Month: December 2023

A Japanese court is set to rule on Tuesday on a sexual assault case involving a former female soldier whose long battle for justice challenged taboos in a traditional, male-dominated society. ( read original story ...)

Dozens of the animals died after they were treated with anti-parasitic medicine ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s faction within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is suspected of having concealed funds, NHK said, potentially derailing his battle to contain the fallout ... ( read original story ...)

A 50-year-old man was arrested for allegedly punching a police officer at the Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Yokohama's Nak ... ( read original story ...)

Roughly 70 percent of respondents to an NHK survey have said they are not interested in the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka. The six-month Expo will open on April 13, 2025 on Yumeshima island in Osaka ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday morning on buying of technology issues that tracked gains on Wall Street, but advances were limited ahead o ... ( read original story ...)

Thirty-one of 40 Japanese squirrels at Inokashira Park Zoo in the Tokyo suburban city of Musashino died after being treated with pesticides, ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday on a rally in technology shares, with sentiment lifted by a Wall Street rise overnight on receding recession fears. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's wholesale prices rose 0.3% in November from a year earlier, data showed on Tuesday, slowing sharply from the previous month in a sign of easing cost-push pressure in the world's third-largest ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) will ask listed companies with publicly traded subsidiaries or equity affiliates to increase disclosure about corporate governance, Nikkei Asia reported on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Vietnam on Tuesday seeking to further deepen ties with its neighbor that is deepening diplomatic relations with Western-aligned countries. ( read original story ...)