Search

:

:

Latest Blog

Japan's Nikkei Ends 2024 With Nearly 20% Rise

Japan's Nikkei Ends 2024 With Nearly 20% Rise (仕事)
JAPAN TIMES
 
The Nikkei share average retreated on 2024's last trading day on Monday from the five-month high hit in the last session, as investors locked in profits on the index that rose nearly ...

Other [December 30, 2024] More

Japan's Economy Likely To Grow In 2025 But Trump Tariffs Cast Shadow

Japan's Economy Likely To Grow In 2025 But Trump Tariffs Cast Shadow (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
The Japanese economy is expected to continue to grow at a moderate pace in 2025 supported by solid consumer spending on the back of wage hikes and the government's policies aimed at e...

Other [December 29, 2024] More

Japanese Princess Kako Turns 30

Japanese Princess Kako Turns 30 (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, turned 30 on Sunday.
According to the Imperial Household Agency, the princess is concerned about p...

Event [December 29, 2024] More

Top Japan Defense Firms Saw Revenue Increase 35% In 2023: Think Tank

Top Japan Defense Firms Saw Revenue Increase 35% In 2023: Think Tank (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
 
The top five Japanese defense firms tallied sales of $10 billion in 2023, up 35 percent from the year before, according to an international security think tank, as the country contin...

Other [December 29, 2024] More

Japanese Lawmaker Dies In Maldives

Japanese Lawmaker Dies In Maldives (ニュース)
JAPAN TIMES
 
Japanese lawmaker Toshiyuki Adachi of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has died during his visit to the Maldives, informed sources said Saturday.
Adachi, 70, was believed to have d...

Other [December 29, 2024] More

45% Of Amazon Japan Delivery Drivers Involved In Accidents

45% Of Amazon Japan Delivery Drivers Involved In Accidents (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Around 45 percent of self-employed delivery drivers working for the Japanese unit of Amazon.com Inc said they had been involved in a traffic accident while on the job, a recent survey...

Other [December 28, 2024] More

Indonesia, Japan Encourage Innovation To Tackle Climate Change

Indonesia, Japan Encourage Innovation To Tackle Climate Change (ニュース)
ANTARA
 
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) Bahlil Lahadalia affirmed that Indonesia and Japan can combine abundant mineral potential, encourage innovation, and contribute to global ef...

Other [December 28, 2024] More

Influenza Cases On Rise Across Japan

Influenza Cases On Rise Across Japan (ニュース)
NHK
 
Influenza is on the rise across Japan, with weekly case counts increasing in all 47 prefectures.
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases and other organizations say about 5,000 hospital...

Other [December 28, 2024] More

Japan To Ease Visa Requirements, Agrees On Top China Diplomat Visit

Japan To Ease Visa Requirements, Agrees On Top China Diplomat Visit (ニュース)
KYODO NEWS
 
Japan and China on Wednesday continued efforts to improve bilateral ties, with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya outlining a plan to ease visa requirements for Chinese tourists a...

Other [December 28, 2024] More

Aeon Bank Receives Business Improvement Order For Inadequate Anti-Money Laundering Measures

Aeon Bank Receives Business Improvement Order For Inadequate Anti-Money Laundering Measures (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
The Financial Services Agency has issued an order to Aeon Bank to improve its business practices after it judged the bank’s measures against money laundering to be inadequate.
Aeon Ba...

Other [December 27, 2024] More

TSMC Begins Mass Production At 1st Japan Chip Plant In Kumamoto

TSMC Begins Mass Production At 1st Japan Chip Plant In Kumamoto (仕事)
KYODO
 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said Friday it has started mass production at its first factory in Japan, as the government steps up efforts to strengthen supply chains for critical ...

Other [December 27, 2024] More

Ishiba Hints at Snap Poll if Budget Rejected

Ishiba Hints at Snap Poll if Budget Rejected (ニュース)
NIPPON
 
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba suggested Friday that he may call a snap election for the House of Representatives if his government's fiscal 2025 budget plan or important legislati...

Other [December 27, 2024] More

Osamu Suzuki, Who Led Japanese Automaker Into India, Dies At 94

Osamu Suzuki, Who Led Japanese Automaker Into India, Dies At 94 (ニュース)
REUTERS
 
Osamu Suzuki, an ingenious pennypincher who led Japan's Suzuki Motor (7269.T), opens new tab for more than four decades and played a key role in turning India into a flourishing auto mark...

Other [December 27, 2024] More

Japan Overtakes Thailand as Leading Tourist Hotspot

Japan Overtakes Thailand as Leading Tourist Hotspot (仕事)
THAILAND BUSINESS NEWS
 
Japan anticipates welcoming 35 million tourists this year, matching Thailand's figures, though it fell nearly 10 million short of Thailand's 40 million visitors in 2019.
Ja...

Tourism [December 26, 2024] More

Toyota Global Output Falls 6.2% In November

Toyota Global Output Falls 6.2% In November (仕事)
JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday that its global production in November dropped 6.2 percent from a year earlier to 869,230 vehicles, due partly to equipment inspections that led to te...

Other [December 26, 2024] More