Japan's general election on Sunday will be a test for new prime minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is seeking to solidify his position atop a scandal-plagued party. ( read original story ...)
Survey: Quake, heavy rain hurt 20% of smaller businesses in central Japan city
A survey shows that the massive earthquake on New Year's Day and last month's torrential rain have dealt a double blow to about one in five smaller businesses in a city in the Noto Peninsula, central ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metro: Asia’s oldest subway goes public
Every day six and a half million people ride Tokyo Metro's nine lines, part of a dizzyingly complex transport network serving the Japanese megacity and its.. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo man arrested over alleged fatal assault of acquaintance while drinking
A 55-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an acquaintance at his home in this city's Nishi Ward on Oct. 20 by Hokkaido Pref･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Breaking tradition: YEBISU accelerating expansion of creative range to catalyse new appeal for beer
Sapporo-owned YEBISU has been actively adding new beer flavours to its “creative range” over the past year, in a bid to stimulate new appeal for the alcoholic beverage. ( read original story ...)
Injured Naomi Osaka Pulls Out Of BJK Cup Finals To End Her 2024 Season
Former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka will skip next month’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals as she recovers from injuries to her lower back and abdominal muscles. Osaka last played at the China Open in Beijing on October 1 when she retired injured midway through ... ( read original story ...)
17 Vietnamese women arrested over illegal girls bars in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has received a total of 23 complaints since 2020 about the five bars where the women were arrested. ( read original story ...)
Béla Tarr to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Tokyo Film Festival
The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) has unveiled Hungarian auteur Béla Tarr as the recipient of its lifetime achievement award for the upcoming 37th edition of the festival. Tarr, known for ... ( read original story ...)
Thermal Technology 2024 gets hot with record attendance in Osaka
Thermal Technology 2024, an important platform for Japan’s industrial furnace and thermal technology sectors, welcomed 3,537 visitors to Osaka, 10-11 October, breaking the preceding edition’s record ... ( read original story ...)
Japan political party leader promises crypto tax cuts if elected
Japan’s Democratic Party for the People (DPP) leader Yuichiro Tamaki has proposed a crypto tax plan that would lower tax crypto gains to 20% if he gets elected. “If you think crypto assets should be ...
Surprise Elon Musk Endorsement Suddenly Sends Bitcoin And Crypto Prices Higher
Bitcoin Bitcoin -0.2% and cryptocurrencies have surged higher, boosted by fears swirling over out of control government spending and former U.S. president Donald Trump's crypto bombshell.
Police arrest 22-year-old man over fatal Yokohama burglary
Mazuki Takarada, a self-declared sole proprietor from Chiba Prefecture, was arrested on Saturday over the death of a 75-year-old man in his Yokohama home last week. ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Injured Osaka to skip Billie Jean King Cup Finals
Japan's Naomi Osaka said she will skip next month's Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Spain as she recovers from injuries that have kept her out of key tournaments during the WTA's Asian swing. The ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s season over because of injury
Naomi Osaka's season appears to be over after she said she will not play at next month's Billie Jean King Cup finals because of injury. The four-time Grand Slam singles champion said in Tokyo on ... ( read original story ...)
M&A: Tokyo Takeovers
Nozomi Oda, partner at Morrison Foerster Law Offices in Tokyo, underscores the active role increasingly played by independent directors in executive decision-making in high-profile M&A transactions, ... ( read original story ...)
M&A: Tokyo Takeovers
Nozomi Oda, partner at Morrison Foerster Law Offices in Tokyo, underscores the active role increasingly played by independent directors in executive decision-making in high-profile M&A transactions, ... ( read original story ...)