Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to buoy support for the Liberal Democratic Party? ( read original story ...)
Japan tsunami observation system for Nankai quake fails, delay feared
Japan's weather agency said Wednesday that data from an offshore tsunami gauge in the Pacific Ocean is currently unavailable, raising ... ( read original story ...)
Japan trade negotiator Akazawa discusses US tariffs with Lutnick on phone
Japan's government said its top trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, held a 45-minute phone call with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on U.S. tariffs on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
New analysis refutes the claim that the world’s deepest earthquake happened in Japan
A new study corrects the recorded depth of an earthquake in Japan, revealing that it was not the deepest in history. ( read original story ...)
Estimated magnitude 7.2 earthquake hits Alaska
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii has notified Japan's Meteorological Agency that an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.2 has struck off the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. ( read original story ...)
SkyDrive to Perform Further Demonstrations Flights at Osaka Expo2025
SkyDrive Inc. ("SkyDrive"), a leading eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, will perform further demonstration flights of the SKYDRIVE (SkyDrive Model SD-05) at the Expo 2025, Osaka, Kansai ... ( read original story ...)
Guidance Tamil Nadu’s Japan desk opened in Osaka
The Guidance Desk in Osaka, Japan facilitates trade, investment, and cultural exchange between Tamil Nadu and Japan. ( read original story ...)
Luxembourg pavilion ranks ninth, or maybe third, at Osaka World Expo
The Expo Association ranks it as the ninth-best foreign pavilion (assuming that Japan’s is naturally best). “A Japanese business magazine [...] ranked us third among all of the 155 participants here ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen prepared to reroute more ships away from US over tariffs, CEO says
Japanese shipper Kawasaki Kisen (K-Line) is adjusting its U.S. services and is prepared to reroute more ships away to other regions as it braces for potentially higher U.S. tariffs, CEO Takenori ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
As the search for tech talent intensifies, companies are deciding to invest more in regions that offer “more abundant and affordable tech talent.” ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese suitor reportedly interested in Galveston port investment
At a luncheon hosted by the Greater Houston Port Bureau last week, Galveston Wharves Port Director and CEO Rodger Rees announced that an undisclosed Japanese company was serious about investing in the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gaming Mecca Akihabara Set to Lose Landmark Former Sega Arcade After 32 Years
Genda Gigo Entertainment announced on July 15 that it will close the Akihabara Gigo 1 arcade at the end of August 2025. This was Sega’s flagship arcade and its red building has been a landmark of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan found $26 billion under the sea, but this new scientific breakthrough might sink it before it starts
Japan’s $26 billion deep-sea discovery of cobalt and nickel near Minami-Tori-shima may be rendered obsolete after scientists developed EV batteries that don’t require either metal. Researchers from McGill University created a cheaper, ( read original story ...)
Earthquake-Sensing System Shields Japan’s Coast
Japan's new earthquake-sensing nervous system spans ocean fault zones, boosting tsunami warnings by up to 20 minutes and helping prevent disasters like the 2011 catastrophe. The post ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan to close its Oppama plant in Japan to cut costs
Nissan says it is closing its flagship factory in Oppama, Japan, to cut costs and moving all its production there to another plant in southwestern Japan. ( read original story ...)
Nissan says Oppama plant will stop production by March 2028
Nissan Motor Co said on Tuesday it will stop producing vehicles at its Oppama plant in Japan by March 2028 and transfer operations to its factory in the southern prefecture of Fukuoka as part of a ... ( read original story ...)