Blackstone is making a seismic bet on a property market on the other side of the globe. ( read original story ...)
Japanese lawmaker Satoshi Hamada pushes for a national Bitcoin reserve
House of Councillors member Satoshi Hamada has called for Japan to start considering a national Bitcoin reserve. As more countries are seeking a Bitcoin reserve, a Japanese lawmaker has urged his ...
US Marines start partial transfer from Okinawa in Japan to Guam under plan agreed 12 years ago
U.S. Marines have begun a partial transfer from Okinawa to Guam, 12 years after Japan and the United States agreed on their realignment to reduce the heavy burden of American troop presence on the ... ( read original story ...)
New $35 billion bullet train in Japan dramatically cuts travel times — here’s how it’ll impact passengers
The roughly $35 billion project began construction in 2019. Now, just four years later, the new line is fully operational. To compare that to U.S. train infrastructure, four years is around how long ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police seek public’s help on Setagaya family murder 24 years ago
In the high-profile homicide case, a couple and their two children were killed at their home in the ward's Kamisoshigaya district in December 2000. ( read original story ...)
Japan top diplomat Iwaya arranging to meet China’s Wang on Dec. 25
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is arranging talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Dec. 25, a Japanese government source close to the matter said Saturday, in what will be his first visit to the neighboring country as Japan's top ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ‘peace ambassadors’ report on their activities in Norway
Four Japanese high school students working as "peace ambassadors" for the abolition of nuclear weapons have pledged to inherit the wishes of atomic bomb survivors for a world free of nuclear arms. ( read original story ...)
People across Japan gather to protest misogyny after writer’s ‘uterus removal’ remark
Demonstrators took to the streets in prefectures and cities including Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Sapporo. A large crowd gathered along Gyoko-dori street in front of Tokyo Station, where participants ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Japan must adapt measures to stop further disaster-related deaths
To save the lives and protect the health of survivors of the massive Noto Peninsula earthquake that hit central Japan on Jan. 1, 2024, a review of pos・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Is the crypto industry ready for self-regulation under Trump?
Donald Trump's promises of light-touch regulation indicate crypto may have to increasingly rely on self-regulation.
Shogi match in Tokyo reaches unusual end as player with leg pain resigns
A match during the top-level Meijin shogi ranking tournament on Dec. 13 came to an unusual end when 40-year-old Akira Watanabe resigned becau ... ( read original story ...)
Japan promotes 4-day workweek
Japan wants its hardworking citizens to take a break. The country is pushing for a four-day workweek to address labor shortages and improve work-life balance. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Ishiba visits Fukushima, hit by 2011 quake, nuclear crisis
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday visited Fukushima Prefecture, hit hard by an earthquake in 2011 that triggered a crisis at ( read original story ...)
Japan Festival 2024 blossoms
Japan Festival got off to a ground-breaking start, literally, on Saturday, December 7, as the Embassy of Japan in Kingston announced before the event that it would be working with Royal Hope Botanical Gardens and the Nature Preservation Foundation for the ... ( read original story ...)
Visitors to 2025 Osaka Expo to get taste of Japan’s custom of bowing
When visitors come to the World Expo in Osaka next year, guides for the global event will welcome them with the Japanese customary gr ... ( read original story ...)
Crime surges in Japan as ‘shady part-time work’ ensnares youth as disposable runners
TOKYO: One of the safest countries in the world has been hit by a tidal wave of crime. In Japan, hardly a week has gone by since October without news reports urging people to secure their homes. ( read original story ...)