Toyota revises up operating profit projection for FY 2020 again

Toyota revises up operating profit projection for FY 2020 again

Toyota Motor revises up its operating profit projection for fiscal 2020 again to 2 trillion yen despite the coronavirus ...

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Average monthly pay in Japan for 2020 down 1.2%

Average monthly pay in Japan for 2020 down 1.2%

The average monthly pay for people working in Japan stood at 318,299 yen in 2020, down 1.2 percent from a year earlier.

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Masks for musical instruments

Masks for musical instruments

Masks have become an everyday necessity in the coronavirus age, and now there are masks for musical instruments.

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Ex-CEO of McDonald's Japan arrested over assault

Ex-CEO of McDonald's Japan arrested over assault

Police arrest Harada Eiko, former CEO of McDonald’s Japan, for allegedly beating his wife.

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Japan's farm exports hit record high for 8 years in a row

Japan's farm exports hit record high for 8 years in a row

Japan’s farm exports hit a record high for the eighth year in a row in 2020.

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Uber Eats to deliver medication

Uber Eats to deliver medication

Konbini chain giant Lawson teams up with Uber Eats to deliver medicine.

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Tokyo Disney Resort to shorten business hours

Tokyo Disney Resort to shorten business hours

Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea will push back opening times by one hour under the extended coronavirus state of emergenc...

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Shipping of ultra-low temperature freezers to medical facilities

Shipping of ultra-low temperature freezers to medical facilities

Japanese manufacturers of ultra-low temperature freezers are shipping the product to medical facilities in preparation f...

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Working remotely on Shinkansen bullet train

Working remotely on Shinkansen bullet train

East Japan Railway is offering bullet trains on the Tohoku Shinkansen line as virtual office space for passengers to tel...

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Japan's jobs-to-applicants ratio plunges in 2020

Japan's jobs-to-applicants ratio plunges in 2020

The average ratio of job openings to job applicants in Japan drops drastically in 2020.

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