Wednesday marks the deadline for management to respond to labor unions in annual wage negotiations. Attention is focused on whether workers at not only large firms but also smaller ones will be given pay raises.
Japan's busiest international travel hub is going green. Narita Airport near Tokyo says it will install a solar panel system that will eventually supply a big portion of its energy needs
Shuichi Takizawa, 46, of the comedy duo "Machine Guns," who also works as a garbage cleaner, updated his Twitter page by the 10th. He wrote about how garbage cleaners get into trouble and sounded the alarm.
The heroine (Sakura Ando) of the NTV Sunday drama "Brush Up Your Life," which is widely regarded as the "most popular" drama of the January season, dies in an accident at a young age, but starts her life over from the moment of birth with her memories of that time intact.
While Prince and Princess Akishino and Princess Eugene are moving into the new Akishinomiya residence, which has undergone renovations, there have been reports that Princess Kako has not moved, and that she and her family may be living separately.
On April 8, it was learned that actor Masaki Aiba will star in the TBS drama series "Hitoribochi: A Story of Love Connecting People" (April 9, 9:00 p.m.), starring Kazuki Enari, Takuzo Kadono, and others associated with the late Toshikako Hashida.
Japan's Imperial Household Agency will resume processions of horse-drawn carriages for newly appointed foreign ambassadors, after a three-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic.
On April 7, Ryunosuke Kamiki (29) held a press conference at NHK in Shibuya, Tokyo, for "Ranman," a TV series he will star in in the first half of FY2011 (starting April 3, Monday through Saturday at 8 am).
Japan has sent construction and engineering experts to Turkey to help rebuild communities and infrastructure damaged by powerful earthquakes last month.
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