In the middle of the Pacific ocean, an abandoned US airfield once key to dropping the nuclear bomb on Japan — and nearly lost to history amid encroaching forest — is being revived.Including, on August 6 and August 9 of that year,
Just when it needs more of them, will foreign workers shun Japan?
“Japan is no longer the country of choice.” That’s how business magazine Toyo Keizai (Dec 2) begins its cover series about the time in the not-so-distant when foreigner workers shun Japan for other …
Japan Acquires US Steel Rival
Consolidation continues in the manufacturing sector, with Japan’s largest steel-maker Nippon Steel acquiring rival US Steel for $14.9 billion. After months of negotiations, the Tokyo-based company …
Japan sees record number of bear attacks as ranges increase
There have been a record 193 bear attacks in Japan this year, six of them fatal. It’s the highest number since counting began.
What I ordered versus what I got: Japan department store red-faced after Christmas cake fiasco
Cake collapse’ dominated headlines for days in Japan after irate consumers took to social media over the weekend to post pictures of crumbled Christmas cakes delivered to their doorsteps.
US ambassador praises Japan’s military overhaul, allowing export of Patriot missiles
A U.S. ambassador praised Japan for its contributions to the reform and modernization of the alliance between the U.S. and Japan during a meeting on Wednesday.
‘I want to kiss you’: Sexual harassment of female entrepreneurs rife in Japan
It was three years ago that a female business owner in Japan was suddenly hit with a proposition from a male employee of one of her business ･･･ …
Video does not show foreign minister of Myanmar’s shadow government being deported from Japan
A TikTok video viewed tens of thousands of times has been shared alongside a false claim that it shows the foreign minister of Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) — a shadow administration …
Jetstar Japan cancels 17 domestic flights due to strike
Jetstar Japan said it had cancelled 17 domestic flights on Friday as the budget airline was unable to secure crew members due to a rare strike by airline workers.
A maker of tiny Japanese pickup trucks shut down its factories after admitting it forged safety tests for 30 years
Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu, which is known for its miniature vehicles, halted factory operations on Tuesday after a report found that it had been forging the results of some safety tests since 1989.