Now is the time to launch music services, it seems. Popular messaging app Line began testing music streaming when it began to test a $2 per month service in Thailand in May, and today it has introduced a fuller service in its native Japan. Like Apple’s new service, Line Music does not have a free tier, instead it is dual priced. For 500 JPY (around $4) per month, users can enjoy 20 hours of music streaming from the service and its 1.5 million ...
Japan wants to cut off its workaholics, and America could learn a thing or two from the proposal. A measure slated to come before Japan’s parliament sometime in the next four months will require workers to use at least five of their 10 guaranteed paid vacation days per year. The United States, where many employees leave vacation days unused or don't have any at all, might do well to craft a similar model for its workers, even if Americans' ...
Japanese electronics company Panasonic reportedly plans to move its digital camera manufacturing from Japan to China in spring of 2015. The company's production lines in Fukushima, Japan, will stop operation. The Fukushima plant has an annual output of 1.5 million digital cameras, which is about half of the global sales of Panasonic. Due to the devaluation of the ...
In Japan, there is a small island in the city of Takehara. It’s jam-packed with feral rabbits that are very comfortable around humans. With just some food and a calm approach, a human gets “attacked” by a hoard of bunnies. What a lucky guy! read more
On Monday, prices of oil dropped after the one-day rally with Japan, the fourth largest importer of crude falling into recession and the OPEC meeting nearing without agreements to cut the production. The strength of the dollar against the euro, yen and other currencies weighed on oil prices. According to Reuters, the benchmark Brent crude’s contract for the front month dropped ...
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