Category: Japan
Japanese media call for resolution to Japan, Korea dispute
Opinion is growing in Japan that disputes between Tokyo and Seoul need to be settled, citing South Korean boycotts of Japanese goods and a significant decline in Korean [...]
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Japan’s MUFG looks online to boost Africa, Middle East networks
MUFG Bank Ltd plans to roll out an online platform to help clients find business partners in countries outside of Asia where it does not have a strong network, an official [...]
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Japan should scrap nuclear reactors after Fukushima, says new environment minister
Shinjiro Koizumi says: ‘We will be doomed if we allow another accident to occur’ Japan’s new environment minister has called for the country’s nuclear [...]
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Landmark paternity case challenges Japan’s work culture
A 38-year-old Japanese national has filed a lawsuit against his employer for alleged harassment after taking paternity leave, in a landmark case that looks set to challenge [...]
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Taiwan warns citizens not to travel to HK and China after businessperson detained
Taiwan’s ruling party has warned citizens against travelling to Hong Kong or mainland China, saying the situation is “severe,” after a Taiwanese [...]
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US man in same-sex marriage sues Japan government for long-term visa
A US man whose marriage to his Japanese husband is legally recognised in his country sued the Japanese government on Wednesday for the same right to stay that a heterosexual [...]
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Japan struggles to deal with blackout after deadly Typhoon Faxai
Nearly half a million homes left without power as of Wednesday morning after typhoon pummelled Tokyo and nearby regions. Japanese utility company, Tokyo Electric Power [...]
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Japan PM picks new foreign, defence ministers in reshuffle
Shinjiro Koizumi, 38-year-old son of former premier Junichiro Koizumi brought in to head environment ministry. Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday, brought [...]
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BOJ’s Dilemma Spurs Speculation on Reverse ‘Operation Twist’
Japan’s central bank, long a pioneer in pushing the envelope of monetary policy in its campaign to stimulate the economy, may yet add to its record of innovation. The [...]
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Yahoo Japan to acquire online fashion firm Zozo
Yahoo Japan said Thursday it will acquire a majority stake in the online fashion retailer Zozo founded by billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, known for buying pricey art and his [...]
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Exiting atomic power unrealistic for Japan, minister says, disputing colleague
Exiting nuclear power in Japan is unrealistic, the country’s new industry minister said on Thursday, in comments that reiterated the government’s line but are at [...]
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Korea will lodge WTO complaint over Japan’s export curbs
The move is latest in bitter trade dispute between the two countries stemming from a decades-old dispute. South Korea’s trade minister said the country plans to file a [...]
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Japan manufacturers’ mood hits 6-1/2-year low: Reuters Tankan
Business confidence among Japanese manufacturers has soured to hit the weakest level in 6-1/2 years, the Reuters Tankan poll for September showed, underscoring fears that the [...]
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New environment minister says Japan should stop using nuclear power
Japan’s newly installed environment minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, wants the country to close down nuclear reactors to avoid a repeat of the Fukushima catastrophe in 2011. [...]
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China’s imports of industrial robots from Japan continue to slide amid US-China trade war
Japan’s industrial robots industry has become the latest victim of the trade war between the US and China, indicating just how interconnected the global hi-tech supply [...]
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