Titled Money Heist Korea: Joint Economy Area, the series stars Yoo Ji-tae as The Professor, Park Hae-soo as Berlin, Jun Jong-seo as Tokyo, and Kim Yunjin as Inspector Raquel Murillo. Besides its ... ( read original story ...)
US air base in Tokyo sends civilian children off base for health care
Beginning Aug. 1, routine services and management of chronic medical conditions in Yokota’s pediatric clinic will be limited to Tricare Prime enrollees ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo U.S.A. to acquire Stone Brewing as its moves to speed up global expansion
Sapporo plans to brew its products at Stone facilities for U.S. distribution, while Stone will continue to brew its own lineup. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas begins synthetic methane trial using green hydrogen
Tokyo Gas Co Ltd, Japan's top city gas supplier, said on Friday it has begun a pilot programme of methanation, a technology to help decarbonise city gas, and plans to use green hydrogen sourced from ... ( read original story ...)
Temperatures in Greater Tokyo area forecast to top 35 C this weekend
With sunny weather and high temperatures forecast for next week, some meteorologists are wondering if the rainy season will end exceptionally early this year. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end higher on firm tech shares, US stock futures
Tokyo stocks ended higher Friday, lifted by advances in technology shares with improved sentiment supported by firm U.S. futures. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 2,181 new cases
Tokyo reported 2,181 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, an increase of 585 over last week and the seventh straight day marking a week-on-week rise. The capital reported two new deaths linked to COVID-19, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan same-sex couples not protected by constitution: court
TOKYO Ruling that the country's ban on same-sex marriages does not violate the constitution, a Japanese court rejected a demand for 1 million yen ($7,400) in damages per couple for discrimination ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s fashion item rental startup AirCloset files for IPO
AirCloset See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based fashion item rental startup AirCloset announced on Friday that its IPO application to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange had ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s AI-powered contract management startup LegalForce secures $100M+ in series D
Tokyo-based LegalForce announced on Thursday that it has secured approximately 13.7 billion yen (over $101.6 million US) in a Series D round. The round is led by by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan pushes companies to allow workers to take side jobs
The Japanese government will ask companies that prohibit their employees from taking a second job to explain their reasons, starting in July, Nikkei has learned, in a move aimed at encouraging more ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo to Acquire U.S.-Based Stone Brewing
By Justina Lee and Ben Otto Tokyo-listed Sapporo Holdings Ltd. said Friday that it will acquire California-based craft brewery Stone Brewing Co. as part ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Pref. worker handed pay cut for submitting staffer’s saliva for child’s COVID test
An Osaka Prefectural Government employee has been slapped with a pay cut for allegedly submitting her subordinate's saliva to make up for an ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 2,181 coronavirus infections on June 24
Japan's capital recorded 2,181 COVID-19 cases on June 24 after seeing 2,413 infections the day before, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government anno ... ( read original story ...)
Experts warn of ‘twindemic’ after early flu outbreak at Tokyo school
The prospect of a mixture of influenza and COVID-19 infections was raised after third grade classes were canceled at a school in Tachikawa due to unusually early instances of flu. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher on Wall Street’s gains, tech issues advance
Tokyo stocks rallied Friday, helped by Wall Street's solid performance overnight particularly by technology-related issues. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 320.72 points, or 1.23 percent, ... ( read original story ...)