Annual Telework Day launched
July 24, 2017
TOKYO- Some 900 businesses and groups joined a public-private joint campaign launched in Japan on Monday to encourage employees to work at home or outside the office in an effort to ease commuting congestion and promote flexible work styles. Monday
Ruling LDP alarmed by another election defeat
July 24, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party was alarmed by another election loss by the party, only three weeks after its crushing defeat in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election. A candidate backed by opposition parties won Sunday’s mayoral election in Sendai,
IMF revises up Japan 2017 growth projection to 1.3 %
July 24, 2017
WASHINGTON- The International Monetary Fund said Sunday that it projects 1.3 percent growth of the Japanese economy in 2017, up 0.1 percentage point from its previous forecast released in April. “Private consumption, investment, and exports supported first-quarter growth” in Japan, the IMF
Smartphone game Pokemon Go strikes series of records in first year
July 23, 2017
TOKYO- The smash-hit smartphone game Pokemon Go has struck a series of records since its launch in Japan on July 22 last year. While the product helped invigorate the game market, it caused a lot of problems, such as fatal
Likely fuel debris found at Fukushima n-reactor bottom
July 23, 2017
TOKYO- Substance believed to be nuclear fuel debris has been found at the bottom of a crippled reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Saturday. The operator of the northeastern Japan plant, hit
Noted composer Hirao dies
July 23, 2017
TOKYO- Noted Japanese composer and singer Masaaki Hirao died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital Friday night. He was 79. After making a debut as a professional singer in 1958, Hirao became a star and led the Japanese rockabilly boom together with
Firms aiming to seize biz opportunities from Tokyo Olympics
July 23, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese companies are accelerating preparations to seize business opportunities arising from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, hoping to pave the way for business growth even after the quadrennial events. Private-sector companies are rushing to create innovative services and
Sagamihara suspect must withdraw remark on disabled: family rep.
July 23, 2017
YOKOHAMA- The suspect of the 2016 massacre at a Sagamihara care home is strongly urged to withdraw his remark that people with disabilities are not needed, Kazuma Otsuki, the representative of families of home residents, has said. “I want his
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