The Japan Bank for International Cooperation approved a loan to the controversial Vung Ang 2 coal project from a facility intended for “environmental preservation” …
Massive car pileup on Japan highway kills one, injures 17
One person was killed and at least 17 injured Tuesday in a massive pileup of at least 134 vehicles in blizzard conditions on a highway in northern Japan, officials said.
COVID-hit Japan business clothier Aoyama to shrink 400 stores
Business clothing retailer, Aoyama Trading plans to reduce its total floor space by up to 50% at 400 of its stores, in response to customers’ growing preference for more casual attire as the …
Snowstorm causes 130-car pile-up in Japan
A huge snowstorm has struck a highway in north Japan, causing a 130-car pile-up, killing one person and injuring 10. The storm blanketed a stretch of the Tohoku Expressway in Miyagi prefecture at …
Hospitals in Japan close to collapse as serious Covid cases soar
Hospitals in Covid-hit regions of Japan are on the brink of collapse, medical experts have warned, as the country battles a third wave of infections that has caused record numbers of people to fall …
Battle of the Robots Still Favors Japan and Europe—For Now
Chinese robotics companies took market share last year amid the disruptions of the pandemic.
Will more Japanese firms exit South Korea as tensions rise after ‘comfort women’ ruling?
About 45 Japanese firms left South Korea in the last financial year; Covid-19 and fears of economic retaliation by Seoul could hasten the outflow of others. Deteriorating Japan-South Korea ties will …
Indian sailors stranded for months on Chinese coast reach Japan
The 23-member crew of Jag Anand vessel reaches Tokyo from where they will fly to India after clearing COVID procedures.
Japan’s suicides jump 16% in COVID-19 2nd wave after fall in 1st wave – study
Suicide rates in Japan have jumped in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among women and children, even though they fell in the first wave when the government offered generous …
POLL-Japan firms see capex rebound in FY2021 despite COVID hit
Almost three quarters of Japanese firms expect to keep capital spending steady or raise it in the coming business year from the fiscal year ending in March, a Reuters monthly survey showed, despite …