OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Seven men were injured Thursday after a suspected explosion at a shipyard in Osaka, the local police and fire department said. Firefighters received a call at around 2:45 p.m. ( read original story ...)
Why Disney fans will travel all the way to Japan for Tokyo Disneyland, DisneySea
Tokyo Disney Resort was already a bucket-list destination for Disney fans before Fantasy Springs' opening. Here's why it's so popular. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Crypto Exchange Secures $320M to Compensate Users After Major Hack
DMM Bitcoin, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange recently hacked for $320 million worth of Bitcoin, has announced plans to raise 50 billion yen ($320 million) to compensate users for their losses. The ...
Headless body in Hokkaido hotel: Couple over-doted on daughter and covered up her crime, trial shows
Their world revolved around their child, whose mental illness was allowed to fester and manifest into something horrific. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
In Photos: Countless candles lit for Osaka event to promote saving energy
Numerous candles are lit for the ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka biz district brightened by candles to raise environmental awareness
Candles illuminated the Nishiumeda business district in this western Japan city's Kita Ward on the night of June 5 for an event to promote en ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo City Hall is developing a dating app to encourage marriage and childbirth
Called “Tokyo Futari Story,” the city hall’s new site is just that: An effort to create couples, “futari,” in a country where it is increasingly common to be “hitori,” or alone ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo takes on Tinder by developing its own dating app it hopes will arrest population decline
A 2021 study featured [PDF] in Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Measures to Combat the Declining Birthrate 2024 found that 70 percent of surveyed Tokyo resident expressed they intend to marry but 67.4 ... ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk Echoes Concerns as Tokyo Implements Measures to Combat Falling Birth Rates
Elon Musk has long been an advocate for increasing birth rates. In 2021, during an event, he emphasised the importance of having more children, warning that if people don't do so, "civilization is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo finds itself alone in Japan with fertility rate under 1.00
Tokyo’s total fertility rate, or the number of children a woman is expected to give birth to during her lifetime, fell below 1.00 for the first time, and officials are scrambling to reverse the trend. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise as record Nasdaq close boosts tech issues
Tokyo stocks advanced Thursday morning, as the market was lifted by strong technology shares following a record-high finish for the t ( read original story ...)
Famed US artist Theaster Gates melds Black, Japanese cultures in Tokyo show
U.S. contemporary artist Theaster Gates says his first solo exhibition in Japan is a culmination of years of influence the Asian nati ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei jumps as chip-related shares track US peers higher
Japan's Nikkei share average rose over 1% on Thursday, led by Tokyo Electron and other chip-related stocks tracking U.S. peers higher.
BOJ’s Nakamura warns Japan may miss price goal from 2025
Japan may see inflation fall short of the central bank's 2% target next year if consumption stagnates, its dovish policymaker Toyoaki Nakamura said on Thursday, highlighting uncertainty over the ...
Japan may miss BOJ’s price target from 2025, says policymaker Nakamura
Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Toyoaki Nakamura said on Thursday that inflation may fall short of the central bank's 2% target from fiscal 2025 onwards, if consumption weakens and discourages firms ...
Costco’s Japan wages provide pathway to firing up nation’s low pay, economy
When Costco Wholesale opened its warehouse in a rural Japanese town not far from Tokyo last year offering hundreds of jobs at eye-popping pay, a nearby noodle shop chain took a drastic step: it hiked hourly wages by a third. ( read original story ...)