Tokyo Lifestyle, the Japanese beauty and lifestyle retailer formerly known as Yoshitsu, posted a 77.6% year-on-year rise in revenue to $373.2m for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2026. The growth was ... ( read original story ...)
Shohei Ohtani’s 2025 Tokyo series cleats up for auction
The cleats are signed in Ohtani's rarely seen Kanji signature and include his dog -- Decoy -- on its heels. ( read original story ...)
Is Japan a ‘spy paradise’ fuelling Russia’s war machine?
A New York Times article claims Maksim Vladimirovich Filchenkov, a top Russian official, is leading the covert operation in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei trades sideways as inflation, Iran concerns weigh
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average struggled for direction on Tuesday as bargain buying was offset by renewed inflation and geopolitical concerns. The benchmark Nikkei 225 swayed between gains and ...
Computer-guided electricity rapidly transforms flat nanofilms into 3D shapes on demand
Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed a method to form dome-shaped bumps on nanofilms in water using a computer-guided electron beam. The bumps form within 10 seconds and can be ... ( read original story ...)
Male restaurant worker suspected of causing fatal Osaka fire last summer
Police in Osaka City, western Japan, suspect that last August's fatal fire along the Dotonbori River in the city's busy commercial district was caused by a male restaurant worker who carelessly ... ( read original story ...)
Careless Smoker Accused of Causing 2025 Osaka Fatal Fire
Japanese police sent papers to prosecutors on Tuesday accusing a smoker of causing a fire that killed two firefighters in the western city of Osaka in August last year. The Osaka prefectural police de ... ( read original story ...)
Man held for allegedly planning indiscriminate killing in Tokyo
Police in Toyama Prefecture have arrested the 53-year-old suspect who broadly admitted the allegations against him. ( read original story ...)
Man nabbed on suspicion of preparing to carry out killing in Tokyo
A man in central Japan has been arrested on suspicion of preparing to carry out a random killing in Tokyo, police said. Katsumi Mori, 53, of Namerikawa, Toyama Prefecture, was quoted by police as ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan is ending its long-standing sole custody system after divorce
Japan's custody laws have changed for the first time in decades, allowing divorced parents to share legal responsibility for their children. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 2011 megaquake sent a seismic wave nearly 2,900 km to Earth’s core, which returned 13 minutes later and shifted the entire country eastward
A seismic wave generated by Japan's devastating 2011 magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake travelled nearly 2,900 kilometres to the boundary of Earth's core, reflected back about 13 minutes later and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to clarify central bank independence in final economic blueprint, media says
TOKYO, July 14 (Reuters) - Japan's government will insert a footnote in its economic blueprint referring to a clause in law stipulating the need to protect the central bank's independence in setting ...
Turkish man dies while in Tokyo police custody
The man said he began experiencing abdominal pain on June 29 while in police custody in Tokyo, and he was pronounced dead on July 2, with police not publicly stating the cause. ( read original story ...)
4 traditional festivals happening in Tokyo this July 18-20 long weekend
Hatonomori Hachiman Shrine is celebrating a Bon Odori festival on the evenings of July 17 and 18. You can expect food stalls set up by local businesses, as well as games and activities for children. ( read original story ...)
Japan signals chance of pension allocation shift, offers scant details
By Leika Kihara and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO, July 14 (Reuters) - Japanese policymakers on Tuesday flagged the possibility of changes to the asset allocation of the nation's giant state pension funds, though they offered no clues on the timing or scale of any shift. ( read original story ...)
South Korea, U.S., Japan form alliance on SMR exports
South Korea, the United States and Japan are discussing joint small modular reactor projects to strengthen Indo-Pacific energy security. ( read original story ...)