JAPAN TODAY
 
AICHI - JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corp (JX) says that a solar power plant with an output of about 700kW has started power transmission in Aichi Prefecture.
JX develops and runs solar power plants by using about 7,000 square meters of idled land owned by the JXTG group. This time, the...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
YOKOHAMA - The Asian Development Bank has provided Japanese retail investors with an opportunity to tackle global warming and environmental pollution while making money.
The Manila-based ADB, through Daiwa Securities Group Inc in Tokyo, has decided to issue its first "green bonds" i...

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ROCKET NEWS
 
Shake Shack has no problem selling its sandwiches in Japan, but it’s decided to give away over a million yen in food anyway.
Ironically, two of the most frequently repeated axioms point to conflicting truths. “The best things in life are free,” our more optimistic mentors try to tea...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO/SYDNEY - In February 2015, bankers working on Japan's biggest IPO in three decades woke to news that left them shaken. Their client had just closed a multi-billion dollar deal - but had kept them firmly out of the loop.
Just months ahead of its listing, state-owned Japan Post ...

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JAPAN TRENDS
 
Family restaurant chain Coco’s has teamed up with android and robotics creator Hiroshi Ishiguro to offer tabletop robots that can entertain diners while they wait for their orders.
The small robots were tested at a Coco’s branch in Hiyoshi, Yokohama, from March 29th to April 4th. D...

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THE JAPAN NEWS
 
Three Taiwan nationals who were arrested on suspicion of using forged China UnionPay cards to illegally withdraw cash from automated teller machines in Japan used an unauthorized “minpaku” private residence as their hideout while repeatedly carrying out the crime, it has been lea...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Japan's plans to implement more employee-friendly laws are set to prove painful for many companies, with half saying labor costs will rise and two-thirds considering ways to lift productivity to offset the impact of the reforms, a Reuters poll showed.
Prime Minister Shinzo A...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
LONDON - Japanese leader Shinzo Abe asked Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday to ensure a smooth Brexit to allow Japanese companies to continue to operate as the United Kingdom exits the European Union.
The leader of the world's third largest economy praised PM May for what he said...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO - Fujifilm is delaying the release of its financial results as it probes accounting irregularities at a New Zealand unit, raising fears Japan Inc is headed for another embarrassing accounting scandal.
The company said it is setting up an independent committee of outside expert...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
KOBE – A bakery and cafe company in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, is working to improve the wages of people with disabilities by offering knowhow on product development and sales of sweets.
Esquerre developed and started selling this spring Imoma:ru, buns with sweet potato paste fi...

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