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Shops in Japan set up prayer rooms as more Muslim visitors arrive


Shops in Japan set up prayer rooms as more Muslim visitors arrive

In Japan, department stores and shopping malls are increasingly setting up prayer rooms to meet the needs of Muslims as the number of visitors from Islamic countries increases due to the weak yen. At the Matsuya Ginza department store in Tokyo’s upscale shopping district, numerous people lined up in front of a room designated as […]

Major Japanese bank uses solar panels on sheep farm to reduce emissions


Major Japanese bank uses solar panels on sheep farm to reduce emissions

A major Japanese bank may be developing the country’s first solar power plant on a sheep pasture to generate renewable energy to power the buildings that house the bank’s domestic branches. As part of its efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, MUFG Bank has signed a contract with Osaka Gas Co. and Machiokoshi Energy Co. […]