Category: NEWS

MUFG, through its trust banking unit, just dropped over ¥100 billion ($681 million) on a high-rise building in Osaka City. ( read original story ...)

Sen. Lindsey Graham says Israel is about to change strategy with regard to Hamas, essentially giving up on returning the remaining hostages and simply destroying the rest of Gaza. "You're going to see ... ( read original story ...)

Rank-and-file wrestler Kotoshoho won his first-ever title on Sunday at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament with 13 wins and two losses. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s largest city has big green ambitions and its tourism industry is pitching in to make Tokyo more sustainable. Here’s what they’re doing — and how it could affect your next trip. ( read original story ...)

Dark horse Kotoshoho overpowered fellow championship contender Aonishiki to win the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament with a 13-2 record ... ( read original story ...)

Kōtoku-in, selected by Travel + Leisure as one of Japan’s most stunning temples, is one of the biggest tourist draws in town, thanks to its 36-foot-tall bronze statue of Amitābha Buddha from the 13th ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. found out this year that China could use its chokehold on rare-earth minerals as a coercive tool. For Japan, it was déjà vu: It had been the victim 15 years earlier. ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba signaled he intends to stay in office despite a growing number of calls within the ruling party for him to step down after an election setback last week. ( read original story ...)

NJPW G1 Climax 35 continues today in Nagoya with a show featuring five A Block matches. In the main event, company president Hiroshi Tanahashi faces the up and coming Ryohei Oiwa in a matchup of two ... ( read original story ...)

Makita is one of the most recognizable brands in tools today thanks to a global presence, but where exactly are its many factories located? ( read original story ...)

A single 25-year-old needs a minimum of just under 300,000 yen (about $2,030) to live a modest but ordinary life in the capital's Setagaya Wa･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

MUNCHIES asked chefs from around the US what their restaurants would need to survive the coronavirus pandemic. In their own words, chefs describe their frustrations with the recently passed CARES Act ... ( read original story ...)

"I've never seen anything like this before." This is what an official of the Yokohama BayStars said in an interview with Japanese media about the second-tier game against the Chiba Lotte Marines on ... ( read original story ...)

Investors, finally having some good news, seemed to largely ignore thorny questions about the details of the trade deal, let alone the tenuous position of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba following a ... ( read original story ...)

Sorato Shimizu is a name to know in track and field. The 16-year-old sprinter hails from Japan and will very soon be running alongside the best runners in ... ( read original story ...)

Analysts at Bank of America said that the Japan deal "looks like a reasonable blueprint" for other auto-exporting countries like South Korea. ( read original story ...)