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- Nippon Steel To Invest Additional $1.3 Bil In U.S. Steel Plants (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Nippon Steel Corp said Thursday it will make an additional investment of over $1.3 billion in United States Steel Corp, in an apparent bid to help clinch its planned acquisition of th...
Other [August 29, 2024] More
- Toyota Shutters Factories As Typhoon Approaches (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Auto giant Toyota is suspending production at all its factories in Japan because of an approaching typhoon, the company said Wednesday.
"From today's No. 2 (afternoon) shift through t...
Other [August 28, 2024] More
- Japan Issues Special Typhoon Alert For Kagoshima Pref. (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
Japan's weather agency issued a rare special typhoon warning Wednesday for most parts of Kagoshima Prefecture in the country's southwest as powerful Typhoon Shanshan, which has already...
Nature [August 28, 2024] More
- Japan And India Progress Towards UNICORN Stealth Antenna Deal (ニュース)
- NAVAL NEWS
Japan and India have agreed to proceed with Tokyo’s planned export to New Delhi of the UNICORN integrated stealth antenna system that is currently used for the Mogami-class multirole f...
Tourism [August 28, 2024] More
- Japan Warns Against Panic Buying As Rice Shortages Bite (ニュース)
- CNA
The threat of a "megaquake", a series of typhoons and a week-long national holiday have some Japanese scrambling to buy rice - the nation's cherished staple food - with the government warning...
Nature [August 28, 2024] More
- Japan Draws Up Plan To Develop Health Care Business Into Growth Industry (仕事)
- NHK
Japan's health ministry has drawn up a plan to develop the country's medical care sector by tapping overseas resources, such as accepting foreign medical students.
The ministry announced step...
Other [August 27, 2024] More
- Sony Hikes Playstation 5 Price In Japan Citing Cost Volatility (仕事)
- BUSINESS TIMES
The surprise move comes even as PS5 sales have slowed and Sony is widely expected to refresh its offering with a more powerful, mid-cycle revamp of the console
Sony Group is raisin...
Other [August 27, 2024] More
- Japan Coast Guard Plans To Build Its Largest Patrol Vessel (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
The Japan Coast Guard said Tuesday it plans to make a budget request for funds to construct what would be its largest multipurpose patrol vessel to respond to disasters and evacuate re...
Other [August 27, 2024] More
- Southwestern Japan braces for Typhoon Shanshan (ニュース)
- NHK
Typhoon Shanshan is bearing down on southern Japan's Amami Islands. Residents are being advised to stay on high alert for destructive winds and flooding.
The typhoon is currently heading nort...
Other [August 27, 2024] More
- Japan Says Chinese Spy Plane Violated Its Airspace (ニュース)
- BBC
Japan has accused a Chinese spy plane of breaching its airspace, in what would be the first known instance of such a direct violation.
Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Y-9 surveillance pl...
Other [August 27, 2024] More
- Daiwa Plans Foray Into Australian Farm Loans And Real Estate (仕事)
- JAPAN TIMES
Daiwa Securities Group is eyeing Australia for its first expansion into the agricultural sector abroad, part of a wider push to boost lending and direct investment in the country’s r...
Other [August 26, 2024] More
- Japan Open: Yamaguchi Seals Legacy (ニュース)
- BWF
Hundred years down the road, any discussion about the Japan Open would not be complete without the mention of Akane Yamaguchi’s name.
On Sunday, at the Yokohama Arena, the 27-year-old won the...
Other [August 26, 2024] More
- Strong Typhoon Heading Toward Southwestern Japan (ニュース)
- KYODO NEWS
A strong typhoon traveling in the south of the Japanese archipelago is heading toward the southwestern island of Amami-Oshima on Tuesday, the weather agency said, warning of heavy rain...
Nature [August 26, 2024] More
- Nissin Warned For Pressuring Retailers To Raise Prices Of 5 Products (仕事)
- JAPAN TODAY
Japan’s Fair Trade Commission has issued a warning to Osaka-based food giant Nissin Food Products for pressuring supermarkets and drugstores to raise retail prices of five of its main...
Gourmet [August 25, 2024] More
- Insufficient Rice Supply Hits Japan; Sever Heat, Rising Demand from Inbound Tourist Among Factors (仕事)
- JAPAN NEWS
Japan has recently been hit by insufficient supply of rice. Declining supplies due to severe heat last summer combined with the return of inbound tourists has led to emptied supermarket ...
Tourism [August 25, 2024] More