Nov 20th 2021 HONG KONG INFLATION IS SURGING around the world, with price rises now exceeding central banks’ targets. But Japan is a notable holdout. Although policymakers there have long sought to generate inflation, consumer prices still refuse to budge. … Read more
Tanaka Hisashige was a genius of epic proportions, perhaps Japan’s greater inventor ever. He built the country’s first steam locomotive, steamship, and telegraph, but is best known as the founder of electronics giant Toshiba Corporation. Often cited as the Thomas Edison of … Read more
Engineers in Japan have set a new world record for fastest internet speed — and it’s so fast, you’d be able to download nearly 80,000 movies in just one second. Need for speed: Internet speed is typically measured by how … Read more
If Anna Matsumoto had listened to her teachers, she would have kept her inquisitive mind to herself — asking questions, they told her, interrupted class. And when, at age 15, she had to choose a course of study in her … Read more
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced an update coming to the App Store that closes an investigation by the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC). The update will allow developers of “reader” apps to include an in-app link to their website for users … Read more
TOKYO — Just over a decade ago, Nissan became the first automaker to offer a mass-produced car that ran on batteries alone. That hatchback, the Leaf, has been a smash hit, at least by electric car standards, with more than … Read more
TOKYO — Japan is showcasing its latest scientific achievements, ranging from sea and air to space, as the government aims to boost and propagate cutting-edge technologies despite the country’s decline in international competitiveness in such fields. The Cabinet Office is … Read more
At the end of last year, there were a couple of articles about Japan’s failure to be a giant in the new digital age (Newsweek on Why Apple Isn’t Japanese, and there were some interesting comments in a blog response … Read more
The Party Barrel for Christmas became almost immediately a national phenomenon, says Joonas Rokka, associate professor of marketing at Emlyon Business School in France. He has studied the KFC Christmas in Japan as a model promotions campaign. “It filled a … Read more
People wearing masks walk along a pedestrian crossing on June 16, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) TOKYO (Kyodo) — Japan’s government plans to encourage firms to let their employees choose to work four days a week instead of five, … Read more