Ministry to seek convenience store steps for labor shortage
March 26, 2019
Tokyo–Japan’s industry ministry said Tuesday it will ask four major convenience store operators to draw up action plans to address labor shortages and the resulting dissatisfaction of franchise store owners. Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko will meet
Emperor reports abdication at earliest predecessor’s tomb
March 26, 2019
Kashihara, Nara Pref.–Emperor Akihito made a formal report on his April 30 abdication at the mausoleum of Emperor Jinmu, his mythical earliest predecessor, in the western Japan city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, on Tuesday. The visit to the first Emperor’s
Sale of Nippon Steel Assets in S. Korea deferred
March 26, 2019
Seoul–South Korean plaintiffs in a wartime labor lawsuit against Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. said Tuesday that they will defer the filing for a court order to sell seized assets of the Japanese company for cash. In a statement,
BOJ policymakers wary of economic outlook at latest meeting
March 26, 2019
Tokyo–Many Bank of Japan policymakers were wary of the future course of the domestic economy at their latest March 14-15 policy meeting, according to a summary of their opinions released by the central bank on Tuesday. One opinion mentioned the
Mysterious era name “Tensei” seen on stone monuments in Kochi Pref.
March 26, 2019
Kochi–The words reading “tensei,” which has never been adopted as an official era name in Japan but was used in certain areas in present-day Kochi Prefecture shortly before the start of the Meiji era (1868-1912), are seen on some stone
Kennedy calls on Okinawa students to learn more about US
March 26, 2019
New York–Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy on Monday called on students from Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture to visit the United States again and learn more about the country. During her meeting in New York with about 20 high school
Ghosn’s press conference eyed for April
March 26, 2019
Tokyo–Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn is considering holding as early as on April 10 the first press conference since his release on bail earlier this month, his defense team revealed Monday. According to the team, Ghosn, 65, is
Emperor, empress arrive in Kyoto
March 25, 2019
Kyoto–Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Monday as part of a trip to report the Emperor’s coming abdication at the mausoleum of Emperor Jinmu, the country’s mythical first Emperor. The Imperial couple
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