Kyoto again secures No. 1 spot for best city outside of Tokyo
The former capital retained its spot as the metropolis with the greatest strengths thanks to its allure as a tourism destination, a think tank said.
Japan less attractive than 28 other countries for highly skilled foreign workers, survey shows
Japan has less appeal for highly skilled foreign workers than other world economies, according to a Swiss survey. In the 2018 global survey by the International Institute for Management Development, a business school in Switzerland, Japan came 29th among 63 countries and regions — rising ...
Kyoto tops rankings of major Japanese cities in think tank survey; Fukuoka second and Osaka third
Kyoto has topped a ranking of major Japanese cities as measured by criteria such as livability and economy, according to a survey by a think tank affiliated with major real estate developer Mori Building Co. The Institute for Urban Strategies on Wednesday released its first ...
Kyoto University and Todai tie for first in magazine's ranking of Japanese schools
Kyoto University ties the University of Tokyo — moving up two spots from last year — for first place in the ranking of Japanese universities by Times Higher Education magazine.
Honda's N-Box minicar best-selling vehicle for third straight month in February
Honda Motor Co.'s N-Box minicar was the best-selling car in Japan for the third straight month in February, data from industry bodies showed Monday. Japan's third-biggest carmaker by volume sold 19,429 N-Box cars in February, up 8.6 percent from a year earlier. Nissan Motor Co.'s ...
Tokyo regains title of costliest city for expats as London drops
The capital jumped from 12th last year, while Yokohama and Osaka joined the top 10 in a report comparing the global cost of living.
Tokyo named third most magnetic city for global talent
Tokyo ranks as No. 3 in the world when it comes to drawing creative types.
Oxford tops Times university ranking, Tokyo beaten by 3 Asian rivals
The University of Oxford ranked first in an influential survey of the world's top universities released Thursday, becoming the first university outside the United States to take top spot, with the California Institute of Technology in second place and Stanford University third. The University of ...
Japan's women relinquished the top spot for average life expectancy in 2015 to Hong Kong, the new leader at 87.32 years, data released by the welfare ministry showed Wednesday. Japanese women now have an average life expectancy of 87.05 years, while Japanese men live for ...
Japan ranked most popular spot for international conferences in Asia for fourth consecutive year
But a tally of countries that hosted international meetings says that Japan ranked seventh globally in 2015.
Japan again among worst performers in climate protection effort index
Japan ranks among the worst performers in an index comparing the emissions of 58 countries and measures to protect the climate, far below other major emitters like the United States and India, according to a report by Germanwatch and Climate Action Network Europe. Japan came ...
Japan among worst-performing nations in tackling climate change, think tank says
Japan has one of the world's worst records in tackling climate change, think tank Germanwatch said at U.N. climate talks in Paris, citing the nation's promotion of coal-fired power plants. In a study of 58 nations, it assessed Japan as the fourth-worst performing country, just ...
