Japanese shares ended mixed in holiday-thinned trade on Friday but some investors bought pro-cyclical stocks that are expected to perform well next year as the global economy recovers from the ... ( read original story ...)
Former farm minister Takamori Yoshikawa’s offices raided over money scandal
Prosecutors searched his offices in Tokyo and Sapporo and confiscated documents. Yoshikawa, who resigned as a lawmaker earlier this week citing health reasons, has admitted to receiving cash during ... ( read original story ...)
Hot spring resorts in Aichi struggling to stay afloat
The government's Go To Travel subsidy campaign offers only temporary aid for hotels that had difficulty attracting domestic visitors even before the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Dec core consumer prices fall at fastest pace in over 10 years
Tokyo consumer prices fell the fastest in more than a decade, while Japan's jobs market and retail sales remained subdued, data showed on Friday, raising the risks of a return to deflation as the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Delays Women Leadership Target After Falling Short
Japan is "extremely behind" in promoting gender equality its government said Friday, as it delayed an almost two decades-old target to have at least 30 percent of leadership positions occupied by ... ( read original story ...)
Hatsumode in Osaka: 10 Recommended Shrines to Visit (2021)
Thanks to coronavirus, 2020 has made it rather difficult to go out, meet people, and attend events. However, at the beginning of the upcoming New Year, many people still want to visit a shrine to pray ... ( read original story ...)
Opinion: These women changed sports, and the world, for good in 2020
It is not accurate to call 2020 a watershed in women’s quest for respect and recognition in sports, but there is no denying there has been a shift. ( read original story ...)
Former farm minister admits receiving cash; office searched
Prosecutors search the office of former agriculture minister Takamori Yoshikawa in Sapporo on Dec.25. (Sakura Kawamura) Tokyo prosecutors on Dec. 25 searched the office of former agriculture minister ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Japan farm minister Yoshikawa’s offices raided over money scandal
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo prosecutors raided the offices of former farm minister Takamori Yoshikawa on Friday over allegations that he received a total of 5 million yen ($48,000) from an egg ... ( read original story ...)
Grampus signs former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani; Cerezo adds Adam Taggart
Nagoya Grampus announced the signing Thursday of former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani from fellow J. League first-division side Cerezo Osaka, who the sam ... ( read original story ...)
28-year-old woman arrested for allegedly using sickle to slash mall-goer in east Japan
YOKOHAMA -- Police made an on-site arrest of a 28-year-old woman who allegedly used a sickle to inflict slash wounds on a woman in her 20s at a shoppi･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan November factory output seen rising for sixth month, outlook dims: Reuters poll
Japan's industrial output likely grew for a sixth straight month in November in a sign of gradual recovery in factory activity, although a recent resurgence in COVID-19 infections clouds the outlook, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei extends gain
At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average advanced 143.56 points, or 0.54%, to 26,668.35. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange rose 9.06 points, or ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Japan PM Abe to face questioning in parliament over funding scandal
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was set on Friday to correct statements he had made in parliament related to a political funding scandal that has also cast a pall over the current premier. ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Welcomes UK-EU Brexit Deal
Japan welcomed a free trade agreement between Britain and the European Union that negotiators managed to secure just days before Brexit came into force, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday. "It ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Retail Sales Drop as Tokyo Prices Fall Most Since 2010
Japanese retail sales resumed falling and Tokyo consumer prices slid the most in a decade amid slumping energy costs and record virus cases that kept shoppers home and darken the recovery outlook. ( read original story ...)