The Gender Wage Gap in Japan: A Prefectural Ranking
WEB2 days ago — The wage gap in Japan remains wide compared to other countries, considering that the average among developed countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, as of 2021, was ...
Standing Image of Bazara, One of the 12 Heavenly Generals
WEB2 days ago — The 12 Heavenly Generals stand guard around the image of the Yakushi Buddha (Bhaisajyaguru), the “Medicine Buddha,” each general commanding an army of 7,000 troops. According to tradition ...
Tokyo Game Show Kicks Off | Nippon.com
WEB3 days ago — Chiba, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--The annual Tokyo Game Show kicked off in the city of Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Thursday with a record high of some 980 exhibitors showcasing new video game consoles ...
88-Year-Old Acquitted in Murder Retrial in Japan | Nippon.com
WEB3 days ago — Shizuoka, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese district court Thursday acquitted an 88-year-old man in a high-profile retrial after he was sentenced to death over the murder of four people in 1966.
Japan Govt's 8th Intelligence Satellite Launched Successfully
WEB3 days ago — Tanegashima, Kagoshima Pref., Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government's eighth information-gathering radar satellite was launched successfully on an H-2A rocket on Thursday.
Japan's DMM Gets Biz Improvement Order over Bitcoin Loss
WEB3 days ago — Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Financial Services Agency on Thursday issued a business improvement order to cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin Co. for having 48.2 billion yen's worth of ...
Metal Fragments Likely Led to Shinkansen Uncoupling
WEB3 days ago — Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--Metal fragments that made their way behind a switch in the driver's cabin are likely to have led to an unprecedented decoupling of a connected Shinkansen bullet train ...
Nippon Steel Aims to Complete U.S. Steel Buyout by Year-End
WEB3 days ago — Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--Nippon Steel Corp. remains committed to completing its planned acquisition of United States Steel Corp. by year-end, President Tadashi Imai said Thursday. Imai made ...
Upside Risks to Prices More Key to BOJ Policy Decisions: Minutes
WEB3 days ago — Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--Some members of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board during the July 30-31 meeting said that upside risks to prices carry more weight in the central bank's policy ...
Japan MSDF Destroyer Sails in Taiwan Strait for 1st Time
WEB3 days ago — Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer has sailed in the Taiwan Strait for the first time ever, people familiar with relations between Japan and Taiwan said ...