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Gov't To Approve Plan For Japan's 1st Casino Resort In Osaka
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JAPAN TODAY
The government is set to approve a plan by Osaka Prefecture and city to open what will be Japan's first casino resort in 2029, government sources said Wednesday.
The development comes as movement restrictions introduced during the coronavirus pandemic are removed, leading some local...
The government is set to approve a plan by Osaka Prefecture and city to open what will be Japan's first casino resort in 2029, government sources said Wednesday.
The development comes as movement restrictions introduced during the coronavirus pandemic are removed, leading some local...
- April 12, 2023
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Tokyo-Based Space Startup Plans World-First Moon Landing
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THE JAPAN NEWS
A moon lander operated by Tokyo-based ispace Inc. will attempt to land on the moon at around 1:40 a.m. Japan Time on April 26 at the earliest, the startup has announced.
If successful, the space company’s lander would become the world’s first private sector lunar module to land o...
A moon lander operated by Tokyo-based ispace Inc. will attempt to land on the moon at around 1:40 a.m. Japan Time on April 26 at the earliest, the startup has announced.
If successful, the space company’s lander would become the world’s first private sector lunar module to land o...
- April 12, 2023
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Virgin Orbit Bankruptcy Casts Shadow Over Japan's Space Dreams
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JAPAN TODAY
The bankruptcy filing by Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc has dealt a blow to Japan's hopes of building a domestic space industry, with plans for a Kyushu-based spaceport designed to attract tourism on hold for lack of funding.
Oita prefecture, home to Japan's largest num...
The bankruptcy filing by Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc has dealt a blow to Japan's hopes of building a domestic space industry, with plans for a Kyushu-based spaceport designed to attract tourism on hold for lack of funding.
Oita prefecture, home to Japan's largest num...
- April 11, 2023
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Japan’s New Central Bank Chief Vows To Guide Policy ‘Flexibly’
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CNBC
Key PointsJapan’s new central bank governor Kazuo Ueda on Monday said on Monday he will guide monetary policy flexibly, amid high economic outlook uncertainty.Ueda added there was no immediate need to revise a statement under which the central bank targets a 2% inflation target at the ea...
Key PointsJapan’s new central bank governor Kazuo Ueda on Monday said on Monday he will guide monetary policy flexibly, amid high economic outlook uncertainty.Ueda added there was no immediate need to revise a statement under which the central bank targets a 2% inflation target at the ea...
- April 11, 2023
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Japan's Crackdown On Truck Driver Overtime Raises Fears Of Economic Breakdown
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JAPAN TODAY
Truck driver Yuichi Tomita has been delivering packages all over Japan for two decades, often clocking 40 straight hours on the road. He says the work is tough but a source of pride, and one he's never thought of quitting - until now.
On April 1, 2024, the government will limit truc...
Truck driver Yuichi Tomita has been delivering packages all over Japan for two decades, often clocking 40 straight hours on the road. He says the work is tough but a source of pride, and one he's never thought of quitting - until now.
On April 1, 2024, the government will limit truc...
- April 10, 2023
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Japan Inc. Sells Record Short Bonds Amid BOJ Tightening Bets
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YAHOO FINANCE
Japanese companies are selling record amounts of short-term bonds, a sign they’re bracing for the likelihood that the central bank will dismantle its ultra-low interest rate policy.
Issuance of yen corporate notes due in five years or less reached an unprecedented 7.4 trillion yen...
Japanese companies are selling record amounts of short-term bonds, a sign they’re bracing for the likelihood that the central bank will dismantle its ultra-low interest rate policy.
Issuance of yen corporate notes due in five years or less reached an unprecedented 7.4 trillion yen...
- April 10, 2023
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Japan February Real Wages Fall For Eleventh Month But At Slower Pace
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CNA
Japan's real wages fell in February for an eleventh month, labour ministry data showed on Friday, although the rate of the decrease slowed thanks to government energy subsidies aimed at curbing consumer inflation.
While major Japanese firms concluded annual labour talks with the largest pay...
Japan's real wages fell in February for an eleventh month, labour ministry data showed on Friday, although the rate of the decrease slowed thanks to government energy subsidies aimed at curbing consumer inflation.
While major Japanese firms concluded annual labour talks with the largest pay...
- April 7, 2023
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Imported EV Sales In Japan Jump 65% To Record High In FY 2022
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KYODO NEWS
The number of imported electric vehicles sold in Japan during fiscal 2022 rose 65.0 percent from a year earlier to a record 16,464 units, an industry organization said Thursday, underscoring the increasing popularity of the genre in a country still dominated by gasoline-powered cars....
The number of imported electric vehicles sold in Japan during fiscal 2022 rose 65.0 percent from a year earlier to a record 16,464 units, an industry organization said Thursday, underscoring the increasing popularity of the genre in a country still dominated by gasoline-powered cars....
- April 7, 2023
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Companies Hold In-Person Welcome Ceremonies For New Employees
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JAPAN TODAY
Many companies and organizations across Japan held in-person welcome ceremonies for new recruits on Monday, the first day of the new fiscal year.
It is the first time that major companies held such ceremonies since the outbreak of the coronavirus in 2020. For the past three years, w...
Many companies and organizations across Japan held in-person welcome ceremonies for new recruits on Monday, the first day of the new fiscal year.
It is the first time that major companies held such ceremonies since the outbreak of the coronavirus in 2020. For the past three years, w...
- April 4, 2023
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TEPCO’s Power Rate Hike Plan Draws Public Opposition
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THE JAPAN NEWS
A plan by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to raise household rates by 17.6 pct on average drew public opposition at a hearing held at the Japanese industry ministry on Thursday.
One participant urged the company to cut costs further, saying that wages for TEPCO workers...
A plan by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to raise household rates by 17.6 pct on average drew public opposition at a hearing held at the Japanese industry ministry on Thursday.
One participant urged the company to cut costs further, saying that wages for TEPCO workers...
- April 4, 2023
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