25 years since debut, electric bicycles enjoying brisk demand
January 31, 2018
Tokyo- Electric bicycles, or bicycles with a motor attached to assist with pedaling, are enjoying brisk demand as they mark the 25th anniversary this year since the first model was released in 1993. According to the industry ministry’ data, sales
Auto output up for 1st time in 3 years in 2017
January 31, 2018
Tokyo- Combined domestic automobile production by eight major Japanese makers in 2017 rose 5.5 percent from the previous year to 9,194,821 units, the first increase in three years, data from the companies showed Tuesday. The result was backed by brisk
Industrial output hits post-Lehman high in Dec.
January 31, 2018
Tokyo- Japan’s industrial production in December hit the highest level since before the slump caused by the collapse of US investment bank Lehman Brothers in 2008, government data showed Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted industrial production index for the manufacturing and
Osaka to cut ties with San Francisco over comfort women statue
January 31, 2018
Osaka- Japanese citizens have shown mixed reactions to Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura’s decision to terminate long-held sister city links with San Francisco following the American municipality’s acceptance of a statue dedicated to so-called comfort women. Many Japanese praised Yoshimura for
Japanese company, NEA to pilot advanced electricity distribution system in Batangas
January 31, 2018
Tokyo Electric Power Company and its affiliate firm Takaoka Toko Co., Ltd (TKTK) partnered with the National Electrification Administration (NEA) for a pilot project to roll out a smart grid technology to help the Philippines improve its ability in preventing
Keidanren vice chief calls for 3% pay hikes by firms
January 30, 2018
Tokyo- Yasumi Kudo, vice chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, has expressed his hope that moves toward a 3 percent pay hike will spread among Keidanren’s member companies. Japan’s biggest business lobby has called on its members to
Evacuation drill Held at Okinawa school Adjacent to US base
January 30, 2018
Ginowan, Okinawa Pref.- An evacuation drill was held Tuesday at an elementary school located right next to the US Marine Corps’ Futenma air station in this southern Japan city, on the assumption of US military aircraft flying over the school’s
Greater Tokyo sees net population inflow for 22nd year
January 30, 2018
Tokyo- The number of people who moved into the greater Tokyo area exceeded that of people moving out by 119,779 in 2017, marking a net population inflow for the 22nd straight year, the internal affairs ministry said Monday. The net
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