A succession of suicides has shown the burdens of a society where many feel that they must conceal their personal struggles.
Japan PM Suga Under Fire After Rejecting Scholars for Advisory Body
New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is under fire for rejecting six scholars for membership in a science advisory body set up after World War Two, a move critics say violates the constitution’s …
Japan’s Nomura to start new grads in call centre as sales change: sources
The brokerage arm of Japan’s Nomura Holdings Inc will send new-graduate employees to work at its call centre for their first year to expose them to dealing with customers over the phone, two …
Mike Pompeo cuts visits to South Korea and Mongolia from his Asia trip.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will cut short a trip to Asia this week, canceling stops in South Korea and Mongolia but continuing with a visit to Japan. From Sunday through Tuesday he will be in …
Japan’s September service sector activity shrinks at slowest pace since pandemic’s start
Activity in Japan’s services sector contracted for the eight straight month in September but at the slowest pace since the coronavirus pandemic started wreaking havoc on the economy, a private …
Japan business lobby denies climate change sabotage claim
As some observers question whether Japan can meet its next set of climate change goals by 2030, one organisation charged with hindering the country’s efforts has come out to defend its record. In …
Bet on Japan’s new prime minister and regional banks turns sour
A bet by investors that , Japan’s new prime minister, was poised to precipitate a wave of consolidation across the country’s “shattered” regional banking sec …
Japan to restart business travel with South Korea – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and South Korea are likely to agree as early as this week to restart short- and long-term business travel between the two countries, the Nikkei reported, in a move aimed at …
Speculative bet on Japan’s regional banks turns sour
A speculative bet on Japan’s new prime minister, and the theory that Yoshihide Suga was poised to precipitate a wave of consolidation across the country’s “shattered” regional banking sector, has …
Teetotallers emerge from the shadows in hard-drinking Japan
At a trendy Tokyo cocktail bar, customers sip brightly coloured beverages with sophisticated flavour profiles, designed for a small but growing market in hard-drinking Japan: teetotallers.