Japan yen stablecoin JPYC has crossed from pilot to live operations: AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings, the ¥230.5B logistics company that handles Amazon Japan deliveries, will pay 2,300 truck drivers and …
China’s heavy rare earth tap stays closed for Japan in June
SINGAPORE, July 20 (Reuters) – China’s exports of strategically important, controlled rare earths and minerals to Japan were tiny again in June, extending the raw material fallout of a diplomatic spat …
Survivor recalls horror of 1945 attacks on Kofu, Japan
This month marks the 81st anniversary of a barrage of US air raids on Kofu City in Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan. The attacks claimed over 1,100 lives.
Japan’s ruling party warns about suspected collusion between activist investors and private equity
By Makiko Yamazaki and Miho Uranaka TOKYO, July 17 (Reuters) – Japan’s ruling party raised concerns on Friday over suspected collusion between activist investors and buyout funds in take-private deals,
Green Japan: “Net Zero” is Transforming Society and Business
In a mountain-ringed bay off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan, fourteen giant wind turbines are rising from the water. The spinning of their roughly 80-meter-long blades—driven by the same winds that …
Japan revises law on royals, keeps blocking women from throne
A popular princess drives support for having a female Japanese Emperor. But the country’s first female prime minister opposes it.
Another reusable rocket? Japan launches, lands RV-X prototype (video)
Japan has succeeded in the first-ever flight test of its RV-X experimental reusable rocket prototype.
France beats Japan 42-15 in Nations Championship rugby as Lucu tallies 15 points
TOKYO (AP) — Matthieu Jalibert and hooker Maxime Lamothe scored two tries each and skipper Maxime Lucu tallied 15 points from five conversions and a try in an influential performance to lead France to a 42-15 win over Japan on Saturday in the Nations Championship.
South Korea, U.S., Japan military chiefs reaffirm cooperation against N. Korea
The top military officers of South Korea, the United States and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to closer security cooperation against North Korean threats, Seoul said Thursday.
Japan passes imperial law amendment to ensure male heirs
On the 17th, an amendment to the Imperial House Basic Law (Imperial Household Law), which governs the composition of Japan’s imperial family, passed the House of Councillors plenary session. The amendment aims to allow adoption of male descendants from former imperial family members who left the imperial family 70 years ago due to a shortage of