Tokyo Olympics racewalking silver medallist Koki Ikeda has been banned for four years for using or attempting to use a banned drug, the Athletics Integrity Unit said on Friday. Ikeda will not be allowed to participate in the Japan Race Walking Championships on February 16, ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ANA to offer plant-based ramen on int’l first and business class
All Nippon Airways (ANA) is to begin serving plant-based ramen on international first and business class flights. Called ‘ANA Original Ramen’, these will be introduced as a light meal option starting March 1, ( read original story ...)
Endangered crested ibises to be released in Japan’s Noto region
The Environment Ministry plans to release crested ibises next year in central Japan's earthquake-hit Noto region to reintroduce the endangered bird into the wild. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Holdings Reports 2024 Financial Results with Increased Revenue and Dividends
An update from Sapporo Holdings ( ($JP:2501) ) is now available. Sapporo Holdings reported its consolidated financial results for the year ending ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Holdings Unveils Ambitious 2030 Growth Strategy
Sapporo Holdings ( ($JP:2501) ) just unveiled an announcement. Sapporo Holdings has announced its Group Medium to Long-Term Growth Strategy, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Ikeda banned for four years for doping violation
Tokyo Olympics racewalking silver medallist Koki Ikeda has been banned for four years for using or attempting to use a banned drug, the Integrity Unit said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
JX Advanced Metals’s upcoming IPO in Japan likely to be the biggest in 7 years
JX Advanced Metals (JXAM), a metals unit fully owned by Japan's Eneos Holdings, has received approval to list its shares in a $3 billion share offering, according to a regulatory filing last Friday.
Eneos seeks up to $3 billion in biggest Japan IPO since 2018
JX Advanced Metals (JXAM), a wholly owned metals unit of Japan's Eneos Holdings, won approval to list its shares in a $3 billion share offering, a regulatory filing showed on Friday, in what would be ...
20-year-old man arrested over attempted murder of mother in Nagoya
Police in Nagoya have arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of attempting to kill his mother by kicking and strangling her at her apartment on Thursday. According to police, Teru Takemoto, a company ... ( read original story ...)
Princess Eugenie’s recent trip to Tokyo linked to Prince Andrew’s new business venture Innovate Global
Princess Eugenie is in damage control after the royal’s recent trip to Tokyo was linked to one of her father Prince Andrew’s opaque business deals. ( read original story ...)
Mikuni Restaurant Group being acquired by Tokyo-based retail holding company
The deal is expected to help Mikuni Restaurant Group reach its goal of opening 50 restaurants by its 50th anniversary in 2037. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Biggest IPO Since SoftBank Seeks to Raise $3 Billion
An initial public offering from a key global supplier of semiconductor materials is seeking to raise about ¥460 billion ($3 billion) in what would be Japan’s biggest such deal since 2018.Most Read ...
Eneos Plans to Spin off Metals Subsidiary, Raise $3 Billion in IPO
The energy company plans to spin off its metals subsidiary and raise as much as $3 billion through a listing that would be one of Japan’s biggest such offerings in recent years.
JX Advanced IPO Seeks $3 Billion in Japan’s Biggest Since 2018
An initial public offering from a key global supplier of semiconductor materials is seeking to raise about ¥460 billion ($3 billion) in what would be Japan’s biggest such deal since 2018.
Japan: World Exposition in Osaka
Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 12, 2025, shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka ahead of its opening in April on the artificial island of Yumeshima in the western ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s lower house approves government’s BOJ board nominee Koeda
Japan's lower house of parliament on Friday approved the government nominee for the central bank's policy board, Junko Koeda, an academic known as a fiscal and monetary hawk, paving the way for full ... ( read original story ...)