China’s top diplomat has urged Japan and South Korea to foster a sense of “strategic autonomy” from the West and cooperate with Beijing to “revitalize Asia,” amid rising tensions between Beijing and the two neighboring American allies.
What you need to know about Japanese knotweed if you’re buying or selling property
The mere mention of “Japanese knotweed” has been known to send many a property seller into a cold sweat.Regardless of how the market is performing, a nightmare such as knotweed is likely to cause some …
Japan business sentiment improves in second quarter, Bank of Japan’s tankan survey shows
Japanese business sentiment improved in the second quarter as raw material costs peaked and the removal of pandemic curbs lifted factory output and consumption, a central bank survey showed, a sign …
In Japan, the ‘betrayal’ of quitting spawns business to help quitters
Japanese often stick with jobs even when unhappy, feeling as is they’re ‘kamikaze’ sacrificing for the greater good.
Improving Japan business mood signals steady economic recovery
Japanese business sentiment improved in the second quarter as raw material costs peaked and removal of pandemic curbs lifted consumption, a central bank survey showed, a sign the economy was on course …
Business and human rights in Japan: An overview
Professor Emi Sugawara walks us through the critical development of Japan’s policies concerning business and human rights
In Japan, the ‘betrayal’ of quitting spawns business to help quitters
Japanese often stick with jobs even when unhappy, feeling as is they’re ‘kamikaze’ sacrificing for the greater good.
Japanese business confidence rises for 1st time in nearly 2 years
Business confidence among Japan’s major producers increased for the first time in nearly two years, the latest survey showed on Monday. The Tankan survey, a short-term economic survey of Japanese …
Doomsday bunkers being built in Japan amid increased fear of war
Underground homes that provide shelter for apocalyptic scenarios — primarily a nuclear fallout — are now being built in Japan, with one non-profit organization spearheading the effort. Why they’re doing it: Japan’s interest in fallout bunkers reportedly grew last year as its neighbor North Korea continued to refine its ballistic missiles and Russia threatened to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine.
Attitudes on same-sex marriage in Japan are shifting, but laws aren’t, yet.
CBS News meets a couple battling for equal marriage rights in conservative Japan, and finds out what they’re up against.