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BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 20, 2016
Kanto, Kansai, Kyushu to test biometric-based, cashless payment tech for overseas visitors
Japan's economy ministry is planning to test cashless payment technology using fingerprints and other biometric markers to make transactions more convenient for foreign tourists, sources close to the project said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2016
Japan eyes 40,000 fuel-cell cars, 160 hydrogen stations by 2020
Japan is aiming to have 40,000 hydrogen-powered cars on its roads by 2020, with plans for a 20-fold expansion to 800,000 by 2030, according to a report released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on Wednesday outlining the future use of hydrogen and fuel cells.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2016
Japan to get more coal-fired power plants thanks to Environment Ministry policy reversal
In a policy back flip Tuesday, the Environment Ministry gave the green light to construction of new coal-fired power plants in exchange for power companies and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry taking tougher measures to reduce global warming emissions.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2016
Cosmo Energy to be first Japanese energy firm to import U.S. oil
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co. will begin importing crude oil from the United States in mid-February, becoming the first Japanese firm to do so after the U.S. government lifted a four-decade ban on oil exports in December, industry officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2015
Japan set to get more LNG than it needs
The nation is probably set to receive more LNG than it needs, potentially forcing some purchasers in the world's biggest user of the fuel to resell cargoes and add to a glut.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 15, 2015
Industrial output in August revised downward to 1.2% fall
Industrial output fell a seasonally adjusted 1.2 percent in August from the previous month, revised down from a preliminary drop of 0.5 percent, the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2015
Tax cuts may be axed in bid to spur investment
The government is considering ending tax cuts to reduce burdens for corporate investment in order to enhance productivity at the end of March 2017, sources close to the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2015
New industry minister to focus on economic growth, pushing reactor restarts
Japan's newly appointed minister of economy, trade and industry said Wednesday that he will focus on bringing the economy back onto a sustainable growth track and pushing forward with the national energy policy of resuming nuclear power generation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2015
METI hopes 'Wonder 500' will catch on overseas
The industry ministry Thursday unveiled 500 undiscovered fine goods from rural areas that they will target for overseas promotion.
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2015
Japan charts road to industrialization for Mekong region
Japan and the five Southeast Asian countries bordering the Mekong River adopted a blueprint Monday to boost industrialization in the subregion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2015
Over 7,000 electric fences in Japan lack adequate safety measures, report says
The agriculture ministry conducted a survey from late-July to mid-August and found that 6,713 fences had no proper warning signs while 606 had no circuit breaker installed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2015
METI considers 'kimono day' to revive industry, cash in on tourism
Sometime next year, expect to see colorful kimono-clad commuters winding their way through the morning rush hour in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki Station, the main hub for government workers.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 29, 2015
April industrial output up 1%, signaling economy finally recovering from '14 tax hike
Industrial output rose a seasonally adjusted 1 percent in April from the previous month for the first increase in three months, the government said Friday, signaling that the world's third-largest economy may be starting to recover from last year's consumption tax hike.
BUSINESS
May 11, 2015
Nuclear remains cheapest power source despite Fukushima meltdowns: government
A panel of nuclear experts approve a government report saying that atomic power remains the cheapest source of electricity despite the rising safety costs triggered by the 2011 Fukushima core meltdowns.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 24, 2015
Industry ministry eyes 20% to 22% of electricity from nuclear by 2030
Nuclear power may generate considerably less of Japan's electricity in 2030 than it did before the Fukushima nuclear disaster — but more than a target set shortly after that crisis began, sources close to the matter said.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Apr 9, 2015
Japan mulls minimum 20% greenhouse gas cut by 2030
Japan may set a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 20 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels, as part of efforts to strike a new global deal to combat climate change later this year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 16, 2015
December industrial output rise revised down to 0.8%
The nation's industrial output rose a seasonally adjusted 0.8 percent in December from the previous month, revised down from a preliminary 1.0 percent gain, the trade ministry said on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2015
Nuclear motive suspected in feed-in tariff reforms
Renewable power in Japan wavers as critics flag “reforms” to the feed-in tariff system as a bid to discourage the scorching growth of renewable energy providers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2014
METI chief Miyazawa pays first visit to Fukushima No. 1 plant
Trade and industry minister Yoichi Miyazawa visits the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Oct 25, 2014
'No change' in atomic restart policy, says new industry minister
New industry minister Yoichi Miyazawa said Thursday he will try to persuade residents near the Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima Prefecture why its two reactors should no longer stand idle.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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