Category: NEWS

Lael Brainard, Biden’s national economic adviser, said the takeover of an “iconic American-owned company” by a foreign entity deserved “serious scrutiny.” ( read original story ...)

A group of students from Nagoya University of Foreign Studies are seeking host families for an upcoming stay on the island of Kaua‘i. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Friday sentenced a 74-year-old far-left activist, who had been on the run for decades, to 20 years in prison for killing a policeman, among other charges, during a ... ( read original story ...)

3D action RPG Tokyo Revengers: Last Mission will launch in February 2024 in Japan, Victor Entertainment announced. It will be available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, PC via DMM Games, iOS ... ( read original story ...)

Patriot missiles are among the most advanced weapons supplied by the US to Ukraine. Tokyo previously only allowed for components of licensed equipment to be sent from Japan to the nation where the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed slightly higher on Friday as market sentiment was boosted by overnight gains in the U.S. stock market. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s defense spending will surge more than 16% next year as it accelerates deployment of long-range cruise missiles that can hit targets in China or North Korea. ( read original story ...)

Japan announced a cut in overall spending for the first time in 12 years in its fiscal 2024/25 budget, amid speculation the central bank may soon shift away from more than two decades of ultra-easy ... ( read original story ...)

Ukraine's state budget received approximately $950 million from Japan as part of a World Bank project for recovery and social protection, Ukraine's Finance Ministry reported on Dec. 21. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose slightly Friday, as investors bought back shares heavily sold the previous day amid thin trading before winter holidays in U.S. and European markets. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 28.58 points, or 0.09 ... ( read original story ...)

Kenyan double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge will take part in the Tokyo Marathon in March, his NN Running Team said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

In Japan, it is common for politicians to host ticketed events where they are set a fundraising target through ticket sales. But many LDP MPs are accused of keeping excess sales off the books - they ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's industrial output in November likely swung back to contraction for the first time in three months, a Reuters poll of analysts showed on Friday, dented by sluggish demand and slowdown in ... ( read original story ...)

Police are apprehending an increasing number of foreign male prostitutes on the streets of Yokohama's Naka Ward following the easing of Ja･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

Ismael Ramsey Khalid, known better by his alias Johnny Somali, appeared at Osaka District Court on Tuesday, The Japan Times reported, where he was accused of loudly playing music in a restaurant and ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Industry Minister Ken Saito said on Friday that U.S.-Japanese ties were "stronger than ever", although he declined to comment directly on growing scrutiny in the United States of a proposed ... ( read original story ...)