Month: January 2025

Japan's second largest city, Yokohama, has enjoyed the status of a tourist attraction since the country's emergence from national seclusion in the mid-19th century. Its many attractions include the ... ( read original story ...)

A snake cafe in the capital's trendy Harajuku district is spreading the charm of the animals, which are often misunderstood as just scary cre･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Japan recorded 2,663 traffic fatalities in 2024, dipping slightly from the previous year, the National Police Agency (NPA) announced on Jan. ( read original story ...)

For the tire industry, 2024 was a year of evolution as major players were laser-focused on sustainability and growth—both organically and through acquisitions. ( read original story ...)

DigitalBridge-owned Vantage has topped out the first facility on its Osaka campus in Japan. Announced in a recent LinkedIn post, the company said its KIX11 facility will offer 28MW of IT capacity and is scheduled to be operational by early 2026. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Wednesday linked more than 200 cyberattacks over the past five years targeting the country's national security and high technology data to a Chinese hacking group, MirrorFace, ... ( read original story ...)

A potential foreign acquisition of Japanese retail giant Seven & i would be "heavily related" to national security, Japan's economy minister Ryosei Akazawa said on Wednesday. His public comment is the ... ( read original story ...)