A prestigious Japanese all-female theatre company has admitted it feels responsible for the death of a young actress whose suspected suicide was reportedly caused by overwork. Executives from …
When I traveled to Japan, I worried having tattoos would make my experience difficult
I learned tattoos were taboo in Japan, but locals weren’t bothered by my, my husband’s, or other tourists’ body art.
Japan’s Kioxia Reports Q2 Loss, Says Prices Have Bottomed Out
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Kioxia on Tuesday reported a 100.8 billion yen ($664.5 million) operating loss in the second quarter as earnings were hit by a slump in demand for memory chips used in …
How an executive’s arrest struck a blow to Japan-China business
If Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time in a year later this week, he will likely raise the case of a detained company executive that has dealt …
Stock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher ahead of US inflation data and a US-China summit
Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday ahead of potentially market-moving developments, including a U.S.-China summit and data releases from the U.S., Japan and China.Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 0.
Analysis-How an executive’s arrest struck a blow to Japan-China business
By Yukiko Toyoda, Kiyoshi Takenaka and Laurie Chen TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) – If Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time in a year later this week, …
Vietnam boosts finance cooperation with Australia, Japan, Singapore
VOV.VN – Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc expressed Vietnam’s desires to enhance finance cooperation with Australia, Japan and Singapore during his separate meetings with financial leaders of the three …
Environmental change threatens what’s left of Japan’s cormorant fishing legacy
Please click here for photo essay: Cormorants have been a constant presence in Youichiro Adachi’s life, and when he was young, he cried whenever one of his family’s birds died.Now 48, Adachi still …
One of Japan’s most elegant hotels is actually a treehouse
Some little kids dream of building a treehouse. But one Japanese man followed through on his dream to create a luxury escape that adults can enjoy too.
A New Island Has Suddenly Appeared Near Japan—But It Might Vanish Soon
A 16-day undersea volcano eruption resulted in a new above-water island near Iwo Jima, Japan. It may be short-lived.