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“This is a symptom of Japan’s population decline,” said Jeffrey Hall, a lecturer at Kanda University of International Studies in Chiba. “It’s not really a problem of building too many houses” but “a problem of not having enough people,” he said. According to figures compiled by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 14% of all residential properties in Japan are vacant. “When an earthquake or a tsunami occurs, there is a possibility that vacant houses will block evacuation routes as they break down and get destroyed,” he said. In other rural areas with a high concentration of vacant houses, akiya have stalled development, the professor said.
Persons: , Jeffrey Hall, “ It’s, don’t, Akio Kon, it’s, “ They’re, Buddhika Weerasinghe, Yuki Akiyama, Akiyama, ” Akiyama Organizations: CNN, Kanda University of International Studies, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Kanda University, , Bloomberg, Getty, Ministry, Internal Affairs, Communications, Tokyo City University, Homes Locations: Japan, New York City, Tokyo, Kyoto, Chiba, Kanda, Yato, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa prefecture, Tambasasayama, Noto, Ishikawa, Europe, West,
Higher interest rates in the United States and other countries mean investors can make bigger returns on investments there than they can in Japan. This encourages carry trades, in which investors borrow money in yen to invest it in higher-yielding assets priced in other currencies. That weakens the Japanese currency. A Big Mac costs 50% more in the next cheapest G10 currency, the New Zealand dollar, than it does in yen, he added. … and lots of drawbacksBut the falling yen has caused much pain at home and not just for small businesses like Japan Fraise.
Persons: hasn’t, Hiroko Ishikawa, “ It’s, ” Ishikawa, , we’re, We’re, Himari Semans, That’s, ” Nigel Green, Kit Juckes, Warren Buffett, ” Sean Callow, , Sato Hitomi, Semans, I’ve, , Laura He, Chris Lau Organizations: Tokyo CNN, US, Reserve, CNN, Nikkei, Bank of Japan, deVere, greenback, Labor, Societe Generale, New Zealand, Japan’s National Tourism Organization, Tokyo’s Locations: Hong Kong, Tokyo, Japan, United States, Sydney, Hawaii
Asian productions or nominees with a predominantly Asian cast have been making headway at the Academy Awards in recent years. South Korean thriller “Parasite” made history in 2020 as the first non-English language movie to win best picture, alongside three further awards. "The Boy and the Heron" producer Toshio Suzuki speaks at a news conference in Los Angeles on March 11, 2024. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty ImagesFor others, the award offered Japan a boost after a rough start to the year. Kelts, the Japan-based author, said the second Oscar win showed the Academy had recognized Miyazaki’s artistic genius and that Japanese animation is far from solely entertainment.
Persons: CNN —, Hayao Miyazaki, , Huy Quan, Malaysia’s Michelle Yeoh, Heron ”, Ghibli’s, , Roland Kelts, Miyazaki, Richard Harbaugh, Toshio Suzuki, , ’ Suzuki, Suzuki, ” Suzuki, Richard A, Brooks, Tatsuji Nojima, “ Oscar, Takashi Yamazaki, Fumio Kishida, Yamazaki, ” Kishida, Hideaki Omura, Godzilla’s, Chris Hemsworth, Anya Taylor, Joy, Patrick T, Fallon, Kelts Organizations: CNN, Academy, Sony Pictures, Culture, Oscar Academy, Ghibli, Japan’s, NHK, Getty, Japan, Sunday, Gov, Hollywood, American, Waseda University Locations: Japan, America, Vietnam, ” Tokyo, Hollywood, Los Angeles, AFP, Aichi prefecture, Miyazaki, Japanese, Ishikawa, Tokyo
Two idled reactors at Shika nuclear power plant on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa suffered power outages because of damage to transformers. All Japanese nuclear power plants were temporarily shut down after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster for safety checks under stricter standards. They are asking officials to freeze the screening process while damage at the Shika nuclear plant is fully examined and safety measures are implemented. Nuclear safety officials have noted that the extensive damage suffered by houses and roads in the area of the Shika plant make current evacuation plans largely unworkable. Hundreds of other residents of towns hosting nuclear plants submitted similar requests to regulators and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida earlier this week.
Persons: Susumu Kitano, Fumio Organizations: TOKYO, Hokuriku, Co, Nuclear, Authority Locations: Ishikawa, Noto, Tokyo, Kanazawa, Fukui prefecture, Niigata prefecture
SUZU, Japan (Reuters) - One month on from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck the west coast of Japan, volunteers from non-profit organisation Katariba play cards and other games with children in a Suzu city school classroom. Some of kids are still living in evacation centres, where it is difficult to play. Others have parents who are busy trying to deal with the task of rebuilding homes and livelihoods since the quake, so it's important to provide children with a safe place, says Katariba member Yoshiki Itashiki. After her daughter was temporarily evacuated to a different city, the service made it easier for her to come back. More than 13,600 people in Ishikawa prefecture where Suzu city is located are still living in evacuation centres.
Persons: Yoshiki Itashiki, Kanako, Sakura Murakami, Tom Bateman, Edwina Gibbs Locations: SUZU, Japan, evacation, Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture
By Sakura Murakami and Tom BatemanSUZU, Japan (Reuters) - A month on from a huge earthquake that struck Japan's west coast, survivors are battling freezing and unsanitary conditions while tens of thousands of homes remain without running water. More than 230 people died in the magnitude 7.6 quake, Japan's deadliest in eight years, which also left 44,000 homes fully or partially destroyed while 40,000 have no running water. More than 13,000 residents are living in evacuation centres, according to the Ishikawa government. Bitter cold is also posing a challenge, especially for scores of residents who are sleeping in their cars after their homes were wrecked. Over 900 deaths from the devastating Kobe earthquake of 1995 happened after the quake, due in part to the spread of flu and lack of medical care at evacuation centres, according to public health experts.
Persons: Sakura Murakami, Tom Bateman SUZU, Yoshio Binsaki, Ishikawa, Chisa, Terashita, Tom Bateman, Edmund Klamann Locations: Japan, Ishikawa prefecture, Suzu, Kobe
Last month the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), a UNESCO advisory body, issued a “heritage alert” for Jingu Gaien. Nishikawa believes that the commercial nature of the redevelopment “breaks the promise” of keeping the Jingu Gaien as a public space. Protesters gather for a demonstration at Meiji Jingu Gaien on September 15, 2023. Work commenced at the Meiji Jingu Gaien site in March. “They need to go back to the drawing board and use a much more democratic process to decide the future of Jingu Gaien.”
Persons: Hiroshi Ono, Meiji Jingu Gaien, , Emperor Meiji, Emperor Naruhito, Babe Ruth, Daniel Campisi, Jingu Gaien, Naoko Nishikawa, Nishikawa, Shinji Isoya, Gaien, CNN Shinji, Mitsui Fudosan, Hajime Funada, Meiji Jingu, Kiyotatsu Yamamoto, Rochelle Kopp, Jingu, Mikiko Ishikawa, Ishikawa, Kopp, ” Daniel Campisi, CNN Yamamoto, ” Kopp Organizations: Japan CNN, Tokyo, CNN, Chichibunomiya Rugby, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Council, UNESCO, CNN Tokyo, Mitsui Fudosan, Japan’s, Protesters, Meiji, Liberal Democratic Party, University of Tokyo, Japan National, Co, World Cities Culture Forum, Properties, Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Meiji, Tokyo’s, Shinjuku, Minato, , New, New York, London
Stock incentives are seen positively by the market "as higher stock prices directly boost such incentives," she said. Sony, which introduced stock incentives years ago for some management levels, recently changed its framework to make the incentives more attractive, a spokesperson said. "The stock incentives are aimed at beefing up engagement with employees and promoting their interest in raising corporate value." Today, employee stock incentives are also a way for companies to replace cross-shareholdings, a common practice where companies take stakes in partners to cement relationships and avoid activist investors. Despite its increasing popularity, just a quarter of top 100 Japanese companies have employee stock incentives compared to more than 80% in the United States or Germany, data by consulting firm Human Resources Governance Leaders shows.
Persons: Kim Kyung, Motomi Hashimoto, Hitoshi Tanimura, Shintaro Takano, Shinzo Abe, Shinji Ishikawa, Makiko Yamazaki, Ritsuko Shimizu, Miral Organizations: Nikkei, REUTERS, Rights, ANA Holdings, ANA, Sony Group, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Nomura Securities, Reuters, Sony, Human Resources, Leaders, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Omron, United States, Germany
Tokyo CNN —The family of a 26-year-old doctor in Japan who died by suicide last year after working more than 200 hours of overtime in a single month have pleaded for change in a nation long plagued by overwork culture. Takashima Shingo had been working as a resident doctor at a hospital in Kobe City when he took his own life last May, according to public broadcaster NHK. According to the family’s lawyers, Takashima had worked more than 207 hours overtime in the month before his death, and had not taken a day off for three months, NHK reported. She had worked 159 hours of overtime in the month before her death, according to NHK. One 2016 study found that more than a quarter of full-time hospital physicians work up to 60 hours a week, while 5% work up to 90 hours, and 2.3% work up to 100 hours.
Persons: Takashima Shingo, Takashima, ” –, Takashima’s, Junko Takashima, , Organizations: International Association for Suicide Prevention, Befrienders, Tokyo CNN, NHK, Konan Medical, Ministry of Health, Labor, Welfare, Konan Medical Center, CNN, Association of Japan Medical Colleges Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Kobe City, Konan
Tokyo, Japan CNN —Evacuation warnings have been issued to more than 237,000 people across 11 prefectures in Japan as Typhoon Lan hit the west of the country on Tuesday, according to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency. At least 26 people have been injured in five prefectures across western Japan, according to Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, citing police and fire officials. In two towns in Tottori and Okayama prefectures, rainfall over a few hours on Tuesday exceeded the average for the entire month of August. A swollen river as Typhoon Lan makes landfall in Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture on Tuesday. Typhoon Lan follows Typhoon Khanun, which lashed southwestern Japan with wind and rain earlier this month.
Persons: Typhoon Lan, Lan, Takumi Harada, Koji Ito, Khanun Organizations: Japan CNN, Disaster Management Agency, NHK, Japan Meteorological Agency, Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Tourism, CNN, Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airlines, ANA Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Shionomisaki, Japan’s Wakayama, Tottori, Okayama, Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, Kansai, Chubu, Nagoya
Women’s World Cup 2023: Live scores, fixtures, results, tables and top scorersCNN —Four months before the 2011 Women’s World Cup final, Japan was devastated by the largest earthquake ever recorded in the country’s history. Japan players celebrate at the end of the team's dominant group stage victory over Spain at the Women's World Cup. We have a lot of responsibilities, and I want to focus on the results.”Japan celebrates after defeating the US in the 2011 Women's World Cup final. Kevin C. Cox/FIFA/Getty ImagesFollowing the 2011 World Cup triumph, Japanese women’s soccer had mixed success in building on that achievement. “In 2011, the whole nation was so excited about winning the World Cup, so there is a sense of, ‘Why aren’t we popular?’” Takata said ahead of the 2023 Women’s World Cup.
Persons: Aya Miyama, , John Cowpland, England’s Lauren James, Michelle Alozie, Moeka Minami, , David Rowland, Yui Hasegawa, , Kevin C, Cox, Japan’s, Haruna Takata, ” Takata, , Jose Breton, Hinata Miyazawa –, Mina Tanaka, Jun Endō, Risa Shimizu, Japan’s relentlessness, Hege Riise, ” “ I’ve, ” Riise, taka …, Futoshi Ikeda –, ” Hasegawa Organizations: CNN, FIFA, Japan, American, READ, Japan Football Association, ” WE, Nadeshiko Japan, Zambia, Costa Rica –, Norway, Sweden Locations: Japan, Fukishima, Germany, Spain, Norway, Zambia, ” Japan, Colombia, Costa Rica
Tokyo, Japan CNN —When Kaneko Miyuki reported her sexual assault as a seven-year-old in Japan, she remembers the police laughing at her. Kaneko is among countless Japanese women who say their experiences of sexual assault and abuse were ignored because they “didn’t fit the criteria” of a victim. The previous age of consent, at 13, had been among the lowest in the developed world. It marks a major victory for sexual assault survivors and activists, some of whom have spent decades lobbying for these changes. “Survivors of sexual assault like myself cannot even work, or go about your life – you become mentally ill, and you can’t take care of yourself,” she said.
Persons: Japan CNN —, Kaneko Miyuki, , , Kaneko, didn’t, Yuu, Nakayama Junko, “ It’s, It’s, it’s, , Alessandro Di Ciommo, ” Nakayama, Nakayama, Tadokoro Organizations: Japan CNN, Spring, General, NHK, voyeurism, Reuters, CNN, Authorities Locations: Tokyo, Japan, United Kingdom, Finland, Norway, Nagoya, Fukuoka,
SEOUL, June 15 (Reuters) - North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its east coast on Thursday, the South Korean military said, less than an hour after Pyongyang warned of an "inevitable" response to military drills staged earlier in the day by South Korean and U.S. troops. The latest action by North Korea came as U.S. President Joe Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, was in Tokyo for meetings with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts. The government was due to hold a National Security Council meeting, Kyodo news reported separately. North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programmes are banned by United Nations Security Council resolutions that have sanctioned the country. South Korea sued North Korea on Wednesday for $35 million in compensation for a liaison office that North Korea blew up in 2020, in a case highlighting the breakdown of ties between the neighbours as the North presses on with its weapons programmes.
Persons: Joe Biden's, Jake Sullivan, Cho Tae, Takeo Akiba, Yoon Suk, Heekyong Yang, Josh Smith, Tim Kelly, John Stonestreet, Alex Richardson, Chizu Organizations: South Korean, Korean, South, National, National Security Council, Kyodo, North Korea's Ministry of National Defence, United Nations, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, North Korea, Pyongyang, U.S, Tokyo, Japan, Hegura, Ishikawa prefecture, South Korea, Korea, Seoul
May 5 (Reuters) - An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 struck on Friday off Japan's western prefecture of Ishikawa, authorities said, as media reported some buildings had collapsed while people were injured. No abnormalities were reported at the Shika nuclear power plant in the area, or at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in the neighbouring prefecture of Niigata, Matsuno added. Japan's weather authorities revised the quake's magnitude to 6.5 from a preliminary 6.3, and warned against aftershocks, although it had triggered no tsunami warning. The government has set up an earthquake response centre headed by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Matsuno said. "Prime Minister Kishida instructed us to do everything in our power for relief and rescue," he added.
Tokyo plan likened to putting skyscrapers in Central Park
  + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
People protest against the Tokyo metropolitan governments redevelopment project for the Meiji Jingu Gaien district in Tokyo on February 12, 2023. "This is like building skyscrapers in the middle of Central Park in New York," Professor Mikiko Ishikawa told the Associated Press. She studied landscape architecture and Central Park's history and said the park was an inspiration for the Japanese – as were European designs – when Jingu Gaien was completed in 1926. "Jingu Gaien is a public place, and you should think of it as a commons," she said. Koike addressed Jingu Gaien several months ago at news conference.
Tokyo, Japan CNN —Move over, boomers and older millennials – Japan’s young people are stepping into office. Most members of Japan’s parliament are aged 50 to 70 – and are 75% male, according to data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Making headlines is Ryosuke Takashima who, at 26 years old, is Japan’s youngest-ever mayor, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK. Shin the Hiratsuka YouTuber, who was elected to the Hiratsuka city council. Ayaka Nasuno, 25, is another Gen Z politician making her debut after winning the highest share of votes for the Kawasaki City Council earlier this month.
CNN —A panel in Japan’s health ministry has approved the country’s first abortion pill, in a major step for reproductive rights decades after other countries made abortion medication widely available. The ministry’s pharmaceutical board granted approval on Friday to the MeFeego Pack, an abortion pill manufactured by British pharmaceutical Linepharma, according to a spokesperson from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. The medication consists of two types of pill, and can be used within nine weeks of pregnancy, according to Japanese public broadcaster NHK. In a clinical trial in Japan, 93% of participants had a complete abortion within 24 hours, NHK reported. Kanako Inaba, an obstetrician and gynaecologist, wrote on Twitter that the approval of abortion pills was an opportunity to spread greater sex education and awareness about contraceptive methods.
Beyond Kyoto: Japan recommends 11 lesser-known spots to visit
  + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Rob Goss | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +8 min
Japan wants travelers to go beyond the country's iconic tourist sites — and consider spending their yen in lesser-known locations. CNBC Travel takes a look at what each of the 11 spots has to offer travelers — whether or not they're wealthy. Koichi Kamoshida | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesIse-shima is arguably the "model destination" most ready to welcome the JTA's wealthy targets. Kagoshima, Aso and UnzenThe island of Kyushu in western Japan feature everything from active volcanoes to glimpses of samurai culture. Okinawa and AmamiIn 2021, Amami-Oshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, the northern part of Okinawa's main island, and Iriomote Island were given joint UNESCO Natural World Heritage status for their biodiversity and endemic wildlife.
HOUSTON, March 8 (Reuters) - Billions of dollars in clean energy incentives are poised to speed investment on American soil while putting the European Union's energy transition at risk by luring away money and talent, executives at the CERAWeek energy conference said this week. European energy companies echoed the call for Europe to come up with its own new incentives. Patrick Pouyanne, CEO of French energy giant TotalEnergies told the conference the IRA was an "invitation to accelerate green infrastructure." In Europe, you begin to regulate," he said, adding that Europe and the United States should consider forming a free trade agreement on renewable energy infrastructure. Ken Gilmartin, CEO of British engineering firm Wood Plc, said the IRA would put the United States in first place in the decarbonization race.
Un oraș de coastă din Japonia și-a atras critici aspre după ce a cheltuit fonduri de urgență destinate măsurilor anti-COVID pe o statuie gigantică cu un calmar, pentru a promova turismul local, scrie digi24.ro. Creatura roz cu alb are tentaculele răsfirate și o deschidere sub gură, unde oamenii se pot poza. Autoritățile locale nu au fost obligate să aloce banii direct pentru măsurile anti-coronavirus, însă cei mai mulți japonezi au spus că banii puteau fi cheltuiți mai bine. Guvernul japonez are în vedere extinderea stării de urgență pentru prefecturile Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo și Kyoto, scrie presa din țară. Japonia a anunțat peste 4100 de cazuri noi marți, ajungând la peste 614.000 de cazuri în total și 10.500 de decese.
Persons: ., Hirofumi Organizations: Guardian Locations: Japonia, . Noto, Ishikawa, Japoniei, calmarul, Tokyo, Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto
Niciun soi de struguri nu se compară cu cei din Japonia, unde există strugurii numiți Ruby Roman. Strugurii Ruby Roman sunt de culoare roșie și fiecare bob este dulce și are mărimea unei prune. În anii următori, crescătorii au înmulțit acest soi și l-au îmbunătățit. De regulă, sunt vânduți la licitațiiCeea ce este incredibil e faptul că există și struguri mai buni decât aceștia, anume clasa Premium. E clar că strugurii Ruby Roman nu sunt accesibili pentru oricine, motiv pentru care sunt vânduți adesea la licitații, sub formă de cadouri sau în scopuri promoționale de către diferite companii.
Persons: Ruby Roman, Ishikawa Locations: Japonia
Cel puţin opt persoane au murit şi alte aproximativ 240 au fost rănite în urma unei puternice furtuni de iarnă care a afectat duminică regiuni costiere situate de-a lungul Mării Japoniei, au relatat media locale, transmite agerpres.ro. Un bărbat în vârstă de 60 de ani a fost găsit decedat într-o maşină acoperită de zăpadă în oraşul Himi, potrivit Kyodo News. Furtuna de iarnă a provocat rănirea a cel puţin 240 de persoane, în prefecturile Niigata, Ishikawa, Fukui şi Toyama, conform postului NHK. Aproximativ o mie de autovehicule au rămas blocate, duminică dimineaţă, pe o autostradă înzăpezită din oraşul Sakai. Alte 200 de maşini au rămas înzăpezite pe o autostradă din oraşul Nanto.
Persons: News Organizations: NHK Locations: Japoniei, Himi, prefecturile Niigata, Ishikawa, Fukui, Toyama, Sakai, Nanto, Niigata, Tokyo
Japonia se confruntă în aceste zile cu episoade severe ale vremii de iarnă, cu ninsori abundente și viscol puternic. Stratul de nea a ajuns la un metru și jumătate în doar două zile de intemperii. Traficul rutier, feroviar și aerian a fost dat peste cap. Un bărbat în vârstă de 60 de ani a fost găsit decedat într-o maşină acoperită de zăpadă în oraşul Himi. Atunci, aproximativ 2.100 de autovehicule au rămas blocate timp de două zile pe o autostradă înzăpezită din această regiune situată la nord-vest de Tokyo.
Persons: Shirakawa Locations: Japonia, Japoniei, Sakai, Nanto, Himi, prefecturile Niigata, Ishikawa, Fukui, Toyama, Agerpres, Niigata, Tokyo
Traficul rutier, feroviar și aerian a fost dat peste cap. Sute de oameni au rămas blocați în autovehicule pe drumurile din zona afectată de căderile masive de zăpadă. Aproximativ o mie de autovehicule rămăseseră blocate, duminică dimineaţă, pe o autostradă înzăpezită din oraşul Sakai. Un bărbat în vârstă de 60 de ani a fost găsit decedat într-o maşină acoperită de zăpadă în oraşul Himi. Atunci, aproximativ 2.100 de autovehicule au rămas blocate timp de două zile pe o autostradă înzăpezită din această regiune situată la nord-vest de Tokyo.
Persons: Shirakawa Locations: Sakai, Nanto, Himi, prefecturile Niigata, Ishikawa, Fukui, Toyama, Agerpres, Niigata, Tokyo
Un bărbat în vârstă de 60 de ani a fost găsit decedat într-o maşină acoperită de zăpadă în oraşul Himi, potrivit Kyodo News. Furtuna de iarnă a provocat rănirea a cel puţin 240 de persoane, în prefecturile Niigata, Ishikawa, Fukui şi Toyama, conform postului NHK. Aproximativ o mie de autovehicule au rămas blocate, duminică dimineaţă, pe o autostradă înzăpezită din oraşul Sakai. Alte 200 de maşini au rămas înzăpezite pe o autostradă din oraşul Nanto. În luna decembrie, prefectura Niigata a fost afectată de ninsori abundente, aproximativ 2.100 de autovehicule rămânând blocate timp de două zile pe o autostradă înzăpezită din această regiune situată la nord-vest de Tokyo.
Persons: News Organizations: NHK Locations: Himi, prefecturile Niigata, Ishikawa, Fukui, Toyama, Sakai, Nanto, Niigata, Tokyo
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