Japan's capital registered 14 new coronavirus cases on Nov. 4, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced. ( read original story ...)
Tata Motors gifts Altroz to Indian athletes who missed bronze medal in Tokyo 2020 Olympics
These players represented India in the Olympics and have set the Gold standard and inspired several other aspirings, young sportspersons in India to follow in their path. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks gain after uncertainty over U.S. monetary policy fades
Tokyo stocks rose Thursday as investors shifted focus to domestic earnings and U.S. jobs data for October amid a sense of relief after the Federal Reserve decided to scale back a massive bond-buying ... ( read original story ...)
Man, woman confirmed dead after caller tells police in Japan he killed his parents
A man and a woman both thought to be in their 60s have been confirmed dead in this southwest Japan city after a man in his 30s who is bel ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares track Wall Street higher as Fed affirms taper plan
Japanese shares ended higher on Thursday, tracking cues from a Wall Street rally after the U.S. Federal Reserve unveiled plans to trim bond purchases, though a plunge in shipping firm Kawasaki Kisen ... ( read original story ...)
Harajuku’s now-closed Kawaii Monster Café has reopened in Osaka
We bid farewell to the iconic Kawaii Monster Café in Harajuku earlier this year. However, it seems like the goodbye is not forever. The weird and wonderful purveyor of Japanese cuteness has just ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks gain after uncertainty over US monetary policy fades
Tokyo stocks rose Thursday as investors shifted focus to domestic earnings and U.S. jobs data for October amid a sense of relief afte ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Film Festival: The Dawning of the Day Underlines Horrid Chapter From Pablo Neruda’s Life
Asoka Handagama's The Dawning of the Day chronicles Pablo Neruda's life as a Chilean Ambassador in Sri Lanka, including his rape of a woman in the country. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida says he may act as foreign minister until new cabinet formed
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday he may take on the additional role of foreign minister until a new cabinet is formed later this month, as the incumbent foreign minister is set ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms’ business sentiment in Malaysia to improve in 1H22
Business sentiment among Japanese companies in Malaysia is forecast to improve in the first half of 2022 (1H2022) based on a survey by the Japanese Chamber of Trade and Industry Malaysia (JACTIM). ( read original story ...)
Japan asks U.S. to abolish extra tariff on steel, aluminium imports – Kyodo
Japan's trade minister has asked the United States to abolish extra tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from Japan, making the request in a meeting with Washington's trade representative, Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto addiction: a hidden epidemic?
When Matt Danzico began seeing cryptocurrency logos in the packaging of grocery store items, he knew he had a problem. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida says will consider acting as foreign minister until new cabinet formed
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that he was considering acting as foreign minister himself until a new cabinet was formed later this month, as the incumbent foreign minister was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fujifilm jumps in Tokyo trading after company releases results early
Shares in Fujifilm Holdings Corp surged in early Tokyo trading on Thursday after the camera and drug maker released half-year earnings ahead of schedule, revealing a jump in sales and profit. ( read original story ...)
In a first, US and Japanese troops practice disaster response together on Okinawa
This year’s Remote Island Disaster Exercise, or RIDEX, involved about 200 Marines and airmen from the III Marine Expeditionary Force and Kadena Air Base, along with 400 troops from the Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s service sector activity grows for first time during pandemic
Japan's services sector activity grew for the first time in 21 months in October as consumer sentiment picked up after the coronavirus pandemic subsided, giving a broad-based boost to demand. The ... ( read original story ...)