Japan's IT firms enthusiastically open doors to overseas tech workers
The dozens of young Chinese engineers looked nervous, but eager, as they presented their work in English during a hack-athon in September at the high-rise Roppongi Hills complex in Tokyo. But while the event hosted by Mercari Inc., maker of a popular flea market app, ...
Miyazaki finds solution to IT labor crunch thousands of kilometers away
Like many of Japan's smaller cities, Miyazaki has been hit by a growing labor crunch, a trend highlighted by the mere 56.8 percent of high school graduates that chose to remain in the prefecture to work — third-worst among the 47 prefectures. In the hard-hit ...
NGOs worry about their waning influence over the G20
Nongovernmental organizations are concerned whether Group of 20 leaders will heed their views over global issues.
Keidanren faces flak for falling behind the times despite change in leadership
The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei) published an article on June 17 that was critical of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), a lobbying organization made up of more than 1,300 of the country's biggest companies. The Nikkei has always been in Keidanren’s corner, so it ...
Some die-hard fans wait 11 hours to see Mickey Mouse anniversary attraction at Tokyo Disneyland
Nearly half of dementia patients in regular hospitals have had restraints used on them, survey finds
Exports of Fukushima-brand alcohol hit record in fiscal 2017
Moscow avoids confirming Abe's reported 'No U.S. base' pledge
Death toll rises to 76 in California fire as strong winds threaten to fan the flames
Northern California crews battling the country's deadliest wildfire in a century were bracing for strong winds, with gusts up to 50 miles per hour, creating the potential to erode gains made in containing a disaster that has killed at least 76 and leveled a ...
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Australia and New Zealand team up with Japan and U.S. to curb China in South Pacific
British leader Theresa May to travel to Brussels again for talks on future ties with EU
Malta police identify suspected masterminds in murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia: report
The hidden toll of American drones in Yemen: Civilian deaths
Ikea Japan K.K. said Thursday it will open an outlet in front of Harajuku Station in Tokyo in spring 2020. It will be its first urban outlet in Japan, according to the unit of the Swedish furniture retailer. The 2,500-sq.-meter store will occupy the first and ...
Outflanking China, U.S. allies — including Japan — pledge to provide electricity to Papua New Guinea
Japan aims to launch flying car prototypes in 2019: draft road map
Toyota and Mazda break ground on $1.6 billion plant in American South
Trump opens door to trade deal with China soon as friction threatens to damp economy
North Korea's Kim inspects testing of newly developed 'tactical' weapon
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test of a new "ultramodern tactical weapon," the North's state-run media reported Friday in the first mention of such a test in months. Kim hailed the "great success," which he said "serves as another striking demonstration ...
Ahead of promised election, Thai political party jigsaw attracts new faces, veteran names
Police called after Chinese diplomats attempt to 'barge in' to APEC host's office
For first time ever, divided Asia-Pacific leaders fail to reach consensus on APEC communique
Cruising for a bruising: What we learned from the APEC summit
China extends censorship campaign to Twitter, carrying out 'silent slaughter'
Pence says Taiwan's APEC envoy asked to start free trade talks
To what extent will Japan's 2014 downturn repeat with the new tax hike?
The wallets of Japanese residents may get a little lighter next year, as the prices of most goods and services are set to rise under a new consumption tax system starting in October 2019. Under this new system, consumers may have at least some reprieve, ...
Can Tokyo's new Toyosu market live up to the Tsukiji brand?
Japan continues to rely on coal-fired plants despite global criticism
Wild boar carcasses found in Gifu dull prospects for declaring containment of swine fever
Yusaku Maezawa: Japan's corporate enfant terrible with the world's first ticket to the moon
U.S. base relocation top issue in Okinawa gubernatorial election
The man standing between Abe and his ambitions: Who is Shigeru Ishiba?
