in popularity decadesRead More →
Evgeniia Ozerkina/iStock via Getty Images The APAC economies of Japan and Australia have seen their paths diverge amid mixed COVID-19 Omicron developments. While COVID-19 cases in Japan continued to rise in early February, Australia saw virus-related disruptions ease, leading to a recovery in private sector output. Price trends also differed,Read More →
By Mark J. Ravina, University of Texas at Austin When did postwar Japan begin? And when did it end? The question is tricky enough that historians have two answers. We speak of a “short post-war period” and a “long post-war period”. How did Japan go from a war-ravaged and impoverishedRead More →
The Japanese stock market ended lower for the third consecutive session on Monday, February 21, 2022, as escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine dampened investors’ appetite for riskier assets. Uncertainty over the outlook for monetary policy also continued to weigh on markets ahead of an anticipated interest rateRead More →
TOKYO – The death penalty was applied in Japan for the first time in two years in December 2021, drawing strong criticism from the international community as capital punishment is on the decline around the world. Hyogo Bar Association attorney Yoshikuni Noguchi, who served as lead defense counsel for theRead More →
News Today, FromSoftware released two TV commercials for its upcoming action-JRPG Elden Ring, featuring gameplay and story cutscenes. Published on February 20, 2022 Giuseppe Nelva House ” News ” Elden Ring gets new TV commercials from Japan showing gameplay and cutscenes Today, FromSoftware released two TV commercials for its upcomingRead More →
A nightmare scenario for Tokyo appears to be unfolding. Last week, a series of bilateral and multilateral diplomatic events took place in the Indo-Pacific region. Yet the mostly indifferent Western media continues to focus on Vladimir Putin’s capricious intentions and his military build-up along the Ukrainian border. Developments in theRead More →
Eve Muirhead guided Britain to curling gold with a comprehensive victory over Japan in the Olympic final. Twenty years after Rhona Martin’s famous victory in Salt Lake City, Muirhead needed no “Stone of Destiny” drama to fulfill her lifelong ambition of leading her Great Britain women’s curling team to glory.Read More →
reigning champion Pharoah Cafe and multiple Graduated Stakes winner Red le Zele (JPN) headlined 16 riders entered for Sunday’s $2.25 million (G1) February Stakes at Tokyo Racecourse, with the winner receiving the first automatic spot in this year’s $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic through the Breeders’ Challenge Cup Series. NowRead More →
Image: Nintendo Before the 3DS and Wii U eShop shut down, Nintendo’s website rounded up the 15 best-selling games on the 3DS eShop in Japan from 2011 to 2020. Monster Hunter, Pokémon, and Animal Crossing have frequently ranked at the top over the years, and some other popular series includeRead More →
Read part 1 here. “We couldn’t give up on the Rohingya refugee children in distress, especially at a time when the novel coronavirus was spreading,” said Euglena Chairman IZUMO Mitsuru, explaining his thoughts on the company’s project in Bangladesh. Euglena, a biotech company that uses a type of green algaeRead More →
Japan’s highest-paid professional cosplayer, Enako, stars in a new cosplay photobook focused on Vtubers from Hololive Fantasy. Japan’s most popular cosplayers have come together to represent some of the country’s biggest Vtubers. The new cosplay collaboration has been put together by publisher Shuiesha’s Young Jump manga review. The project isRead More →
A UN nuclear task force has vowed to put safety first as it launches a review of Japan’s controversial plans to dump more than a million tonnes of contaminated water into the ocean from of the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The Japanese government announced last April that itRead More →
Fumio Kishida announced at a press conference that there will be a staggered reopening, after ‘increasing calls’ from universities and students to ease entry restrictions as many other countries have already fully opened their borders . “Many people on the waiting list are due to start school in April, andRead More →
For years, Olive Mukashema, a resident of Kigabiro Sector, Rwamagana District, cultivated rice in the traditional way for fear of losing water for irrigation during the dry season and lack of skills on how to to solve the problem. However, when the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) launched its projectRead More →
The Japanese stock market ended its session lower on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, as investors opted to lock in gains amid reignited fears of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine following reported shelling in Ukraine. woes related to rising US interest rates also contributing to cautiousness. mood. AtRead More →
Band Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO, February 17 (Reuters) – More than two-thirds of Japanese companies do not plan to raise base wages in labor negotiations this year, according to a Reuters poll, with wage increases more likely to come from one-off bonuses that may not revive workers. household spending. A slimRead More →
The Japanese stock market ended the session sharply higher on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, amid signs of de-escalation in geopolitical tensions along the Russian-Ukrainian border after Russia announced it had withdrawn some of the troops massed near of its borders with Ukraine. At the close, the 225-number NikkeiRead More →
The 50-year-old burger character is swapped out for a newer, younger human model. It’s been 50 years since the Japanese fast food chain Mos Burger opened its doors to the public, and over that half-century the chain grew to become the nation’s most beloved local burger joint. Helping to winRead More →
By Sakura Murakami BEIJING (Reuters) – Canada’s women’s speed skating pursuit team, which slid to victory at the Beijing Olympics after Japan’s Nana Takagi suffered a late crash, said it felt sorry for its rivals . Takagi slipped on the final corner of Tuesday’s final to end the defending champions’Read More →
A very Japanese hanami flower viewing experience. Now that Valentine’s Day has passed for another year, it’s time to look to the next big event on the calendar in Japan — sakura cherry blossom season. For the occasion, Starbucks released two new pink drinks: the Sakura Strawberry Shiratama Frappuccino andRead More →
Joby Aviation (NYSE: JOBY) is targeting Japan. As the California-based developer continues to test its four-passenger electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) test article, Joby on Monday announced a partnership with ANA Holdings, the parent company of Japan’s largest airline, All Nippon. Airways (ANA). The partnership, which also includes Toyota,Read More →
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting at his office in Tokyo on February 15, 2022. (Mainichi/Kan Takeuchi) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gestures during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz followingRead More →
(Bloomberg) – Japan’s economy recorded a temporary return to growth in late 2021 during a lull in virus cases before the omicron wave hit, threatening to push the recovery back in the opposite direction. Bloomberg’s Most Read Gross domestic product grew at a slightly slower-than-expected annualized rate of 5.4% inRead More →
The Japanese stock market ended its session sharply lower on Monday, February 14, 2022, triggering a three-day rally, on heightened concerns over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine as well as the prospect of an aggressive tightening of Fed policy after government data showed inflation rose to 7.5.Read More →
By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A team from the International Atomic Energy Agency began its review on Monday of Japan’s plan to begin dumping more than a million tons of treated radioactive water into the sea from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant – a review thatRead More →
Beijing – Japanese Olympic team captain Miho Takagi won her second silver medal in speed skating at the Beijing Winter Games on Sunday, finishing just behind newly crowned U.S. champion Erin Jackson in the women’s 500 meters. Jackson, 29, lapped the track at the Beijing National Speed Skating Oval inRead More →
By Wang Hui-sheng 王輝生 On the eve of the 11th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, the government announced its intention to lift a ban on food imports from five Japanese prefectures near the nuclear power plant in Fukushima Dai-ichi, thus turning a “stumbling block”.Read More →
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Japanese and South Korean counterparts met in Hawaii to discuss the threat posed by nuclear-armed North Korea after a series of missile tests. Blinken met in Honolulu on Saturday with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong.Read More →
through: AUDREY McAVOY, Associated Press Job : February 12, 2022 / 7:50 p.m. EST / Update: February 12, 2022 / 8:05 PM EST US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong in Honolulu, Hawaii, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP) HONOLULURead More →
~~ Ryoyu Kobayashi came within a whisker of winning his second gold medal at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday February 12, but settled for silver in the ski jumping large hill final. After landing the longest jump of 142 meters in the first round at the National Ski Jumping CenterRead More →
A slice of Italy…with a Starbucks twist. Our foodie reporter Mr. Sato has tasted many things in Japan, but one thing he hasn’t tried is a Starbucks pizza. In fact, he had been oblivious to the fact that the coffeehouse chain had such an offering on its menu until heRead More →
They say the only certain things in life are death and taxes, but if you work in Japan, you can probably add a third thing to that list: overtime. For many jobs in Japan, it’s not a question of whether you will have to work overtime, but how much. InRead More →
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a joint press conference of the Quad Foreign Ministers Meeting at the Park Hyatt February 11 in Melbourne, Australia. (Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that a Russian invasion of Ukraine “could begin at any time”,Read More →
French President Emmanuel Macron has said his country will build six new nuclear reactors and consider building eight more. Speaking in the eastern city of Belfort on Thursday, Macron stressed that France had no choice but to rely on nuclear energy as well as renewable energy sources if it wasRead More →
Japanese scholars in Britain fear for the long-term future of the subject due to strict COVID-19 regulations, which prohibit foreign students from coming to Japan. Scholars speaking to Kyodo News said they fear applications to study Japanese and Japan at UK institutions will start to drop in the future. ThisRead More →
Celebrating Japanese Art and Culture for National Foundation Day On National Foundation Day of Japan (February 11, 2022), we revisit recent works of art that illustrate the breadth and depth of contemporary Japanese art According to legend, February 11 is the date when Emperor Jimmu founded Japan in 660 BC.Read More →
The Japanese equity market ended higher for the third straight session on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, as risk sentiments gained support on the back of a strong late-night Wall Street run and a string of positive results. electronics and chemical companies. Market gains were limited, however, as tradersRead More →
By Aemetis Inc. | February 09, 2022 Aemetis Inc., a renewable fuels company focused on carbon-negative products, today announced that it has signed an off-take agreement with Japan Airlines (JAL) for 90 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel ( SAF) to be delivered over a seven-year periodRead More →
Love is blind: Japan debuted on Netflix on Tuesday, February 8. The first five episodes of the dating series introduced viewers to the participants in the Japanese version of the hit social experiment and the romantic bonds some of them made in the pods. While there’s still more to comeRead More →
IIT BHU and Japan’s Niigata University Partner for Student Exchange Programs, Joint Research and More – Details | Photo credit: Representative image Highlights IIT BHU and Niigata University, Japan signed an agreement to work on cooperation in the field of education Joint research and student exchange programsRead More →
Japan is full of unique and wonderful products that cater to all kinds of interests. Household items designed specifically for single at quirky inventions, There is something for every taste. Plus, Japan also has a knack for turning your favorite dishes into cool products. Just like the Cup Noodle BagsRead More →
Posted on February 8, 2022 at 12:26 p.m. by The Maritime Executive [By: The Mission to Seafarers] The Mission to Seafarers has launched a new adventure racing challenge event in Japan, which will take place in early 2023.Read More →
The long-awaited new season of Love is blind has finally debuted on Netflix and this time we’re off to Japan. Love is blind: Japan will follow the same rules and format as the original where singles try to form relationships and even get engaged, without ever seeing each other. TheyRead More →
Hyundai Motor’s Ioniq 5 and Nexo SUVs are displayed at a media event in Japan February 8. [HYUNDAI MOTOR] Hyundai Motor is returning to the Japanese passenger car market 12 years after pulling out due to dismal sales. This time, the Korean automaker will do things differently. It will onlyRead More →
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India: A Memorandum of Cooperation on the Movement of Specified Skilled Workers to Japan from India for a period of up to five years was signed by India and Japan on January 18, 2021. The MoC covers 14 specific skill categories under which Indian skilled workers whoRead More →
The Jujutsu Kaisen prequel film is currently the 34th highest-grossing film in Japanese box office history. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 became the No. 1 movie in Japan in 2021 after selling 7,603,732 tickets for ¥10,456,322,400 (approximately $90.6 million) in the 45 days since its premiere. This now puts it in frontRead More →
TOKYO—drug manufacturer Shionogi 4507 2.97% & Co. said it plans to seek approval this month to sell its Covid-19 treatment pill in Japan after the company discovered that in human trials the pill had a strong anti-virus capability compared to Pfizer. Inc. DFP -0.71% Paxlovid. Shionogi acknowledged that studies ofRead More →
Japan is under increasing pressure to choose between punishing Myanmar’s military for its coup last year or allowing it to continue participating in a training program billed as bolstering Tokyo’s diplomatic and security ties. Members of Human Rights Watch, an international organization, have criticized the Defense Ministry for allowing MyanmarRead More →
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BEIJING, Feb 6 (Reuters) – China ended Japan’s unbeaten streak in the women’s Olympic ice hockey tournament on Sunday, upsetting rivals 2-1 in a tense shootout victory, while the United States United picked up a routine victory against Switzerland. Chinese striker Mi Le notched the only goal in a shootoutRead More →
Heavy snowfall rocked large swaths of Japan, with some regions seeing record accumulations. Weather officials warn of possible disruptions to the transportation system and snow-related accidents. The Japan Meteorological Agency says a winter pressure pattern and a cold air mass have brought snow to places along the Sea of JapanRead More →
ZHANGJIAKOU, China – Unable to contribute to Japan’s medal tally at the ongoing Beijing Olympics, ski jumper Sara Takanashi said she immediately felt like an outsider in her own sport and wondered if she should continue. “New talent emerges at every Olympics and I feel blessed to have been ableRead More →
DISCLAIMER: The following contains discussion of bullying and suicide. With rainbow-haired class rosters and extremely overbearing student councils, anime is rarely the best reference for what school life in Japan is really like. Specifically, a series following a humanoid octopus teacher and his would-be assassins seems far from a realisticRead More →
Studio Ghibli fans can only describe the Ghibli Museum in one word: Magical. This is where nostalgia, creativity and heartfelt stories collide. The Ghibli Museum is known worldwide and is located in Mitaka, Japan. The museum showcases the work of the Japanese animation studio, Studio Ghibli, which is behind someRead More →
SEOUL (XINHUA, REUTERS) – South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and New Zealand reported record numbers of Covid-19 cases on Saturday (February 5), mostly fueled by the highly infectious variant of Omicron. South Korea reported 36,362 more cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, up from 27,443 the day beforeRead More →
Although it was founded in 2003 and has won various international awards – even receiving an LVMH award in 2019 – Kunihiko Morinaga’s ANREALAGE has maintained a fairly low profile outside of Japan for most of its existence, perhaps wrongly. His new collaboration with Champion probably won’t make ANREALAGE moreRead More →
Restrictions on entry to Japan that were imposed at the start of the coronavirus pandemic two years ago continue to hurt the operations of German companies in a key and long-standing market. Several German companies are rethinking their strategies in the world’s third-largest economy, with Japan showing no signs ofRead More →
TOKYO – More than a year ago, Sebastian Bressa finished his paperwork to become a language teacher in Tokyo and planned to quit his job in Sydney. His life has been in limbo ever since. Japan has kept its door closed to most foreigners during the pandemic, and the 26-year-oldRead More →
TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Yields on Japanese government bonds hit multi-year highs on Friday as stubbornly high inflation and more hawkish stance from other major central banks boosted bets that the Bank of Japan is expected to tighten its policy soon. The JGB sell-off forced 5-year yields above zeroRead More →
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Japan maintains order and unity. This is made possible not only by the Japanese but also by the foreigners who have integrated into the local society. Known as the “Essential Strangers”, they are the indispensable partners of the natives. Mohamad Yusup works as a nurseRead More →
The Northern Pacific Airways livery was first shown in California last month. Andre Bender A new low-cost airline between the United States and Asia is expected to take off in the fall of 2022. Northern Pacific Airways plans to connect 5 airports in the mainland of the United States withRead More →
TONOSHO, Kagawa — As a project to remove industrial waste from an island in western Japan, which was the site of one of Japan’s largest cases of illegal dumping, reached its phase Finally, work to dismantle the steel walls intercepting the flow of contaminated groundwater into the ocean began onRead More →
Mr Sato thinks he may have found the next thing the cafe chain should add to its menu. The SoraNews24 team makes frequent visits to our premises Starbucks branch, with all the mouth-watering food and drink the cafe chain offers in Japan. But just days after stopping in for aRead More →
USD/JPY resumes offers to refresh the intraday high, rising for the first time in three days. Japan’s Deputy FinMin Kanda said the weak yen has both pros and cons for the economy. Japan Unemployment rate fell, job-to-applicant ratio increased in December. Market sentiment remains gloomy with US Treasury yields flatRead More →
TOKYO (AP) — Shintaro Ishihara, a feisty nationalist politician remembered as the gaffe-prone Tokyo governor who sparked a spat with China by calling for Japan’s purchase of disputed islands in the seas from eastern China, passed away. He was 89 years old. Ishihara, an award-winning novelist before becoming a politician,Read More →