23+ hour, 15+ min ago   (227+ words) Chubu Electric Power Co.’s top two executives are set to step down over the falsification of safety data used in regulatory reviews to restart some of its nuclear reactors, according to local media. President Kingo Hayashi and Chairman Satoru…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (187+ words) Japan’s latest science and technology strategy makes national security a central pillar of research and innovation policy. The challenge now is to harness science, innovation and security without... Japan’s latest science and technology strategy makes national security a…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (289+ words) NAGOYA – Chubu Electric Power said Thursday that its retail unit had overcharged more than 5 million customers for over two years due to cost calculation errors. The extra charges, found at Chubu Electric Power Miraiz, affected at least 5,009,000 customers, or about…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (157+ words) The Japan Times PGIM Real Estate, part of the asset management arm of Prudential Financial, is taking a more selective approach to acquisitions in Japan as rising interest rates drive up deal costs in the country.“We are at…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (189+ words) Australian Ambassador to Japan Andrew Shearer expressed hope on Wednesday for expanded cooperation with Japan in the energy sector, with China’s increasing economic coercion in the Asia-Pacific region in mind. At a news conference at the Japan National Press Club…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (210+ words) Nagoya issued its highest-level emergency warning for heavy rain and flooding Tuesday evening, as videos of inundated roads and buildings spread on social media. The warning, issued for parts of Chikusa Ward, Moriyama Ward and Meito Ward, cited a significantly…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (174+ words) The Japan Times Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi touted the formulation of Japan’s record spending requests as increasing the transparency and discipline of the country’s finances after an overhaul of the budget-making process. Takaichi’s…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (152+ words) The Japan Times One of Hong Kong’s biggest landlords is in talks to enter Japan’s resurgent property market as part of parent Jardine Matheson’s pivot toward becoming an investment firm, people familiar with the matter said.Hongkong…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (383+ words) Natixis Investment Managers has raised its allocation to Japanese equities, betting the nation’s economic growth momentum will endure as inflationary pressures push government bond yields higher, its strategists said in a recent interview. Japan’s monetary and fiscal policies are more…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (815+ words) Director, Project Promotion, Office of the Governor for Policy Planning For more than a century, Tokyo has learned from natural disasters. Experiences such as the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake and severe flooding from large typhoons have shaped the city’s approach to…...