After making nearly $1 billion at the global box office, 'Oppenheimer' will be released in Japan, the only nation to have an atom bomb dropped on it. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo goes to war against dodgy business operators abroad
Tokyo yakuza arrested over samurai sword, U.S. rifle at home Japan asks U.S. to halt Osprey flights after fatal crash in Kyushu First Japanese in 90 years becomes Sovereign Order of Malta knight ... ( read original story ...)
“Shocking” Electric Eels Can Transfer Genetic Material to Nearby Animals
It can release up to 860 volts, which is enough to run a machine. In a recent study, a research group from Nagoya University in Japan found electric eels can release enough electricity to genetically ... ( read original story ...)
Returning Osaka targets place at Paris Olympics
Former world number one Naomi Osaka is targeting the 2024 Paris Olympics and further Grand Slam crowns as she prepares to return to action. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka: Former world number one targets place at Paris Olympics
Former world number one Naomi Osaka is targeting the 2024 Paris Olympics and further Grand Slam crowns as she prepares to return to action. ( read original story ...)
Osaka targets more majors, Paris 2024
A "nervous" Naomi Osaka has targeted a place at next year's Paris Olympics and more Grand Slam titles after she makes her eagerly anticipated return to tennis. The 26-year-old former world number one ... ( read original story ...)
Yen heads for strong weekly gain, Nikkei slides as Japan rate hikes loom
Japan's yen was on track for a fourth weekly gain on Friday as traders speculated the ultra-dovish Bank of Japan was moving closer to tightening monetary policy. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends lower again as Japan rate hike bets grow; GDP data caps yen gains
Japanese markets decline as yen rises 1.1% on speculation of Bank of Japan ending negative interest rate policy, despite Q3 GDP contraction.
Japan’s Nikkei suffers worst week since September on hawkish BOJ bets
JAPAN’S Nikkei share average logged its worst weekly decline since mid-September after falling on Friday (Dec 8), driven by increasing speculation about an imminent end to decade-old Bank of Japan ...
GLOBAL MARKET-Yen heads for strong weekly gain, Nikkei slides as Japan rate hikes loom
Japan's yen was on track for a fourth weekly gain on Friday as traders speculated the ultra-dovish Bank of Japan was moving closer to tightening monetary policy. World stocks, meanwhile, teetered on ...
Strong Yen Weighs on Tokyo Stocks
Japan's benchmark stock index fell 1.7% in Tokyo on Friday. (Franck Robichon/Shutterstock) The fall in U.S. bond yields is pressuring markets in Japan. Until recently, high Treasury yields contrasted ...
Items possibly containing cannabinoids found in search of Osaka shops
A search of four locations by authorities in this west Japan city on Dec. 7 turned up 16 types of products containing substances similar to t･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested on kidnapping charge after overdose death in Osaka
A 58-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a 16-year-old female high school student who was found dead in an apartment in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, apparently after a cough medicine ... ( read original story ...)
Couple in their 80s found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Osaka Prefecture
An 83-year-old man and his 83-year-old wife have been found dead in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, in what police believe was a murder-suicide. According to police, a passerby called 119 at around 12:10 a.m ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo crowds awed by blooming of one of world’s largest flowers
Crowds are flocking to a botanical garden in Tokyo where one of the world's largest and smelliest flowers is in bloom for the first time in 13 years. ( read original story ...)
Buying property in Asia? Real estate specialists give their investment tips
It's a good time for homeowners in Hong Kong to buy now, but investors hunting for yield might want to think twice, says Peter Churchouse of Portwood Capital. ( read original story ...)