SDF conducts drill in Thailand to rescue Japanese nationals
February 18, 2018
Rayong, Thailand- Self-Defense Forces troops on Saturday conducted a drill in Thailand to rescue Japanese nationals staying overseas. The exercise brought together about 110 SDF members, 40 foreign ministry officials and 60 Japanese residents living abroad. It was conducted at
Local rules for “Minpaku” private lodging biz being prepared
February 18, 2018
Tokyo- Ahead of the introduction of a law to regulate the “minpaku” private lodging business in Japan in June this year, dozens of local governments across the country have started work to draw up ordinances to set their own rules
Moon vowed not to dissolve comfort women foundation
February 18, 2018
Tokyo- South Korean President Moon Jae-in recently promised not to dissolve a foundation set up under a 2015 accord with Japan on the so-called comfort women issue, a senior Japanese official has said. In his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister
Cryptocurrency exchanges to launch self-regulatory body
February 18, 2018
Tokyo- Cryptocurrency exchange operators in Japan will apply to the Financial Services Agency for the establishment of a self-regulatory body under the Payment Services Act, informed sources said Friday. The new body will develop voluntary rules for the sector, including
Drone use in agriculture increasing
February 18, 2018
Tokyo- The number of drones used in agriculture is increasing in Japan, with some farmers starting to utilize the aerial vehicles for visual inspections of crops and other new purposes. Drones “are effective in promoting data-based agriculture and reducing agricultural
Gov’t, BOJ warn against yen’s rapid rise
February 18, 2018
Tokyo- Senior Japanese government and Bank of Japan officials held an emergency meeting on Friday in response to the yen’s rapid rise. “Moves on the foreign exchange market have been one-sided,” Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs Masatsugu Asakawa
Record 56.5 Pct of Japan Firms Seen Raising Pay in FY 2018
February 17, 2018
Tokyo- A Teikoku Databank Ltd. survey showed Friday that the proportion of Japanese companies expecting to offer pay hikes for regular workers in fiscal 2018 came to 56.5 pct, the highest level since the statistics started in January 2006. The
Japan May Defer Announcement of New Era Name until Year-End or Later
February 17, 2018
Tokyo- The Japanese government is considering deferring until year-end or later the announcement of the name of a new Japanese era to start with Crown Prince Naruhito’s accession to the throne, set for May 1, 2019, informed sources said on
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