Vissel Kobe have maintained a four-match unbeaten run at home when playing against Consadole Sapporo and will be aiming to extend that run to five matches as they seek to secure maximum points in this ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s comeback continues to gather pace with French Open boost
Naomi Osaka has been handed a wild card for the Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole - giving her crucial practice on clay ahead of the French Open. ( read original story ...)
Why This Japanese Airline Has The Best Business Class Seat In The Sky
JFK leg was in The Room, which I purposefully secured after reviewing aircraft and seat layouts aligned with times and dates that offered this specific product. I’d been reading about The Room on ... ( read original story ...)
Aon: Dramatic property cat shift at renewals. ILS capital at new $108bn high
Broking giant Aon has noted a buyers market for property catastrophe reinsurance at the April renewals, with flat to slightly down pricing and an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks set to rebound, while most Asia-Pacific markets are closed
Japan, South Korea and China are open on Friday, while most markets in the Asia-Pacific region stay shut for a public holiday.
Nikkei falls on discounting for dividend, currency intervention caution
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Thursday as numerous stocks were discounted for dividend rights before the fiscal year end, while caution over a potential currency intervention to shore up ...
The problem with Japan’s economy
Japan’s increase of its interest rates to being from negative to positive for the first time in 17 years was a minor basis point change, yet it is significant in the grand scheme of things.
Edible bug businesses ‘hearing crickets’ at crossroads in Japan
Human consumption of crickets, which are rich in nutrients and expected to help solve humanity's food crisis, has reached a cross ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo inflation slowdown, output slide clouds BOJ’s rate hike outlook
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Core inflation in Japan's capital slowed in March and factory output unexpectedly slid in the previous month, heightening uncertainty on how soon the Bank of Japan can ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo inflation slows in March, clouding rate hike outlook
Core inflation in Tokyo increased by 2.4% in March, data showed on Friday, slowing slightly from the previous month's reading in a sign of easing pressure from rising raw material costs. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Inflation Slows, Backing BOJ Case for Caution on Rates
Consumer price growth in Tokyo decelerated in March, a development that supports the central bank’s case for remaining cautious as it plots its policy course after conducting Japan’s first rate hike ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on bargain-hunting, new US Dow high
Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday, supported by bargain-hunting following sharp falls the previous day, with sentiment boosted by a n ... ( read original story ...)
Porsche Celebrates Tokyo E-Prix With Neon Pink 99X Livery, Color-Matching Smartwatch
The one-race color scheme made its debut at the Terrada Warehouse in Tokyo Harbor, a chic, industrial location that specializes in the storage of wine, art, and media. Naturally, Porsche didn’t want ... ( read original story ...)
How the ‘impossible’ task of building Yokohama’s giant moving Gundam was pulled off
A robotics professor who helped accomplish the incredible feat of producing a life-size, moving Gundam model that has loomed over Yamashit･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Poll: Yokohama Station district remains No. 1 area to live in
YOKOHAMA--The district around Yokohama Station remains the king of the hill for the most desirable train station neighborhood to live in in the greater Tokyo area, according to an annual survey. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s population is getting so old that a diaper manufacturer is only making products for adults, not babies
Oji Nepia’s infant diaper production has fallen by 300 million units—about half its supply—since its 2001 peak. ( read original story ...)