William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of “Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan’s Lost Decades.” Of all the things South Koreans expected of 2020, a sudden …
‘Suganomics’ from A to Z: policies of Japan’s PM frontrunner
As Yoshihide Suga, the frontrunner to replace Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, contemplated his candidacy, he met a business leader to discuss what policies to focus on. “I want to continue …
Death Knell Sounds for Some of Japan’s Oldest Department Stores
Known for fancy food halls, luxury items, impeccable service and, in their heyday, rooftop attractions to entertain families, Japan’s department stores have been in a long slow decline as shopping …
Typhoon Haishen hits Japan with high winds and power outages
Typhoon Haishen battered Japan’s southern mainland on Sunday with powerful winds and drenching rain, cutting power to tens of thousands of homes and prompting authorities to call for people to …
Typhoon Haishen: Millions ordered to evacuate as Japan braces for storm
As many as eight million people have been ordered to evacuate areas of Japan threatened by an approaching storm. Typhoon Haishen is expected to intensify in the coming hours, bringing heavy rain, …
Typhoon hits Japan with power outages
Posted . Typhoon Haishen drew closer to Japan’s southern mainland on Sunday, cutting power and prompting authorities to recommen …
Typhoons wreak havoc in North Korea and Japan
The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has ordered 12,000 party members to travel to areas of the country hit by a destructive storm, as a new typhoon sweeps across Japan in the direction of the Korean …
Powerful typhoon slams Japan with violent winds, heavy rain
A powerful typhoon that officials warned could bring record rains and gusts strong enough to flip cars slammed into southern Japan on Sunday, prompting authorities to urge millions to seek shelter.
Japan Coast Guard Suspends Cargo Ship Rescue Efforts on Typhoon
The Japanese coast guard suspended search and rescue efforts for crew members of a cargo ship transporting cattle that overturned in the East China Sea last week, as Typhoon Haishen approaches the …
Evacuations in effect as powerful Typhoon Haishen targets Japan, South Korea
Typhoon Haishen is bearing down on southern Japan and South Korea, and the storm’s timing couldn’t be worse. It will come on the heels of Typhoon Maysak, which made landfall in South Korea early …