With the World Exposition in Osaka to be held on an artificial island, concerns have risen over the possibility of visitors becoming ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Expo seeks to showcase Japan’s success to the world
JAPAN’S hosting of the Summer Olympics during the Covid pandemic was a huge challenge. However, the upcoming Osaka Expo is a potentially standout positive global event in 2025 that could showcase the ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka post office employee suspected of sending used condoms to female colleagues
OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police on Thursday arrested a male employee of a post office in Neyagawa City for sending used contraceptives and other items in an envelope addressed to a female ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sets up task force for U.S. trade talks as tariff risk clouds economy
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday set up a task force to oversee trade negotiations with the United States, headed by his close aide and Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa, who domestic ... ( read original story ...)
Trump signs bill to nullify expanded IRS crypto broker rule
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed into law a bill to overturn a revised rule from the Internal Revenue Service that expanded the definition of a broker to include decentralized ...
Japan to be proactive in communicating with US on forex, its finance minister says
Japan will proactively communicate with the United States on foreign exchange based on agreement that excessive currency volatility is negative for the economy, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on ...
Woman walking home in Sapporo groped from behind by man
A woman in her 20s was groped from behind by a man as she walked home alone late Wednesday night. The incident occurred at around 11:25 p.m. in Chuo Ward, TBS reported. According to police, the woman ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling camp to call for sales tax cut, Yomiuri reports
Japan's ruling coalition is considering requesting the government to cut the sales tax rate as part of measures to cushion the economic blow from rising cost of living and U.S. tariffs, the Yomiuri ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei falls 5% on Wall Street’s sharp decline
Japan's Nikkei share average slumped 5% in early trade on Friday, tracking Wall Street's sharp losses amid worries over uncertainty about the trade war's potential economic fallout. ( read original story ...)
Fish fossil found in Hokkaido named new species
A fossilized tooth of a cartilaginous fish found in Japan's northernmost prefecture Hokkaido in 2013 is of a newly discovered spec･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Milky Way’s Closest Neighbor May Be Tearing Apart
Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan were surprised by their study results, which they say are "indisputable." ... ( read original story ...)
Fact check: Trump makes false claims about China, Japan and the EU at Cabinet meeting
President Donald Trump made a series of false claims in televised remarks Thursday at a meeting of his Cabinet, including inaccurate assertions about US relations with China, Japan and the European ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin expert explains the most important risk in Trump’s tariff gambit
When most investors think about Trump’s renewed trade war tactics, they look to China. But according to Jeff Park, Head of Alpha Strategies at Bitwise, the real danger may lie in the U.S. misplaying ...
Trump’s associates welcome pro-crypto Paul Atkins as new SEC chair
President Donald Trump's crypto executive director Bo Hines and Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis welcomed Paul Atkins' confirmation as the SEC chair.
SkyDrive Showcases Public Flight of SD-05 eVTOL at Osaka-Kansai Expo
SkyDrive debuts SD-05 eVTOL with a public flight at Expo 2025 Osaka, showcasing Japan’s airborne mobility future. ( read original story ...)
SkyDrive Conducts Public Flight of SKYDRIVE SD-05 during Media Day at Osaka-Kansai Expo
SkyDrive Inc. ("SkyDrive"), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, is pleased to announce that, on April 9th, 2025, we successfully conducted a demo flight of "SKYDRIVE (SkyDrive ... ( read original story ...)