Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Wednesday its 12-month operating profit slid 9.5%, although the country’s largest drugmaker forecast a rebound for the current year. Operating profit for the ... ( read original story ...)
Newborn baby with umbilical cord still attached found in Osaka Pref. hotel toilet
A baby girl thought to be a newborn was found in a hotel toilet in Osaka Prefecture on May 10. The naked baby girl with her umbilical cord still attached was found by cleaning staff in the toilet bowl ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is set to open its doors in June, but some locals aren’t happy about it
As countries across Asia reopen to international travelers, Japan — one of the continent's most popular destinations — remains firmly closed. That may soon change. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ... ( read original story ...)
Japan passes economic security bill to guard sensitive technology
Japan's parliament on Wednesday passed an economic security bill aimed at guarding technology and reinforcing critical supply chains, while also imposing tighter oversight of Japanese firms working in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to increase daily entry cap for overseas arrivals to 20,000
Japan is set to double its daily entry cap on overseas arrivals from 10,000 to 20,000 people in June, Kyodo News reports. The news follows Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s recent pledge to further ease ... ( read original story ...)
Japan missing out on $37 billion pre-pandemic tourist numbers despite weak yen
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida recently indicated that a relaxation of border measures would allow back the first leisure visitors to Japan in more than two years. Still, a return to ... ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk says Japan will one day disappear. That’s a problem for investors
How can Japan’s prime minister attract investors to a country that the world’s richest man says will one day ‘cease to exist’? ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks mixed in early trading on dip-buying, weak U.S. Dow
Tokyo stocks were mixed in early trading Wednesday, as dip-buying following the Nikkei's recent sharp fall was offset by selling after the U.S. Dow Jones index closed at a 14-month low overnight. In ... ( read original story ...)
Russia-Japan ties nosedive: A post-WWII dispute & 2 reasons driving the decline
G7 member Japan's ties sour with Russia over Putin's aggression in Ukraine; and the tensions are rising. Japan will ban 'in principle' Russian oil imports following the latest commitment by the G7 ... ( read original story ...)
Bone found near Japan campsite where girl disappeared in 2019 identified as human part
A bone discovered near a campsite in the central Japan prefecture of Yamanashi where a girl disappeared in 2019 was identified as a human shou ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Missing Out on $37 Billion Tourist Windfall From Weak Yen
Japan’s economy is missing out on the key benefactors a sharply weaker yen would normally attract: foreign tourists.Most Read from BloombergMarcos Jr. Leads With 61% of Votes Counted: Philippines ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo plans to start same-sex partnership system in November
The Tokyo metropolitan government said it received around 8,300 comments as it solicited public opinion on the system for about two months through April. ( read original story ...)
‘Invest in Kishida’? Japan Needs to Persuade Elon Musk First
How can Japan’s prime minister attract investors to a country that the world’s richest man says will one day ‘cease to exist’? ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Yamanote Line to test automated trains with passengers from October
The system's development is expected to reach its final stages once the tests end, with carriage improvements slated from around spring 2023 to achieve the targeted 2028 implementation. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s doubling of its defence budget will make the world a more dangerous place – here’s why
Japan is proposing to double its defence budget to around £86 billion, or 2% of its GDP. This move – like recent pledges by Germany to massively increase its military spending in the wake of Russia’s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Vice Is a Layered and Nuanced Portrait of the Japanese Capital
T. Rogers, referring to priority number one when it came to developing the HBO Max series Tokyo Vice, arguably one of the best and most exciting shows of spring (the entire first season is on the ... ( read original story ...)