Page 54 - Japan
Understanding the business of Japan's cherry-blossom season
The Japanese government wants to attract 40 million foreign visitors by 2020-when it hosts the Olympics-up from a record 31.2 million in 2018
 "Understanding the business of Japan's cherry-blossom season")
Japan's business sentiment hits 2-year low, trade war stings manufacturing
A private business survey showed manufacturing activity in Japan contracted for a second straight month in March, with output down at the sharpest rate in nearly three years
 "Japan's business sentiment hits 2-year low, trade war stings manufacturing")
Defining Japan in just one word
Today Japan will announce the name of its new "era", a historical event and a precursor to the royal succession
 "Defining Japan in just one word")
Japan's plan to resume commercial whaling draws flak from Australia
Suga said in a statement Japan won't hunt the sea mammals in the Southern Ocean or the southern hemisphere, where whalers sometimes fight off environmental activists with water cannons
 "Japan's plan to resume commercial whaling draws flak from Australia")
Japan's cabinet approves a record $900-billion draft budget for FY 2019-20
The proposed spending level compares with this year's initial 97.7 trillion yen and sets a record for a seventh straight year
 "Japan's cabinet approves a record $900-billion draft budget for FY 2019-20")
How does Japan define 2018? With a Chinese character meaning 'disaster'
Throughout 2018, Japan endured a steady series of hammer blows
 "How does Japan define 2018? With a Chinese character meaning 'disaster'")
Shedding Fukushima fears, Japan's nuclear industry makes a comeback
Japan is on track to have nine reactors running in the near future
 "Shedding Fukushima fears, Japan's nuclear industry makes a comeback")
Why urns with ashes of the dead are piling up by the thousands across Japan
With Japanese wages barely growing, and many children of the elderly living on pensions themselves, managing death costs, including arranging for their burial, can be a burden
How the children of Japan's single mothers have become an underclass
While Japan's overall population is declining, the number of single-mother households in the country rose by about 50 per cent
 "How the children of Japan's single mothers have become an underclass")
Japanese firm says it will pay part of salaries in Bitcoin
The offer will be open to around 4,000 employees
 "Japanese firm says it will pay part of salaries in Bitcoin")
Japan urges TPP partners to sign pact before elections
'Next year various countries have elections, there'll be movements in governments,' Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said
 "Japan urges TPP partners to sign pact before elections")
How Japan wants to counter China: The plan includes US, India, Australia
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to propose the idea to US President Donald Trump on November 6
 "How Japan wants to counter China: The plan includes US, India, Australia")
Japan's voters poised to give Abe fresh mandate
The general election on Sunday is the first to be held since the legal voting age was changed to 18
 "Japan's voters poised to give Abe fresh mandate")
Japan shares rise with Nikkei 225 closing at highest since 1996
Bolstered by companies in industries ranging from technology to retail
 "Japan shares rise with Nikkei 225 closing at highest since 1996")
A pacifist Japan starts to embrace the military
Pacifism has been a sacred tenet of Japan's national identity since the end of World War II
 "A pacifist Japan starts to embrace the military")
Japan at Top of the Growth Table Among G7 Peers
Private consumption adjusted for inflation, which accounts for about 57%of real GDP
 "Japan at Top of the Growth Table Among G7 Peers")
The pilot in the cockpit? In Japan, he might be a retiree
Miyazaki is a pilot with nearly four decades' experience at All Nippon Airways
 "The pilot in the cockpit? In Japan, he might be a retiree")
Japan pictures show melted Fukushima fuel for first time
If confirmed, substance would be first discovery of fuel that melted during accident at Fukushima
 "Japan pictures show melted Fukushima fuel for first time")
Japan arrests 14-year-old for creating ransomware similar to WannaCry
The young boy, who supposedly learned by himself how to create this type of programme
 "Japan arrests 14-year-old for creating ransomware similar to WannaCry")
In Japan, plastic food models aren't just for restaurants anymore
There is an entire industry devoted to creating these food samples
 "In Japan, plastic food models aren't just for restaurants anymore")
