Month: April 2025

A test run for the 2025 world exposition in Osaka kicked off Friday, with stakeholders and selected local residents given the opportu ... ( read original story ...)

Japan could lose $17 billion in car export potential in the U.S. following President Donald Trump's decision to introduce 25% tariffs on the automotive sector, the International Trade Centre said on ... ( read original story ...)

New U.S. tariffs announced by President Donald Trump may delay, but likely won't derail, the Bank of Japan's plan to raise interest rates further as policymakers seek to avoid renewed yen falls that ... ( read original story ...)

Attorney Shoichi Ibusuki, representing the family, told reporters that the government's refusal suggests there may be “inconvenient information for immigration authorities.” ... ( read original story ...)

On Wall Street, the S&P 500 fell the most since the pandemic, with Apple losing $314 billion, Nvidia $209 billion, Amazon $187 billion and Meta $133 billion ... ( read original story ...)

Shares of Japanese banks plunged on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs sparked fears of a downturn in global growth that could choke off a fragile recovery and delay rate increases in the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese banks tanked on Friday and stocks globally extended a punishing selloff in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, helping drive a rally in U.S. Treasuries and supporting ... ( read original story ...)

A beating lab-grown heart made from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells was recently shown to reporters for the first time ahead of the Worl･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Participating nations are taking on Japan's love of mascots by coming up with characters of their own, some of which incorporate the culture of the host country. ( read original story ...)