News Japan: Japan Is Fighting a War Against Bears. The Bears Are Winning.
We traveled to the front lines of Japan’s battle against the moon bear, which experts say is responsible for hundreds of attacks on humans and more than a dozen deaths.
News Japan: Japan just stepped up its currency warnings — and the dollar could feel it
The yen has been the funding currency for carry trades, where investors borrow cheaply in Japan and invest in higher-yielding assets abroad.
News Japan: Japan social worker opens ‘It is OK to be useless’ bar to provide relief from daily pressure
A Japanese social worker opened an unconventional daytime bar nicknamed “It is OK to be useless” to offer comfort to those experiencing significant social pressure. Operating about five days a month ...
News Japan: All About... Social networks in Japan
Change is in the air in Japan’s social networking market. The sector has been dominated by Mixi since the dawn of social networking, but there are now signs that international brands are gaining ...
News Japan: Thousands flock to a Tokyo zoo to see the last 2 pandas in Japan before their return to China
Thousands of people flocked to Tokyo’s Ueno zoo to have a last glimpse of the popular twin pandas that are set to return to their homeland in China next month.
News Japan: Man stabs three nurses and a policeman at hospital in Shikoku
A Shikoku man stabbed three nurses and a policeman Friday at ... In a prefatory note in it... Ivory registrations in Japan surged ahead of tighter restrictions: Environment Ministry The volume of ...
News Japan: On 1st trip to Japan, Drum Talk TV to explore Japanese taiko drumming in Kochi
Dan Shinder of Drum Talk TV (https://www.facebook.com/DrumTalkTV/) will be making his first visit to Japan with partner Nja on Aug 14. One of the destinations he will be showcasing on Drum Talk TV is Kochi Prefecture in Shikoku. Drum Talk TV will be meeting with Yamada Taiko, a Kochi-based drum…
News Japan: Japan’s ex-Empress Michiko has early stage breast cancer
TOKYO — Former Japanese Empress Michiko has a breast cancer and will have an operation, palace officials said Friday. The Imperial Household Agency said doctors found Michiko had early-stage breast ...
News Japan: Rugby: Japan Beat United States 34-20 to Win Pacific Nations Cup
(Reuters) - Japan overpowered a dogged United States 34-20 to win the Pacific Nations Cup in Suva on Saturday and enjoy a timely confidence boost six weeks out from hosting the World Cup. Captain ...
News Japan: Japan-South Korea trade spat gains little traction among youth on social media
The diplomatic rift between Tokyo and Seoul widened earlier this month after Japan removed South Korea from its “whitelist” of preferred trading partners. The apparent reason given for the move is ...
News Japan: Heated debate boils over on social media as mercury soars in Japan
Talking to others about the weather has always been a quick and easy conversation topic. The same goes for social media users and online news outlets in Japan, which love to discuss meteorological ...
News Japan: Taiwan, Japan brace for potential super typhoon
In preparation, Japan, China and Taiwan have issued severe weather warnings and are ordering residents to prepare for the typhoon. Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued warnings for high waves, ...
News Japan: South Korean president says any gains by Japan from trade curbs will be short-lived
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Japan imposing tighter export curbs against Seoul will undermine Japan's international credibility for using its industrial advantage as a weapon against another country.
News Japan: Japan OKs 1st export to S. Korea under new trade curbs
TOKYO — Japan has granted the first permit for South Korea-bound shipment of chemicals for use in high-tech materials under Tokyo’s new export requirement that has increased tensions with Seoul. Trade ...
News Japan: Taiwan and Japan brace for a potential super typhoon
(CNN)Residents in Taiwan and Japan are bracing for Typhoon Lekima, which could become a super typhoon by the time it hits a Japanese island chain on Friday. Currently barreling northwest across the ...
News Japan: Fukushima: Despite health threats, the Japanese government urges residents to return
Alarming levels of radiation up to 20 times higher than official safety targets have been recorded in areas where locals are being encouraged to go back. We found ghost towns eight years after three ...
News Japan: Marine Sgt. Hoenig made maps that helped defeat Japan in WWII
which officials later estimated at between 129,000 and 226,000 Japanese lives. The aftereffects of radiation associated with the atomic bomb posed long-term health risks danger for those exposed. ...
News Japan: FOCUS-As Japan frets about dearth of AI talent, Daikin develops own program
OSAKA, Aug 5- There's a sense of panic within Japan Inc and the government- the world's No. 3 economy doesn't have enough experts in artificial intelligence and it's time to do something about it. SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son last month bemoaned the state of play, calling Japan a' developing country' in the most important current tech revolution.
