Microsoft ends XP support
Microsoft officially ended support for its Windows XP operating system in Japan on Wednesday. The OS first hit the marke...
read moreJapan, US try to break trade deadlock
Japan and the US are trying to break a deadlock in talks over a free trade deal.Officials met in Tokyo today on the Tran...
read moreJapan, Australia seal free trade deal
Japan and Australia have agreed on a broad free trade deal.Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott was in Tokyo to meet J...
read moreKennedy: Japanese women key to economy
Japanese women’s rights are getting a boost from Caroline Kennedy.The U.S. Ambassador to Japan spoke at an event organiz...
read morePost tax hike, department stores battle for consumers
Japan’s sales tax went up on Monday from 5 to 8 percent. To keep consumers spending, department stores are offering a ra...
read moreKanebo faces class action over skin-whitening products
A major Japanese cosmetics company faces its first class action in the wake of a scandal involving skin-whitening produc...
read moreTokyo Electric hires first staff since Fukushima disaster
The operator of Japan’s troubled Fukushima nuclear plant hired on Tuesday its first new employees since the disaster.Tok...
read moreJapan adjusts to higher sales tax
Businesses in Japan are working hard changing price tags and displays to reflect Monday’s sales tax increase from 5 to 8...
read moreANA retires final Boeing 747
People in Japan waved farewell on Monday to the last Boeing 747 in service in the country.All Nippon Airways is retiring...
read moreJAL unveils luxe new lounge
Japan Airlines has unveiled its plush new lounge at Haneda Airport in Tokyo.JAL showed off the facility ahead of next mo...
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