Ishihara makes amends in Fukushima
A Japanese politician who offended the people of Fukushima with a suggestion they could be bought off to accept a radio...
read moreAbe, Kennedy commemorate Battle of Okinawa
US Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended a ceremony to remember victims o...
read moreTokyo assemblyman Suzuki apologizes for sexist remarks
Tokyo assemblyman Akihiro Suzuki has apologized for heckling a female colleague with sexist taunts that drew internatio...
read moreNissan showroom targets women
Nissan Motors is eyeing women as a key source of new sales.CEO Carlos Ghosn today launched the first of hundreds of new...
read moreFukushima Update #39:'Rights and responsibilities'
The government has defined the evacuation area around nuclear power plants at a 30 kilometer radius. Many towns around t...
read more'Rights and responsibilities'
The government has defined the evacuation area around nuclear power plants at a 30 kilometer radius. Many towns around t...
read moreFree-market electricity;New clean energy system
A look at the latest happenings in Japan’s electricity and energy marketplace.
read moreEnvironment Minister under fire
Environment Minister, Nobuteru Ishihara is in hot water over a controversial remark he made regarding a possible contami...
read moreAbe proposes ‘Robot Olympics’
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants Japan to host a “Robot Olympics” alongside the 2020 Tokyo games.Abe visited an ...
read moreDelivery service hiring housewives
Japanese mega-courier Sagawa Express is looking to add a few good women to its workforce. The rising popularity of onli...
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