Shoji Numata built a grocery empire using a franchise model. He’s pursuing a similar approach for developing renewable energy from the same source that feeds the country’s hot springs.
North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile into waters near Japan after threatening US
North Korea on Wednesday fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that flew for more than 70 minutes, Japan’s Defense Ministry said, marking a potential new round of confrontation with Washington and its allies.
Floods and mudslides kill six in Japan as scientists warn extreme rainfall events will get worse
Heavy rainfall in southwestern Japan has caused devastating flooding and mudslides that have left at least six people dead, five missing and 19 injured, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency on Tuesday.
NATO leaders send mixed messages in Japan office controversy
NATO leaders sent mixed signals at their summit on Wednesday on a possible plan to open an office in Japan, which has been blocked by France and criticized by China.
Toilet limits for transgender woman ‘unacceptable,’ Japan’s top court rules
The ruling, the first by Japan’s highest court on the work environment for LGBT individuals, comes in the wake of a series of mostly positive regional court rulings about same-sex marriage.
Issue of NATO Japan office “still on table” -Stoltenberg
The question whether NATO will open an office in Japan is “still on the table”, and will be considered in the future, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday at the conclusion of the alliance’s summit in Vilnius.
S.Korea’s Yoon asks Japan for OK to send experts to monitor Fukushima water release
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol asked to send South Korean experts to monitor the planned release of water from Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant during a meeting on Wednesday with the Japanese prime minister,
Smart girls don’t marry? Japan rushes to erase stigma for women in science
A third-year student at one of Japan’s top engineering universities, Yuna Kato has her sights set on a career in research but fears it might be short-lived if she has children. Kato says relatives have tried to steer her away from science,
One of Japan’s Biggest Banks Bets on Quantum Computing for Finance
MUFG Bank, one of the three megabanks in Japan, reportedly invested billions of yen to buy a 18% stake in Groovenauts, a quantum computing startup. The investment makes MUFG the first among Japan’s …
Japan and NATO agree on new partnership programme at NATO Vilnius summit
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday he welcomed that Japan and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) had agreed on a new partnership programme, ahead of his attendance at the NATO Vilnius summit.