Category: NEWS

From Hello Kitty to Pikachu, the country changed what the world considers adorable. But do these characters represent joy — or rage? ( read original story ...)

Saitama Prefectural Police attempted to conduct a search of the home of a man in his 50s on suspicion of murder on the ... ( read original story ...)

A total of 40,252 people visited the Philippine Pavilion at the Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan since it was opened to the public on April 13. ( read original story ...)

Organizers of the Osaka Kansai Expo issued a press pass to the official newspaper of the Japanese Communist Party after denying the publication access to preview events. ( read original story ...)

Netflix's strategy for Korean content took centerstage at the streamer's APAC showcase in Tokyo, including the its first Korean animated feature. ( read original story ...)

One of the three arrested is Takuya Higuchi, 37, a resident of Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, whose occupation is unknown. ( read original story ...)

Wayve said it was joining forces with Nissan Motor to help build the next generation of its ProPilot driver-assist system. ( read original story ...)

Netflix unveiled three Indian productions at its APAC showcase in Tokyo, with Rajkummar Rao and R. Madhavan leading the slate. ( read original story ...)

According to Henley & Partners, Tokyo ranks among the top cities in the world for its number of ultra-wealthy residents ... ( read original story ...)

This would increase the assets under management of Nomura's investment management division to $770 billion, up from the $590 billion currently. ( read original story ...)

Recently, the 2025 "Rongpiao Cup" Overseas Key Regional Special Competition (Japan Region) concluded in Nagoya. The event is guided by the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee Talent Work Leading Group ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo District Court has ordered the Tokyo metropolitan government to track down the birth parents of a 67-year-old man who was accidentally switched as a baby at a now-closed maternity hospital run ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Minister of Finance Katsunobu Kato said he aims to build on close discussions pertaining to currencies when he meets his US counterpart Scott Bessent in Washington this week. ( read original story ...)

They say music can soothe the savage breast, but now we’re learning that mere sound can soothe the savage stomach as well. More specifically, the irritating condition of motion sickness, that makes so ... ( read original story ...)

Police in Yokohama have arrested a 47-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after he hit his 81-year-old father with a hammer. According to the police, Seiichi Iwasaki hit his father, Teruo, ... ( read original story ...)

Netflix reboots the 1975 classic 'Bullet Train' with unprecedented access to Japan's bullet trains, and a star-studded cast led by Tsuyoshi Kusanagi. ( read original story ...)