Month: July 2024

The falling yen has helped create a tourism boom in Japan. Some 33 million visitors are expected this year, a new record – and up one million on pre-pandemic levels. But not everyone is celebrating. ( read original story ...)

MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines and Japan will sign a defence agreement on Monday that will allow their military forces to visit each other's soil, the Philippine president's communications office ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has won reelection to a third term on Sunday, fending off challenges from dozens of candidates vying to unseat the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-backed incumbent, ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko is projected to win her third term following Sunday's vote. Polling stations across the capital have just closed. NHK's projection is based on exit polls and information ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel expressed regret on Saturday for the handling of two cases of sexual assaults allegedly committed by American military personnel on Okinawa, which have again stoked resentment of the heavy U.S. troop presence on the strategic island in Japan's far southwest. ( read original story ...)

Voters in Tokyo cast ballots Sunday to decide whether to reelect conservative Yuriko Koike as governor of Japan's influential capital for a third four-year term. The vote was also seen as a test for ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese guard Yuki Kawamura has moved one step closer to achieving his NBA dream after he agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with t ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan recorded a temperature of 40 C for the first time this year on Sunday, with the mercury hitting the scorching level in central Japan as a heatwave continues to engulf the nation ... ( read original story ...)

The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) has issued heatstroke alerts for 26 prefectures, urging residents to take precautions against the potentially deadly heat. With the relentless heat showing no ... ( read original story ...)

Japan scrapped every regulation requiring the use of floppy disks for administrative purposes this week, catching up with the times 13 years after the country’s producers manufactured their last units. ( read original story ...)

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has congratulated Masoud Pezeshkian on his election as Iran's next president. Kishida expressed hope for Iran to play a constructive role toward peace and stability of the Middle East, and to advance harmony with other ... ( read original story ...)

People wait for the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train service to resume at JR Shizuoka Station in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Saturday after services between Tokyo and Osaka were suspended due to a power outage the same day. (Photo: Kyodo ... ( read original story ...)

Though Naomi is a citizen of Japan, she also has a home in the US. In 2021, she bought a $7 million home in Beverly Hills, California. The house, which was previously owned by Nick Jonas, has three bedrooms and four bathrooms and is 4,100 square feet. ( read original story ...)

Polls opened Sunday to elect a new Tokyo governor with incumbent Yuriko Koike challenged by opposition figure Renho, two prominent women in Japan's male-dominated political sphere. Japan has never had ... ( read original story ...)