Month: October 2023

Fukuoka, Japan’s sixth largest city by population, has more open-air food stalls than the rest of the country combined. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower Monday, tracking declines on Wall Street late last week amid concern over the possible global economic impact of the Israel-Hamas war. In the first 15 minutes of trading, ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday on investors fears that the Middle East crisis may d... Already a Barron's subscriber? Sign In An error has occurred, please try again later. ( read original story ...)

A store where customers can grab items and leave without the hassle of scanning items at a cash register will open in Yokohama on Oct. 27 in ... ( read original story ...)

N aomi Osaka posted a message days after her 26th birthday, reflecting on her life and admitting that she still finds it surreal how far she has come in life and revealing that most recently she ... ( read original story ...)

With low obesity rates, kids in Japan are some of the healthiest in the world. Yuko Tamura, a mother and cultural translator, shares the 127-year-old philosophy that has helped Japanese parents raise such healthy and adventurous young eaters. ( read original story ...)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries conducted their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise on Sunday in response to evolving North Korean nuclear threats, South Korea’s air force said. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party faces two special elections on Sunday, where any loss would be a fresh setback for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, whose public support has sagged to its lowest since he took office. ( read original story ...)

Ray Parks and the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins cruise to a 26-point win against the RJ Abarrientos-less Shinshu Brave Warriors to improve their record to 6-0 in the Japan B. League MANILA, Philippines – ... ( read original story ...)

Ports of Oakland and Yokohama unite for maritime shipping industrys decarbonization shared practices in green tech initiate. ( read original story ...)

When I first read CLAMP’s Tokyo Babylon years ago, I was always struck by its execution and the nature of its spiritual situations. I’d started getting more into manga when Tokyopop started picking up series an making them more accessible. I’d been ... ( read original story ...)