Latest Japan Headlines
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Japan Sees a Future in Crewless Cargo Ships as First Autonomous Trial Voyage Nears
Aug 31 2021 // In just two decades from now, half of all domestic ships plying Japan’s coastal waters may be piloting themselves. That’s the ambitious goal of the Nippon Foundation, a public-interest organization backing the...
Japan’s Fukushima Plant to Build Undersea Tunnel to Release Nuclear Water Into Ocean
Aug 27 2021 // The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said Wednesday it plans to build an undersea tunnel so that massive amounts of treated but still radioactive water can be released into the ocean about 1 kilometer...
Japan Vaccination Drive Faces Possible Setback Due to Contaminated Batch
Aug 27 2021 // A contaminant found in a batch of Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccines delivered to Japan is believed to be a metallic particle, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported, citing sources at the health ministry. Japan on...
Hackers Steal More Than $94M from Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange
Aug 19 2021 // Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid said on Thursday it was hit by hackers in a theft estimated at more than $94 million, the latest crypto platform to be targeted by cyber criminals. “We are sorry to announce...
Japanese Insurers Struggle with Climate Change Cost Estimates
Jun 25 2021 // TOKYO – As the world tries to price the cost of climate change, Japan’s second largest non-life insurer MS&AD foresees the potential rise in claim payments in 2050 to be anywhere between 5% to 50% from current...
Hack of Leading Japanese Dating App Could Expose Personal Data of 2 Million Users
May 24 2021 // A leading Japanese matchmaking app was hacked, likely exposing the personal information of more than 1.7 million account holders, in the latest high-profile online attack. Net Marketing Co., which runs the Omiai dating...
Japan Post’s Insurance Unit to Buy Back About $4 Billion of Shares
May 14 2021 // Japan Post Holdings Co.’s insurance unit plans to buy back up to 29% of its shares for about 439.8 billion yen ($4 billion) as its parent company reduces its stake, giving the insurer more freedom to expand its...
Chinese Military Reported to Be Behind Japan Cyber Attacks
Apr 21 2021 // China’s military is thought to have instructed a hacker group to conduct cyber attacks on nearly 200 Japanese research institutions and firms, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing unidentified people in a police...
Japan Chipmaker Renesas Says Normal Production at Fire-Hit Plant to Take 100-120 Days
Mar 30 2021 // TOKYO – Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics said on Tuesday it would take at least 100 days to get back to normal production at its fire-hit plant, even as the government urged some Taiwanese companies to help with...
Japanese Carmakers Assess Effect on Supply Chain of Renesas Chip Plant Fire
Mar 22 2021 // TOKYO – Toyota, Nissan, Honda and other Japanese carmakers scrambled on Monday to assess the impact on their production of a fire at a Renesas Electronics chip plant that could aggravate a global semiconductor...
How Dangerous Is Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant After 10 Years of Cleanup?
Mar 12 2021 // OKUMA, Japan – A decade ago, a massive tsunami crashed into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three of its reactors melted down, leaving it looking like a bombed-out factory. Emergency workers risked their lives...
EasySend and Sompo Japan Join Forces to Improve Customer Experience
Jan 22 2021 // Sompo Japan plans to use EasySend’s no-code development platform to power its marine insurance accident notification system Tel Aviv, Israel, January 22, 2021– EasySend, a no-code platform for building and...
Japan’s Automakers Adding Safety Technology for Often-Isolated Older Drivers
Jan 21 2021 // Automakers in Japan, where almost 30% of the population is 65 or older, are taking the lead on adapting cars so the nation’s legions of elderly drivers can feel more confident — and be safer — behind the...
Japan Post’s Insurance Unit Plans $2.9 Billion Buyback of Shares from Parent
Dec 17 2020 // Japan Post Holdings Co.’s insurance unit plans to buy back about 300 billion yen ($2.9 billion) of shares from its parent, giving the insurer more freedom to expand its business, according to people with knowledge of...
Guy Carpenter Appoints Former Gen Re Exec Toffanello as Head of Japan
Dec 8 2020 // Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance specialist and a business of Marsh & McLennan Cos., announced the appointment of Pietro Toffanello as head of Japan in Q1 2021. In this role, Toffanello will be responsible for...
AXIS Re Hires Willis Re’s Bangs as Head of Japan
Dec 2 2020 // AXIS Re, the reinsurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd., announced the hiring of David Bangs as head of Japan. Bangs joins AXIS Re from Willis Re Singapore where he served as executive director. Prior to...
Japan Electric Company Gets Local Approval to Restart Nuclear Reactor
Nov 12 2020 // Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power said on Wednesday it had received the green light from a local governor to restart one of its nuclear reactors, nearly a decade after it was damaged in the earthquake and tsunami that...
Japan’s Largest Airport Opens COVID-19 Testing Lab for Departing Travelers
Nov 2 2020 // TOKYO — Japan’s largest airport opened a novel coronavirus testing facility on Monday as it takes steps to reopen international travel that has been largely grounded for months by the pandemic. The Narita...
The Next Global Economic Threat Is an Aging Population: Opinion
Oct 28 2020 // While the world wrestles with a deadly pandemic and how to confront climate change, there’s another, long-term global challenge that no one really knows how to deal with: population aging. As the human race...
Japan to Take Countermeasures to Prevent Cyber Attacks from Derailing Tokyo Games
Oct 20 2020 // Japan said on Tuesday it would take countermeasures to ensure next year’s Tokyo Olympics are not derailed by cyber attacks after Britain and the United States accused Russia of orchestrating efforts to disrupt the...
