Month: April 2023

Tucked away in a back corner of Yokohama’s bustling Motomachi district is a quaint Italian restaurant that specializes in brick-oven pizzas and rich gelato. Reservations are the best course of action ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s newest art fair Tokyo Gendai has announced the 79 galleries that will participate in its first edition, which is scheduled to run July 7–9, with a preview day on July 6, at the Pacifico ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo University of Science researchers have improved the response speed of solid-state batteries by two orders of magnitude. Researchers used a novel technique to investigate and modulate electric ... ( read original story ...)

Brendan Fraser glowed while promoting his comeback movie The Whale at a press conference in Tokyo this week. Helmed by Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky, The Whale starred Brendan as a ... ( read original story ...)

Tune In Tokyo will hold an in-person memorial service for co-founder Greg Hignight this Saturday (April 8). The event will take place at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center with doors ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday following a mixed Wall Street close as investors fearful of recession await key US jobs data due later this week.The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY will be releasing earnings Q1 on April 7. Wall Street analysts expect OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY will report earnings per share of ¥47.10. Go here to track OSAKA ... ( read original story ...)

What’s the point of fast food if it isn’t fast? That’s more or less the premise behind ramen noodle shop owner Kota Kai’s recent phone ban at his Tokyo restaurant, Debu-chan, per a new report from CNN ... ( read original story ...)

It’s been 30 years since most Japanese workers had a noteworthy pay raise. So it was with great fanfare that Tokyo’s trade union confederation recently announced a 3.8% bump, the biggest since 1993. ( read original story ...)

Japan's JERA said on Thursday it had made sufficient disclosures when it issued a $300 million bond in Singapore last year, after a climate activist group alleged the power firm had not properly disclosed systemic risks over its investments in LNG. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The new 225-meter-tall skyscraper in the Japanese capital's popular Kabukicho nightlife district was shown to the media Thursday ahead of its April 14 opening. With 48 floors above ... ( read original story ...)