A Tokyo-based company offering ride-sharing services that use technology to let separate passengers share the same vehicle is expanding into regions of Japan where public transportation is lacking. It ... ( read original story ...)
245 items of undelivered mail found in bushes near Nagoya Station
Police in Nagoya plan to question staff at Japan Post's Tokai branch after 245 letters and other items that had been dropped off in mailboxes in Nakamura Ward were found in bushes near Nagoya Station ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka hotel installs ‘human washing machine’ for first time
A so-called "human washing machine," which can shower and dry a person in just 15 minutes even while lying down, has been installed for the first time at a hotel in Osaka, Japan. On the 14th, the ... ( read original story ...)
Engine failure forces Tokyo-bound United Airlines flight to return to DC-area airport
A United Airlines flight bound for Tokyo was forced to return to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia on Saturday afternoon after experiencing an engine failure during departure, the ... ( read original story ...)
United flight to Tokyo returns to Dulles after losing power in an engine and igniting brush around runway
A United Airlines jet bound for Tokyo was forced into an urgent return to Washington Dulles International Airport ... ( read original story ...)
Sculptors defeat warm winter in time for Sapporo Snow Festival
SAPPORO—The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Hokkaido’s most popular winter events, opened here on Feb. 4, overcoming what had been a record low snowfall this season. About 140 snow statues are now ... ( read original story ...)
GPS watch of hiker killed by bear in Japan reveals harrowing details about his final moments
The hiker's GPS watch, which uses satellite signals to log routes and monitors heart rate, was retrieved after the fatal attack, the Asahi Shimbun reported. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Set to Hike Rates to 30-Year High, Posing Another Threat to Bitcoin
Rising Japanese rates and a stronger yen threaten carry trades and could pressure crypto markets despite easing U.S. policy.
Bank of Japan reluctant to intervene on rising yields, sources say
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan sees limited need for emergency intervention to restrain rising bond yields, a move that runs counter to its effort to ...
Japan is under a megaquake watch. What does this mean?
Japan is learning what life is life under a megaquake watch. NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Richard Allen, director of the Berkeley Seismology Lab, about what it means. ( read original story ...)
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake causes small tsunami waves off northeastern Japan
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan and caused small tsunami waves but no apparent damage Friday, days after a stronger quake in the same region. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: President Lee Jae-myung appoints Lee Young-chae as Osaka consul general
President Lee Jae-myung has confirmed the appointment of Lee Young-chae, 54, a professor at Japan’s Keisen Women’s University, to fill the vacant position of Consul General in Osaka, which has been ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Metro holds drill to prep for Nankai Trough megaquake, battery fire
Osaka Metro Co. conducted a disaster drill early Saturday at a train station in the major western Japan city it serves to prepare for ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka reveals her two ‘toxic traits’
Naomi Osaka admits she has certain “toxic traits,” and that’s living every day like it’s her last on earth and also asking very direct questions because she is a curious person. ( read original story ...)
Video: Japan’s year in politics 2025
A cheat sheet for everything that happened in Japanese politics this year ...
Bears attacking pet dogs in Japan are too accustomed to humans, hunter posits
SAPPORO -- Bear attacks on pet dogs have become a regular occurrence in north Japan, with one hunter suggesting the phenomenon is caused by bears beco･･･ ... ( read original story ...)