Yokohama Tire 24 Hours of Lemons Deal

In short, anything goes.(Photo: Yokohama) Yokohama Tire’s latest racing partnership has juice. The tire maker is now the official tire of the 24 Hours of Lemons, the madcap race series featuring cars that cost a whopping $500 or less (not including tires ... ( read original story ...)

Rakuten moves into property insurance with latest acquisition

TOKYO -- Japanese e-commerce group Rakuten will expand further into insurance by acquiring a Nomura-owned property insurer and using it as an outlet for new data-driven policies. Billionaire Hiroshi Mikitani's group plans to spend 40 billion yen to 50 ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Women’s Marathon

Maeda, 21, won last year’s Hokkaido Marathon in 2:28:48. She made her debut in Osaka last year, finishing 12 th with 2:32:19. In December she improved her half marathon time by nearly two and a half minutes to 1:10:22; her goal for Sunday is to crack 2:26. ( read original story ...)

China and Japan still groping their way to rapprochement

BEIJING -- Sunday's meeting here between the Japanese and Chinese foreign ministers showed that while both sides talk about wanting better relations, each seems to be waiting for the other to make the first move, particularly on sensitive territorial matters. ( read original story ...)

Hacked Tokyo Digital currency Exchange to Repay Owners $425m

Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc said on Sunday ... Two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) sent a notice to the country’s roughly 30 firms that operate virtual currency exchanges ... ( read original story ...)

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Dozens injured, transport disrupted as slow blankets Tokyo

More than 330 domestic flights departing from and arriving to airports in the Tokyo region were cancelled due to the bad weather, while some regional trains were also suspended, local news reports said. Japan's northern regions frequently see heavy snow ... ( read original story ...)

Japan foreign minister hopes for improved ties with China

Japan is making efforts to further a gradual thaw in relations dogged by history and a territorial dispute. Concerns about North Korea's nuclear weapons program also featured prominently in the Sunday discussions. Japan has pushed for stricter measures ... ( read original story ...)

Earthquake rocks Japan – Ring of Fire on alert

The earthquake registered 5.1 magnitude at struck at a depth of 37 miles off the east coast of Honshu. The Japan earthquake struck 46 miles from the town of Miyako, which is home to more than 50,000 people. Morioka-shi, home to nearly 300,000 people, is 73 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan pushes China, South Korea for 3-way summit

BEIJING -- The Japanese government is making its final push to convince China and South Korea to come to the table for a trilateral summit in Japan soon. Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono arrived in Beijing on Saturday, and will meet with Foreign ... ( read original story ...)