Fundoshi-style panties proving a hit
It’s back to the future for women’s fashions in Japan, where a new type of panty based on the traditional loincloth is p...
read moreJapan mulling bitcoin rules
Japan’s government says it may create a set of rules to govern the virtual currency bitcoin.This comes after the collaps...
read moreFukushima fishermen test-land icefish
Fishermen in Fukushima, Japan are getting back on the water almost three years since the nuclear disaster.The fishermen ...
read moreGround broken on new Tsukiji fish market
Officials in Tokyo broke ground on a new facility to replace the city’s legendary Tsukiji fish market today (Friday). Ts...
read moreTPP free trade talks close without agreement
Four days of high-level talks on a free trade deal closed in Singapore with wide gaps remaining between the 12 participa...
read moreTPP free trade talks drag on
Negotiators from the U.S. and Japan are getting down to the wire in efforts to bridge gaps if they and other countries a...
read moreBEFORE TPP CONFERENCE, DISAGREEMENTS PERSIST
The U.S. and Japan still have grave disagreements that must be resolved for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to be a ...
read moreRECORD TRADE DEFICIT FOR JANUARY
Japan posted a record trade deficit of $27.8 billion dollars in January. A seventy percent increase over January 2013, t...
read moreJapan Prices Rise for the First Time In Five Years
Japan’s consumer prices are “rising moderately,” according to the government’s February economic assessment.This is the ...
read moreTokyo Gov. Urges Infrastructure Upgrades, Renewables Ahead of Games
Yoichi Masuzoe, the newly-elected governor of Tokyo, aims to significantly update the city’s infrastructure in preparati...
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