Tokyo stocks plummeted Thursday on the heels of an overnight Wall Street fall, causing the benchmark Nikkei average to end below the psychologically import ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police arrest American man months after broken glass incident at Yokota gate
A former U.S. service member was arrested this week after allegedly throwing a sheet of glass at an entry gate late last year at the home of U.S. Forces Japan in western Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Gun Laws Worked So Well They Need to Ban Crossbows
It’s been said that if you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns—but that’s not true in Japan, which has some of the strictest laws on the books forbidding the possession of guns, and imposes even ... ( read original story ...)
US’ Blinken, Austin set to visit Japan from March 15: sources
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are making arrangements to visit Japan from March 15 for foreign policy and security talks, two government sources with direct ... ( read original story ...)
‘It harks back to an old time’: Read and Hooper relish Japan’s Top League
Toyota Verblitz teammates Kieran Read and Michael Hooper lead a string of illustrious imports to the Japanese game ... ( read original story ...)
Meet the man from Japan who saves forgotten cats in Fukushima’s nuclear zone
Sakae Kato stayed behind to rescue cats abandoned by neighbours who fled the radiation clouds belching from the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant. He won’t leave. “I want to make sure I am here to take ... ( read original story ...)
Adrian Zecha’s Azumi Brand Launches Maiden Property
Located on the small island of Ikuchijima, Azumi Setoda offers a refreshing take on the Japanese ryokan experience. ( read original story ...)
Renegade Crypto Exchange Enlists Mainstream CEO for Makeover
Alexander Höptner was leading the Börse Stuttgart when he jumped at the chance to take a top job with BitMEX, a pioneering cryptocurrency exchange known for its high-risk offerings. ( read original story ...)
India’s Mirza says Tokyo Olympics medal dream motivated her return
India's Sania Mirza said the elusive dream of winning a medal at her fourth Olympics in Tokyo this year motivated her to return to the WTA circuit after a year-long gap. Mirza, paired with Slovenian ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan shares hit upper limit for fourth session, nearly doubling this week
Shares in the Bank of Japan, one of only a handful of central banks that are publicly listed, hit their upper limit for a fourth straight session in Tokyo on Thursday, taking their gain for the week ... ( read original story ...)
Japan still battling to decommission crippled Fukushima plant 10 years on
Ten years after the Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan's TEPCO continues its battle to decommission the crippled plant. One of the greatest challenges the operator is facing is to remove fuel rods ... ( read original story ...)
SailPoint Expands With New Office in Japan
SailPoint, the global leader in enterprise identity security, announces hiring of Yutaka Fujimoto as its first Japan country manager. ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares follow Nasdaq lower; SoftBank, Fast Retailing top drags
Japanese shares fell sharply on Thursday as investors sold off index heavyweights including SoftBank Group and Fast Retailing following a plunge in the Nasdaq index overnight. TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido junior high teacher arrested on suspicion of touching student below waist
A junior high school teacher in the capital of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, was arrested on March 2 on suspicion of indecent ... ( read original story ...)
Overseas fans likely to be barred from Tokyo Games: local media
Overseas spectators are likely to be shut out from the Tokyo Olympics, Japanese media reported Thursday, after organisers said that public safety would be the "top priority" at the coronavirus-delayed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s children of the tsunami shaped by tragedy
Yuto Naganuma looks silently as the cold sea breeze sweeps over the crumbling walls of the school where his little brother was lost in Japan's devastating 2011 tsunami. Ten years on, Naganuma and ... ( read original story ...)