US Military Hides Accident from Japanese Government for a Week
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 7, 2018.
TPP 11 Designed for US Return
Kazuyoshi Umemoto, Japan’s chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, says that the new pact between eleven nations has been consciously designed to facilitate the return of the United States in the future.
Finance Ministry Shows Contempt for Lawmakers
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 6, 2018.
Developing the Attitude for Sustainability
The time has come for ordinary Japanese citizens to fill the gap left by government and take responsibility for developing sustainable solutions.
Japan and the Northern Sea Route
Global warming is progressively creating a new reality that ships from East Asia, including Japan, might soon be regularly able to reach Europe more quickly via the shipping route that runs along Russia’s Arctic coast, from the Bering Strait in the east to the Kara Sea in the west, rather than using the conventional route via the Suez Canal.
Japan Dead Last in Gender Equality Ranking
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 4, 2018.
Finance Ministry May Have Forged Moritomo Gakuen Documents
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 2, 2018.
Moon: Comfort Women Issue Not Settled
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on March 1, 2018.
FY2018 Budget Passes House of Representatives
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on February 28, 2018.
Japan Lags on Socially Responsible Business Investment
In recent years the rise of Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance investing has created powerful new incentives to compel companies to make meaningful changes to how they do business, but Japan remains far behind the curve.