Funeral Held for Okinawa Gov. Onaga
August 14, 2018
Naha, Okinawa Pref.- The funeral of Okinawa Governor Takeshi Onaga, who died of pancreatic cancer on Wednesday at the age of 67, was held in Naha, the capital of the southernmost Japan prefecture, on Monday, with some 4,500 people attending
EXCLUSIVE: Japan Puts Off Obtaining Info on Elderly Financial Assets
August 14, 2018
Tokyo- The Japanese government is set to push back the deadline of the end-March 2019 for working out specifics of a plan to obtain information on the elderly’s financial assets, such as savings and securities, through the My Number identification
TOKYO REPORT: Japan Inc. Support for Women Growing
August 13, 2018
Tokyo- Programs to support women’s participation in the labor force are expanding in Japan Inc., nearly three years after the effectuation of a new law aimed at promoting the role of women in the workforce. The law to facilitate the
Japan Local Govt Encouraging Men to Use UV Parasols
August 13, 2018
Saitama- The prefectural government of Saitama, eastern Japan, is encouraging men to use ultraviolet ray parasols in a bid to curb the number of heatstroke sufferers. Male workers of the Saitama government who formed a group to promote the campaign
Okinawa Governor Election Set for Sept. 30
August 13, 2018
Tokyo- The election board of Okinawa Prefecture decided Monday to hold a gubernatorial election on Sept. 30 to select the successor to the late Governor Takeshi Onaga. The official campaign period for the election will start on Sept. 13. The
EXCLUSIVE: Japan Lottery Sales Down for 2 Straight Years
August 13, 2018
Tokyo- Sales of “takarakuji” lottery tickets issued by prefectural governments and ordinance-designated major cities in Japan totaled 786.6 billion yen in fiscal 2017 through March this year, down 6.9 pct from the preceding year, Jiji Press learned Monday. Sales were
Japan to Target Univ. Students in Curbing Parcel Redeliveries
August 13, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s Environment Ministry plans to target university students in measures to curb package redeliveries, which lead to exhaust gases and carbon dioxide in the air. Working with bodies close to the university students such as university cooperatives, the ministry
Water Sprinkling Lowers Road Temperatures in Tokyo
August 13, 2018
Tokyo- A sprinkling of water helped to lower road surface temperatures by up to 5.3 degrees Celsius compared with air temperatures in an experiment using a sidewalk in central Tokyo on Monday, the metropolitan government said. The experiment was part
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