Japan has long sought to normalize diplomatic relations with ... Bradford Betz is an editor for Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @bradford_betz. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s rugby World Cup prepares for typhoons, earthquakes
TOKYO -- Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are concerned about it. So are those running next year's Rugby World Cup in Japan, which opens in a year with Japan facing Russia on Sept. 20, 2019 in To... ( read original story ...)
Japan digital currency exchange hacked, losing US$60 million
TOKYO -- Hackers have stolen 6.7 billion yen ($60 million) worth of cryptocurrencies from a Japanese digital currency exchange, the operators said Thursday. Tech Bureau Corp. said a server for its Zai... ( read original story ...)
Japan auto lobby says hopes NAFTA will keep current framework
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s automakers association said on Thursday it hoped that the North American Free Trade Agreement would maintain its current framework as the United States, Canada and ... ( read original story ...)
Rugby- Fearless Japan eyeing quarters berth at World Cup: Joseph
“When I came here, the Japanese players were reactive, waiting for leadership and direction,” he told a recent news conference to mark the one-year countdown to the global showpiece. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to supply Advan Sport V105 tire to new BMW X4 Model
Yokohama Tire announced it is supplying its “Advan Sport V105” as original equipment tire to the new BMW X4. Launched in markets around the world in July 2018, the BMW X4 comes equipped with 225/60R18 ... ( read original story ...)
US Open champion Osaka dominant on return to action in Japan
Naomi Osaka's homecoming couldn't have gone much better. Playing in her first tournament since winning the U.S. Open, third-seeded Osaka impressed her Japanese fans Wednesday with a powerful 6-2 ... ( read original story ...)
Aging Japan: Military recruiters struggle as applicant pool dries up
As Japan’s economy has improved, unemployment has fallen to around a 25-year low. More high school grads are also heading to college. That is good news for the country, but it makes military ... ( read original story ...)
SpaceX’s 1st traveler is moonstruck Japanese fashion tycoon
The company pioneered e-commerce in Japan and now runs the popular fashion mall Zozotown, selling various, relatively affordable clothing brands. Annual sales totaled more than 98 billion yen ($ ... ( read original story ...)
Will ‘flying cars’ take off? Japan’s government to turn a long-held dream into reality
This vision of the future is driving the Japanese government’s “flying car” project. Major carrier All Nippon Airways, electronics company NEC Corp. and more than a dozen other companies and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan offers to buy 149,586 tonnes of food wheat via tender
TOKYO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Ministry of Agriculture is seeking to buy 149,586 tonnes of food-quality wheat from the United States, Canada and Australia in a regular tender that will close late ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba Memory and Western Digital Celebrate the Opening of Fab 6 and Memory R&D Center at Yokkaichi, Japan
YOKKAICHI, Japan & SAN JOSE, Calif ... Western Digital Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Fab 6 and ... ( read original story ...)
WTA roundup: Muguruza advances in Tokyo
Garbine Muguruza, trying to get past a rough summer, produced a straight-sets, first-round victory Monday in the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. The sixth-seeded Spaniard beat Switzerland’s ... ( read original story ...)
MadeinTYO Announces Debut Album “Sincerely, Tokyo”
Tokyo recently took to Twitter to provide an update about his new album, which is set to be called Sincerely Tokyo. "My debut album is done. I know it’s been a min since I dropped my last project, bee... ( read original story ...)
With a Submarine, Japan Sends a Message in the South China Sea
The drills were the first involving a submarine that Japan is known to have conducted in the South China Sea. Neither the Defense Ministry nor the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, which broke the news before ... ( read original story ...)
Japan eager to be on board vertical-takeoff ‘flying cars’
This vision of the future is driving the Japanese government's "flying car" project. Major carrier All Nippon Airways, electronics company NEC Corp. and more than a dozen other companies and academic ... ( read original story ...)