South Korea's newly-elected President Lee Jae-myung and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed during a telephone call to strengthen bilateral ties, a South Korean presidential spokesperson ... ( read original story ...)
Japan GSDF livestreams popular live-fire exercise at foot of Mt. Fuji
The Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) on June 8 conducted one of Japan's largest live-fire training exercises in Shizuoka Prefecture, which was also li ... ( read original story ...)
Can Japan hold on to its ‘indispensable’ companies?
Japanese materials and equipment suppliers, such as JSR, Advantest and Tokyo Electron, are indispensable cogs in the semiconductor supply chain. Deep inside data centres, smartphones and aeroplanes, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan confirms GDP contraction, backing Bank of Japan’s cautious stance
TOKYO] Japan’s economy contracted in the first quarter, a revised estimate confirmed on Monday (Jun 9), weakness that supports the Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) cautious stance and keeps political pressure on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q1 GDP contraction narrows on consumption improvement
Gross domestic product shrank an annualized 0.2% in the three months through March 31, showed revised data from the Cabinet Office, rather than 0.7% announced on May 16 which matched economists' ...
Japan current account surplus in April rises 3.2% to 2.26 tril. yen
Japan posted a current account surplus of 2.26 trillion yen ($15.6 billion) in April, up 3.2 percent from a year earlier, lifted main ...
“Aptos EXPO Memorial Stamp Rally” Goes Live in Celebration of Expo 2025 Osaka
OSAKA, Japan, June 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Aptos Labs, a core contributor to the Aptos Layer-1 blockchain and the blockchain infrastructure provider for the EXPO2025 DIGITAL WALLET, today announced ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Expo Seeing Strong Ticket Sales
Osaka, June 9 (Jiji Press)--Ticket sales for the ongoing World Exposition in the city of Osaka, western Japan, have been strong recently. The number of tickets sold in a week has exceeded 500,000 for ... ( read original story ...)
Revisions confirm Japan GDP contraction, backing Bank of Japan caution
TOKYO] Japan’s economy contracted in the first quarter of the year by less than initially estimated on better inventory and consumption figures, while still backing caution by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) ... ( read original story ...)
CapitaLand Investment’s value-add lodging private fund acquires prime mixed-use asset in Tokyo at over 30 bil yen
CapitaLand Investment (CLI) announced, on June 9, that it has secured additional investor commitments for its value-add lodging private fund, CapitaLand Ascott Residence Asia Fund II (CLARA II). CLI ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Senate Approves Crypto Brokerages Reform Bill
Japanese crypto brokerages will have more freedom to operate after the House of Councilors approved a legal amendment. Find out more!
Japan’s Q1 GDP contracts an annualized 0.2%
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan's economy contracted an annualized 0.2% in the January-March period from the previous quarter, a slower pace than the preliminary reading, government data showed on Monday.
Suffocation cause of death of man found dead in Nagoya hotel
AICHI (TR) – The cause of death of a man found dead in a hotel in Nagoya last week was suffocation, police said. The case is now being treated as murder, reports Nippon News Network (June 9). ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q1 GDP contraction narrows on consumption improvement, revised figure shows
Japan's economy contracted in the January-March quarter at a slower pace than initially estimated, government data showed on Monday, with consumption figures revised upwards even as uncertainty on U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s southern Kyushu braces for downpours caused by bands of rainclouds
Weather authorities are urging people in the southern part of southwestern Japan's Kyushu region to brace for torrential downpours. They say bands of heavy rainclouds may form over the area through ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sub-$10K EV Seats One But Turns Heads
Meet the future of personal mobility. Japan's newest electric vehicle marvel is a single-seater wonder that costs under $10,000 and boasts a head-turning design perfect for navigating crowded urban ... ( read original story ...)