Category: Japan

Shen Yun Puts Japanese Entrepreneur ‘In a Magical World’ of ‘Dreamlike Beauty’

TOKYO, Japan—A Japanese entrepreneur said Shen Yun presented a heavenly world and Shen Yun dancers were like the beings in heaven, gorgeous and beautiful. “It’s a dreamlike beauty! Everything, from music and colors to dances, is brilliant. The elements melt into each other to present the perfect performance. On top of these, the show shows…


2 Die and 9 Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks Off Japan

TOKYO—Thirteen crew members were rescued from a cargo ship that sank off southwestern Japan early on Wednesday during fierce winter winds but two have since died, the coast guard said. Rescuers were searching for the remaining nine. The 6,651-tonne Hong Kong-registered “Jintian” issued a distress call late on Tuesday, the Japan Coast Guard said. Media…


‘Every Detail of Shen Yun Is Absolutely Perfect,’ Says Japanese Designer

TOKYO, Japan—Japanese jewelers and designers enjoyed Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Shinjuku Bunka Center in Tokyo on Jan. 24. A kimono designer attended Shen Yun after seeing the colors on a Shen Yun flyer, which left an impression on her. After attending the show, Ms. Ida Miki said: “Every detail of Shen Yun is…


Attending Shen Yun, Japanese Theatergoers Moved to Tears

TOKYO—Audience members in Tokyo were surprised and touched by Shen Yun’s beauty and rich culture, after attending Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Shinjuku Bunka Center on Jan. 24. “Shen Yun is amazing! I was shocked,” said Mr. Tanabe Mikio, the president of a manufacturing company, after seeing the New York-based company for the first…


Japan Higher Rates Expand Debt Pile, Balanced Budget Seen Delayed Again

TOKYO—Japan raised its estimates for long-term interest rates over the coming few years in government’s twice-yearly fiscal projections issued on Tuesday, following the central bank’s decision last month to allow 10-year bond yields to move more widely. Higher rates will test the government’s ability to service the industrial world’s heaviest debt burden at more than…


Japan’s Factory Activity Extends Declines for 3rd Straight Month: PMI

TOKYO—Japan’s manufacturing activity contracted for a third straight month in January as export weakness persisted amid a worsening global outlook, a corporate survey showed on Tuesday. The au Jibun Bank flash Japan manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) was at a seasonally adjusted 48.9 in January, unchanged from the final reading in the previous month. The…


Declining Birth Rate Threatens Japanese Society’s Ability to Function, Kishida Warns

Japan will cease to function as a society if its birth rate continues to decline, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday, urging his government to create a “children-first economic society”. “Japan is at a critical point of whether we can continue to function as a society. Focusing on policies regarding children and child-rearing is…


‘Very Different From Communist China’: Japanese Hospital President Grateful for Shen Yun

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan—A Japanese hospital president saw Shen Yun Performing Arts, and praised its “perfect choreography” and skilled dancers. “Shen Yun dancers’ skills are really super high and the dances are very beautiful,” said Mr. Fujita Hajime, the president of Fujita Hospital, after attending Shen Yun at the Tochigi Prefecture Cultural Center in Utsunomiya on Jan….


Japan Warns of Dire Finances as BOJ Struggles to Contain Yields

TOKYO—Japan’s finances are becoming increasingly precarious, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki warned on Monday, just as markets test whether the central bank can keep interest rates ultra-low, allowing the government to service its debt. The government has been helped by near-zero bond yields, but bond investors have recently sought to break the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ)…


Shen Yun Awakens People’s Longing for God, Says Japanese Executive

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan—A former Japanese company’s board member said Shen Yun awakened people’s longing for God, and he felt that everybody might come to the earth from heaven. Mr. Fukaya Yukio was a board member of a famous Japanese transportation company. He attended Shen Yun five years ago, and felt very lucky that he could attend…