Big firms show positive biz outlook for 3rd straight quarter
March 12, 2018
Tokyo- Major Japanese companies offered positive views on their business operations for January-March, keeping rosy outlooks for three quarters in a row, a government survey showed Monday. Business sentiment has been improving in both manufacturing and nonmanufacturing sectors, analysts said.
Tanimoto elected to 7th Term as Ishikawa governor
March 12, 2018
Kanazawa, Ishikawa Pref.- Masanori Tanimoto was elected to a seventh four-year term as governor of Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Sunday, handily defeating a first-time candidate. Among the sitting prefectural governors in Japan, Tanimoto is the only leader to win
Panasonic changes course over 100 years
March 12, 2018
Osaka- After overcoming past crises by adapting to changing business environments, major Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp. marked its 100th anniversary last Wednesday. The company was launched by the late Konosuke Matsushita, a legendary corporate manager in Japan, with his
40 Pct of Fukushima Evacuees to Niigata Have No Plans to Return
March 12, 2018
Niigata- Nearly 40 pct of evacuees from nuclear accident-hit Fukushima Prefecture to Niigata Prefecture have no plans to return to Fukushima, a Niigata government survey has shown. According to the survey, 39.7 pct of respondents, including those who initially came
Residents volunteer to preserve disaster monuments
March 11, 2018
Rikuzentakata, Iwate Pref.- Yuichi Yonezawa believes he owes his life to the three-story building that used to house his company in the tsunami-swamped city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. On March 11, 2011, Yonezawa ran up to the roof of the
Abe vows to speed up reconstruction in Fukushima
March 11, 2018
Katsurao, Fukushima Pref.- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed Saturday his government’s determination to accelerate disaster reconstruction efforts in Fukushima Prefecture. Abe noted that evacuation advisories have been lifted in most parts of Fukushima, excluding areas heavily contaminated with the
Prayers offered for disaster victims in northeastern coast
March 11, 2018
TOKYO- In Pacific coastal areas in northeastern Japan, victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami were remembered on Sunday, the seventh anniversary of the catastrophe. In the Ainokama district of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Kimio Sugai, 78, and his 76-year-old
Trump raps US trade deficit with Japan as not fair
March 11, 2018
Washington- US President Donald Trump expressed his displeasure on Saturday with his country’s huge trade deficit with Japan, calling it “not fair or sustainable.” On his Twitter account, Trump said he discussed bilateral trade in telephone talks with Japanese Prime
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