Victoria Azarenka and Naomi Osaka speak to BBC Sport about why introducing maternity pay on the WTA Tour would be "life-changing". ( read original story ...)
Cat’s fall into vat of hazardous chemicals sparks health warning in Japan
A city in Japan is on high alert for a cat that fell into a tank of hazardous chemicals before disappearing into the night. ( read original story ...)
Japan to relax export curbs to allow overseas sales of joint jet fighter
Japan will tweak its military equipment transfer rules to allow exports of the jet fighter it is developing with Britain and Italy, the country's leader said on Wednesday, removing an obstacle that ... ( read original story ...)
Easy Japanese news in translation: Cello performed in memory of Great East Japan quake
March 11 was the 13th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The city government of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, where 516 people died, held a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan space rocket explodes seconds after launch
Tokyo-based Space One's 18-metre (60-foot) Kairos rocket blasted off in the coastal Wakayama region of western Japan, carrying a small government test satellite. But around five seconds later, the ...
Japanese Stocks Drop Most Since October as Exporters Fall on Yen
The Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell the most since October 2022 as growing speculation the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates boosted the yen and hurt exporter shares. Tech shares slumped, ...
Japan’s Nikkei falls for 3 consecutive session as rate hike hurts
Bankers are attending remedial classes on what to do when rates move and trading rooms are setting up for moribund derivative markets to spring to life, as they have begun to do.
Japan’s Nikkei falls for 3rd straight session as BOJ policy shift bets weigh
Japan's Nikkei share average fell for a third straight session on Wednesday as investors assessed the likelihood of a policy shift at next week's Bank of Japan (BOJ) meeting. The Nikkei fell 0.26% to ...
Morning Bid: Japan wage deals put BOJ at centre stage
Big Japanese companies have agreed in full to union pay demands, a sign that workers could perhaps have pushed a bit harder, but also that wage momentum could encourage a historic policy shift by the ...
Tokyo expected to be mainland Japan’s earliest bloomer in sakura season
TOKYO: Tokyo is poised to buck historical trends and become the first area on mainland Japan where the famous sakura (cherry blossoms) flower and enter full bloom. ( read original story ...)
Analysis-In Japan, rate rises herald a new era for financial markets
Barely weeks after Japanese stocks broke three-decade highs, the country's financial markets are hurtling toward another phenomenon not seen for the best part of a generation: rising interest rates. B ... ( read original story ...)
Space One Rocket Explodes Seconds After Launch in Japan
The Japanese company hoped to become the country’s first private business to put a satellite into orbit. The failed launch was its inaugural flight. ( read original story ...)
Watch: A Private Rocket in Japan Explodes Moments After Launch
The lightweight Kairos rocket exploded in flames just seconds after taking off around 11 a.m. Wednesday morning local time from Space Port Kii, about 420 kilometers (260 miles) southwest of Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan may exit its negative rate policy next week. Here’s what you need to know
Hopes are high for a meaningful wage increase at the ongoing "shunto" annual wage negotiations between unions and employers. ( read original story ...)
Memorial balloons released in east Japan city hit by 2011 quake, tsunami
Participants in a memorial event held here on March 11 for the victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami wrote mes ... ( read original story ...)
Watch: Japan’s Space One rocket explodes during launch
Video captured the moments when a rocket from Space One, a Tokyo-based startup, exploded shortly after takeoff during its inaugural launch. If the launch were successful, Space One would have become ... ( read original story ...)