Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co has no plans to withdraw from the Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Russia, a senior executive said on Wednesday, adding the operation was continuing super-chilled fuel exports to Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan will ‘aggressively’ push for women’s participation after gender gap report
Japan plans to "aggressively" push for women's participation especially in politics, top government spokesperson Hirokazu Matsuno said on Wednesday, following an annual report showing the country slid nine places from last year in a gender gap index. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Will Host First FIA-Sanctioned Race During Formula E’s 2024 Season
Formula E is going to Japan for the first time next season, as Tokyo appears on the sport's provisional season 10 calendar ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower on Wall St. losses before Fed chief testimony
Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street as investors awaited more signals on future rate hikes in U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's congressional ... ( read original story ...)
Formula E announce first-ever Tokyo race in expanded 2024 calendar
The opening race of the 2024 Formula E season will take place on Saturday 13 January in Mexico City, while the trip to the capital of Japan will be on Saturday 30 March. The Londo ... ( read original story ...)
Sky-high kampai: Beer garden opens for summer on Tokyo’s Mt. Takao
Aside from beer, people can enjoy a menu featuring over 30 items at the Mt. Takao Beer Mount, located near Takaotozan Railway's Takaosan cable car station at an elevation of 500 meters. The menu ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Ranked The Safest Destination For Solo Travel
Planning a group trip can be stressful. It sucks to prepare for a group vacation only to watch the number of travelers dwindle as the trip gets closers. To avoid this plight, many Black millennials and Gen-Z travelers have been opting for solo travel instead of group trips. ( read original story ...)
Dentsu Tokyo and TBWAHakuhodo Tokyo win Gold Lions in the Cannes Design category
Asia has won 2 Gold and 3 Bronze Lions in the Cannes Design category. Gold Lions have been awarded to Dentsu Tokyo for their 'My Japan Railway' campaign and to TBWAHakuhodo Tokyo for their 'Shellmet' work. ( read original story ...)
Japan Publishes Report Detailing 25,000 Forced Sterilizations On Citizens, Including 9-Year-Olds
The nation's Eugenic Protection Law, which allowed the government to sterilize anyone with certain conditions, was adopted in 1948 and repealed in 1996. ( read original story ...)
Hitoshi Matsumoto was spotted at Shin-Osaka Station! Even in his plain clothes style, he is “too Matsumoto-colored” and has an intimidating presence that no one can get close to.
Downtown's Hitoshi Matsumoto (59) was walking alone in Shin-Osaka Station. Matsumoto had just arrived at Shin-Osaka Station on the Shinkansen bullet train and was wearing a white T-shirt that clung ... ( read original story ...)
WHO director general receives Olympic Order for role in safety of Tokyo 2020
World Health Organization director general Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus has been awarded with an Olympic Order after being credited for playing an ( read original story ...)
Couple convicted of 2021 murder of Tokyo high school girl
The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday convicted a married couple of the 2021 murder of an 18-year-old high school girl in Yamanashi Pre ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei Index Ends Slightly Higher
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index trimmed earlier losses and ended slightly higher on Tuesday despite falls in European stocks, after Beijing's central bank cut two benchmark interest rates. ( read original story ...)
Ghostwire Tokyo reaches 5m players | News-in-brief
The resource for people who make and sell games. ( read original story ...)
‘Debt’ trouble forces Tokyo private school’s tech craft club to suspend activities
A technology craft club with a history of more than 50 years at the private Shiba Junior and Senior High School here has suspended its activities since December 2022 due to debt trouble, it has been learned. ( read original story ...)
Japan outrage as 9yo child sterilisations revealed
The law is widely recognised as a dark chapter in Japan's post-war recovery and was repealed in 1996. On Monday, parliament released a long-awaited 1,400-page study, based on a government ... ( read original story ...)