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LDP lawmaker resigns following backlash over Eiffel Tower snap | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
[ad_1] Lawmaker Rui Matsukawa has resigned as the head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Women’s Affairs Division after she received backlash for posting “touristy” photos during a recent research…
Sapporo weighs switch to 2034 Olympics in face of public enmity | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
[ad_1] SAPPORO–Sapporo faces staunch public opposition to hosting the Winter Olympics in 2030 in the aftermath of far-reaching scandals over the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games and is even considering delaying…
Companies in Japan opting for select offices to work in English | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
[ad_1] An increasing number of Japanese businesses are making English their official in-house tongue in specialized departments but not across the board as in the past. Fast Retailing Co., operator…
Daily goods companies testing market in outer space | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
[ad_1] From liquid-free shampoo to zero-gravity adhesives, companies have answered the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s call for products that can make life easier for astronauts on the International Space Station…
VOX POPULI: Treacherous path of crypto trading not for the faint of heart | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
[ad_1] Author Junichiro Tanizaki’s (1886-1965) “Chiisana Okoku” (The small kingdom) is a disturbing short novel. The trouble begins when a new student by the name of Numakura transfers to the…
EDITORIAL: More debate needed on bill to boost support for defense industry | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
[ad_1] Deliberations have started in the Lower House on a bill for the government to provide more assistance to the defense industry. The bill would allow the government to subsidize…
Even with tough crackdowns, gangs squeezing small businesses | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
[ad_1] KOBE–Despite crackdowns and anti-gang ordinances, yakuza groups still maintain a stranglehold over some small business operators as a recent case here illustrates. Just days ago, local authorities instructed a restaurant…
Wood buildings catching on in trend toward decarbonization | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
[ad_1] Drawing all eyes in a business district in downtown Yokohama, the Port Plus building is fashioned solely from tidy wooden columns and beams instead of the standard steel and concrete. The…