Residents of Fukuyama were warned not to approach the cat after it fell into a vat of toxic chemicals in a factory and went on the loose in the city.
March 14 Is White Day. What to Know About Japan’s Gift-Giving Follow-Up to Valentine’s Day
In Japan, a month after Valentine’s Day, partners who received gifts in February are expected to give on White Day.
Japan Finally Gets a Raise
Robust wage gains have been the missing piece of the puzzle keeping Japan’s rates low—now they are finally here.
Japan same-sex marriage ban ruled unconstitutional again by courts
Two more rulings in Japanese district courts have added weight to the push for same-sex marriage to be legalised. This week, courts in Tokyo and Sapporo ruled the nation’s current ban was …
Singapore’s PCG to reopen fund for luxury Japan ski resort as weak yen beckons
Patience Capital Group, the Singapore-based investor behind a $1.42 billion luxury ski project in northern Japan, is in talks to reopen its fund to new investors eager to get in before tightening by …
Japan’s money markets gird for end of negative rates
Speculators betting on a historic monetary policy shift in Japan expect money markets will be upended by potential new deposit rules and are crowding into bets against short-dated bonds. Yields on one …
Japan High Court Rules Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Unconstitutional
The High Court in Japan’s northern city of Sapporo ruled in favor of three couples who sued against the country’s ban on same-sex marriage, adding to earlier legal victories for the LGBTQ community.
KKR Is Keen to Buy Japan Real Estate Even After BOJ Raises Rates
KKR & Co. plans to keep buying real estate assets in Japan even if the central bank raises interest rates for the first time since 2007.
A Tale of Two Chip Plants: Delayed in U.S., On Time in Japan
The plant, operated by TSMC subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing, is set to start mass production this year on schedule.Across the Pacific in Phoenix, TSMC is also building a …
Japan’s overworked, underpaid truckers left behind in wage bonanza
As Japan’s big companies prepare to hand out their heftiest pay hikes in decades, trucking firm owner Ikuko Sakata feels like she inhabits a different reality.