League will feature a thrilling match between Sagan Tosu and Gamba Osaka. While Sagan Tosu is keen to climb up from the mid-table region, Gamba Osaka has displayed impressive performances, defeating ... ( read original story ...)
The fishy business of China’s outrage over Japan’s release
Japan has called on China to remove a total ban on its seafood products, imposed after Tokyo began the scientifically-endorsed release of treated water from its Fukushima nuclear plant.China, the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 10-year yield above 9-year high prompting alarm at BOJ
Japan’s 10-year government bond yield attained its highest level in more than nine years. The move is significant to the central bank’s recent market intervention in response to a comparable situation ...
Japan’s Nikkei tumbles 2% as Asia markets fall ahead of Powell’s Jackson Hole speech
Japan's Nikkei 225 tumbled 2.05%, leading losses in Asia and closing at 31,624.28. The Topix was down 0.88%, ending at 2,266.4. Both indexes snapped four-day winning streaks. Core inflation rate for ...
Nagoya woman arrested for selling dating scam manuals
NAGOYA--A 25-year-old woman was arrested on Aug. 23 on suspicion of selling young women how-to guides on defrauding “sugar daddies” through paid dating. ( read original story ...)
A doctor in Japan killed himself after working 200 hours overtime in a month, family says, highlighting the country’s overwork epidemic
A 26-year-old resident doctor in Japan died by suicide after developing depression from being overworked, his family said at a news conference. ( read original story ...)
Fukushima: The fishy business of China’s outrage over Japan’s release
Japan has called on China to remove a total ban on its seafood products, imposed after Tokyo began the scientifically-endorsed release of treated water from its Fukushima nuclear plant. China, the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Long Sushi Queues Show Few Worried at Japan’s Wastewater Release
More than 20 customers had gathered in the Sheung Wan district of the Asian financial hub awaiting the 10:30 a.m. opening time of a conveyor-belt sushi chain, Sushiro, while dozens streamed in by 12 p.m., despite a wait time of an hour. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Is Dead? Or Is That Just ‘Fud’?
The acronym, which stands for “fear, uncertainty and doubt,” is used by crypto die-hards to dismiss any bad news about the industry, even when it is merited.
Watch live as Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant discharges treated radioactive water into sea
Watch a live view of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant on Friday, 25 August, as it begins to discharge treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. A massive earthquake and tsunami caused ... ( read original story ...)
Dancing Pikachu event organised in Japan’s Yokohama city
A Pikachu dancing event was recently organised in Japan’s Yokohama city. These adorable Pokemon Pikachus danced to draw crowds. Pikachu is the most popular and beloved cartoon character among children ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai luxury home prices soar by almost 50%, with Tokyo’s up 26%. Here’s where other cities stand
Dubai’s luxury home prices surged by nearly 50% in the year up until June, maintaining its top ranking for the eighth consecutive quarter, according to a new report by Knight Frank. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo hotel murder suspects to face psychiatric tests
Runa Tamura, 29, her father, Osamu, a 59-year-old psychiatrist, and her mother Hiroko, 60, will be detained for six months from Monday through Feb. 28 for tests. The period of detention is longer than ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Scrambles Jets to Monitor Chinese Bombers Near Okinawa Island
The Chinese H-6 bombers were spotted flying through the strait between southwest Japan's Okinawa and Miyako islands, the ministry said. Okinawa is home to one of the major U.S. military bases in Asia-Pacific. ( read original story ...)
Woman, parents arrested over Sapporo murder to face psychiatric tests
SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- A woman and her parents who have been arrested over the alleged murder of a man found decapitated in a hotel in Sapporo will undergo psychiatric evaluations, investigative sources ... ( read original story ...)
Police arrest Japan woman known as ‘girl paid by men’ over sugar dating manual suspicions
A 25-year-old woman suspected of selling sugar dating scam manuals to dozens of people was arrested on Aug. 23. ( read original story ...)