Japan

[ad_1] Tokyo Metro, which operates most of the Japanese capital's subway system, is planning to go public in the next financial year — a major privatization effort by Japan as it seeks to take advantage of a buoyant stock market that has shot to 34-year peaks. The company, which is 53.4% owned by the national government with the rest held by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, will be listed in the […]

[ad_1] The number of foreign workers in Japan has surpassed 2 million for the first time, reaching a record high, as the nation grapples with a worsening labor shortage.The labor ministry announced Friday that, as of the end of October, there were 2,048,675 foreign workers in the nation, an increase of 225,950 from a year before. The report also showed an increase in the number of technical trainees, a figure […]

[ad_1] Chiba – Pitcher Roki Sasaki agreed to terms on his contract for the 2024 season, the Lotte Marines announced Friday, just six days before the team is set to hold its first spring training workout.The 22-year-old, the youngest pitcher to throw a perfect game in Japan, had been the subject of several media reports claiming he had demanded Lotte allow him to sign with an Major League Baseball team […]

[ad_1] Toyota's labor union is set to demand its biggest annual bonus on record, worth 7.6 months of pay, in the ongoing 2024 annual wage talks, the Nikkei business daily reported without citing sources. With Toyota saying it expects to post record consolidated operating profits worth ¥4.5 trillion ($30.45 billion) for the financial year to March 2024, the trade union is also likely to demand high levels of monthly pay […]

[ad_1] Lone yokozuna Terunofuji grabbed a share of first place by defeating solo overnight leader Kotonowaka on Friday at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, setting the stage for a thrilling final weekend in Tokyo.The Mongolian-born grand champion moved into a three-way tie at 11-2 with sekiwake Kotonowaka and ozeki Kirishima, who continued his bid for a second straight title and yokozuna promotion by beating fellow ozeki Hoshoryu on Day […]

[ad_1] Uber Japan said Friday that it will launch ride-sharing services in April. Uber Japan's new services will only be available in areas and during times of the day deemed to face a shortage of taxis. The parameters will be decided by the central government in the near future. The company aims to expand such services across Japan. In December last year, the Japanese government decided to partially lift a […]

[ad_1] THE HAGUE/GAZA – The World Court ordered Israel on Friday to prevent acts of genocide against Palestinians and do more to help civilians, although it stopped short of ordering a cease-fire as requested by South Africa. South Africa brought the case to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) earlier this month, asking it to grant emergency measures to halt the fighting, which has killed more than 26,000 Palestinians. It […]

[ad_1] Baltimore – Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson expects a "heavyweight fight" when he leads his team against rival quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs in showdown for the AFC crown on Sunday.The 28-year-old Mahomes, a two-time Super Bowl champion, was the NFL MVP in 2018 and 2022, while Jackson, 27, took the award in 2019. They're the first under-30 MVP quarterbacks to meet in the […]

[ad_1] A former member of a Japanese radical leftist group behind deadly bombings in the 1970s may finally have been caught after almost 50 years on the run, local media said Friday. Now 70, Satoshi Kirishima's youthful, bespectacled and long-haired mugshot has featured on "wanted" posters outside police stations across Japan for decades. Police were still trying to confirm his identity, but on Thursday a man believed to be Kirishima […]