Month: August 2023

Japan will release its second quarter GDP numbers, while China will see its industrial output and retail sales figures for July. ( read original story ...)

Potential 90-100mph gusts and heavy rainfall threaten Obon holiday, possibly disrupting travel for millions ( read original story ...)

A cafe in Tokyo will be installing vertical pods in which customers can take naps while standing upright. Standing sleeping booth: The Nescafé Harajuku invites employees and students to take a power ... ( read original story ...)

This footage was filmed and produced 10 August 2023. The "Pokemon World Championships 2023" an annual esports tournament, kicked off on Friday, August 11, in Yokohama, Japan. A spectacular show with ... ( read original story ...)

As their interests converge on the South China Sea, Japan and Australia are enhancing their multilateral efforts to maintain a rules-based maritime order. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber Co. is reviewing options for relocating its tire factory in Hangzhou, China, after receiving a request from government entities in China "to relocate the site of the current factory." ... ( read original story ...)

A powerful typhoon is approaching Japan’s main archipelago of Honshu, threatening to hit large areas of western and central Japan with heavy rain and high winds. ( read original story ...)

The collaboration is ostensibly mainly about North Korea. Both Japan and South Korea live at risk of nuclear annihilation by the volatile despot in Pyongyang, and a formal platform of security cooperation with the U.S. is vital for their defense and Mr. Kim’s deterrence. ( read original story ...)

U.S. President Joe Biden has invited Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to Camp David, a presidential retreat near Washington, where the countries will hold ... ( read original story ...)

There’s still time to explore Little Tokyo for culture, food, entertainment, shopping during Nisei Week in Los Angeles. ( read original story ...)

The Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train line will be suspended on Aug. 15 between Nagoya and Shin-Osaka stations due to the approach of Typhoon L･･･ ... ( read original story ...)