The Japanese government aims to set up an official clearance system for accessing classified information related to economic security as it seeks to strengthen cooperation with its allies including ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tells US it wants closer cooperation to deal with North Korea
Japan's Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Thursday told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin he wanted to deepen security cooperation with Washington and South Korea after North Korea's failed rocket ... ( read original story ...)
Snap up one of Japan’s 8.5 million ‘ghost’ homes for just £2k
Listed for an even smaller price tag – just JP¥400,000, or £2,400 ($3k) – this residence in the town of Numata on Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's islands, is another real estate steal from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tallest wooden tower is opening in Ginza later this year
The Ginza skyline in Tokyo has just welcomed a towering new addition: the Takagi building, a sustainable medium-high-rise edifice. Constructed primarily from Tama timber, this 56-metre-tall tower is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s capital spending jumps 11 pct in Jan.-March quarter
Capital spending by Japanese companies in the January-March period rose 11 percent year on year posting an eighth straight quarter of ... ( read original story ...)
Elizabeth Warren: ‘Crypto Is Helping Fund the Fentanyl Trade’
On Wednesday, Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren said during a senate hearing that cryptocurrency was being used by criminals in the Chinese fentanyl trade, and that American lawmakers were in a ...
Nagoya court rules not recognizing same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
The Nagoya District Court on Tuesday ruled that not allowing same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, a large symbolic step toward marriage equality in the only Group of Seven nation with no legal ... ( read original story ...)
US defense chief calls China’s refusal to meet unfortunate during visit to Tokyo for talks
Tokyo and Seoul are also discussing real-time sharing of North ... Get top headlines from the Union-Tribune in your inbox weekday mornings, including top news, local, sports, business, entertainment ... ( read original story ...)
As Nikkei soars, Japanese investors rush for the exits
As foreigners pile into Japan's steepest stock market rally in years, local investors have been furiously cashing out or even betting against what many see as the beginning of a long-overdue era of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lifts stablecoin ban: Banks Gear Up for Digital Currency Adoption
Japan lifts the stablecoin ban, signaling a significant turning point in the country's cryptocurrency landscape.
Japan Stocks Trading Value Hits Record on Foreign Buying, MSCI
The frenzy for Japanese stocks hit a record high on Wednesday amid an ongoing surge in foreign demand for the nation’s equities and position adjustments taken before the rebalancing of an MSCI equity ...
Editorial: Japan gov’t should move quickly to legalize same-sex marriage
The Nagoya District Court ruled on May 30 that the lack of recognition of same-sex marriage under Japanese law is unconstitutional. The decision is the second of its kind on similar lawsuits. What is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end higher on bargain-hunting, US debt limit deal
Tokyo stocks ended higher Thursday on bargain-hunting following their sharp losses the previous day, further boosted by news that the ... ( read original story ...)
Syphilis spreading at record pace in Japan, with Tokyo seeing 20% more cases than in 2022
Syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease, is spreading at a record pace in Japan, with the capital seeing approximately 20% more cases this y ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ward to offer benefits to same-sex partners of fallen disaster responders
Bereavement benefits will soon be offered for same-sex partners of those who pass away during emergency response activities, Tokyo's Setagaya･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Car fleeing police chase rams into elementary school fence in Osaka Pref.
A car driven by a man fleeing a police chase plowed into an elementary school fence in this west Japan city on the early afternoon ... ( read original story ...)