Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has become Japan’s oldest living person.
Japanese Labour Ministry panel proposes record minimum wage hike, Nikkei reports
A Japanese Labour Ministry panel has proposed a 6% increase in the national average minimum wage for this fiscal year, the biggest such jump since at least 2002, the Nikkei business newspaper reported …
Japan’s oldest person is a 114-year-old retired doctor who carried an Olympic torch
Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, has became Japan’s oldest living person, following the death of 114-year-old Miyoko Hiroyasu, the Ministry of …
Japan’s MUFG maintains record full-year profit forecast after steady Q1 results
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) posted a 2.2% rise in first-quarter net profit on Monday as loan demand in Japan and abroad rode out market volatility over the quarter, after stripping out a one …
17 heat records broken in Japan
Seventeen heat records were broken in Japan on Monday, the weather agency said, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July.
Japan’s JFE Holdings first-quarter profit down 74%, misses forecasts
JFE Holdings, parent of Japan’s second-biggest steel maker, posted 7.1 billion yen ($48 million) in net profit on Monday for the three months ended on June 30, down 74 per cent from a year earlier and …
Japan’s Mitsubishi to boost stake in canned tuna producer Thai Union Group
Mitsubishi has made an offer to increase its stake in Thai Union Group Public Company Limited , a major canned tuna producer, to 20% from 6.19%, both companies said on Monday, as the Japanese trading …
Japan PM Says Win-Win Trade Deal With US May Be Hard to Implement
The trade deal reached last month between the US and Japan was “win-win” for both countries, but implementing the terms of the pact may be a bigger challenge than reaching the deal, Japanese Prime …
US-Japan trade deal: PM Ishiba hails ‘win-win’ agreement, warns implementation challenges — Here’s what he said
The trade deal reached last month between the US and Japan was “win-win” for both countries, but implementing the terms of the pact may be a bigger challenge than reaching the deal, Japanese Prime …
Two Chinese government ships again enter Japan’s territorial waters off Senkakus
Two Chinese government ships reentered Japan’s territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture early Monday, shortly after having left. The Japan Coast Guard is continuing to monitor …