Toho International, an offshoot of the storied Japanese film and TV giant Toho … They foresee the twin initiatives as a business with $100 million of revenue within a few years. Their in-house …
Sumo retirees play for laughs from tourists flooding back to Japan
Ohtori spent his two-decade sumo career struggling for wins so he could move up the ranks of Japan’s traditional sport, but now he is fighting to entertain a different crowd: curious tourists.
Japan’s base salaries jump most since 1995, puts Bank of Japan’s policy into view
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda regards pay growth as a key gauge to consider in deliberations about a shift in policy.
Food Imports From Japan’s Fukushima, 9 Other Regions Banned By China
China’s ban comes after Japan is set to begin the release of nuclear waste water from the Fukushima Nuclear Plant into the Pacific Ocean.
China extends Japanese food ban over Fukushima waste
The move is a response to Japan’s plan to release water from the wrecked nuclear plant into the sea.
Credit Suisse Sued in Japan Over Sale of Greensill-Linked Bonds
Credit Suisse was sued in Japan over bonds linked to a fund that the bank ran with now-bankrupt Greensill Capital, underscoring the legal challenges that remain for the lender and its new owner UBS Group AG.
Why Japan is lagging behind in generative A.I. — and how it can create its own large language models
Countries are racing to develop their own generative artificial intelligence algorithms, but high tech Japan is already behind. Generative AI has been the trendiest topic in tech since OpenAI made waves with its chatbot ChatGPT.
‘Mr. Yen’ Says Japan’s Currency May Weaken to 160 and Beyond
The yen may fall through the more-than three-decade low it reached last year amid Japan’s widening monetary policy divergence with the US, according to Eisuke Sakakibara.
A Year After His Death, Japan Is Closer to Abe’s Vision
On the anniversary of the former prime minister’s assassination, Japan is enjoying more relevance than it has seen in decades.
Glitches in Japan’s unpopular MyNumber digital ID cards draw a flood of complaints
The minister charged with an overhaul of this nation’s digitized system to assign a number to all Japanese has apologized, as doctors protested glitches with health insurance and local governments begged for clarity on how to go about handling the problems.