Category: NEWS

Japanese ISP Optage Inc. is to build a new data center in Osaka, Japan. Announced this week, the company said the ‘Optage Sonezaki Data Center’ will be its fifth facility. Construction is set to begin ... ( read original story ...)

An Emirates flight from Tokyo Narita to Dubai International touched down with an extra traveler on board, after a passenger gave birth in the air. Parent and baby were reported to be stable and were ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) -Heavy snow blanketed wide swathes of Japan on Wednesday, snarling traffic, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations, disrupting train travel and leaving at least one person dead. An unusually cold weather front and extreme low pressure systems set snow falling and strong winds blowing across Japan from Tuesday after causing havoc in other Asia ...

Tens of millions of people across East Asia braved a severe cold snap Wednesday as subzero temperatures and heavy snow brought travel chaos during the Lunar New Year holiday, with climate experts warning that such extreme weather events had become the "new norm. ( read original story ...)

Delta Air Lines is canceling its one remaining route to Nagoya, after flying to the Japanese city for over 32 years. The US carrier currently operates three flights per week from its hub at Detroit ... ( read original story ...)

Japan cut its view on the overall economy for the first time in 11 months in January, as China's COVID-19 infections and a slowdown in global demand for tech and semiconductors hurt exports, especially to Asia. ( read original story ...)

KDDI, in cooperation with Samsung and Fujitsu has started the commercial deployment of O-RAN compliant 5G sites in Osaka. KDDI has been developing O-RAN compliant 5G Open vRAN sites using Samsung’s ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks extended their winning streak to four days Wednesday with strong steelmaker issues and other cyclical stocks buoying sen ... ( read original story ...)

Extreme weather kills at least one person in Japan and more than 100 in Afghanistan while parts of China hit record low temperatures ( read original story ...)

Heavy snow blanketed wide swathes of Japan on Wednesday, snarling traffic, forcing hundreds of flight cancellations and disrupting train travel, leaving at least one person dead. ( read original story ...)

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make a decision on the next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor while watching future economic trends, he said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka has won the Australian Open twice - in 2019 and 2021 - but is not taking part in this year's edition. The Japanese tennis star announced earlier in January that she is pregnant with her ... ( read original story ...)

As Kishida spoke to the media, Kihara was captured in the background with his hands inside his pants pockets. Many in Japan believe that such an action portrays a dismissive attitude and is considered ... ( read original story ...)

In 1968, the world lost one of its greatest built masterpieces and earliest examples of Mayan revival architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Imperial Hotel, Tokyo. The symmetrical concrete and oya ... ( read original story ...)

A Cincinnati man has been arrested and charged after allegedly firing multiple shots at an Asian grocery store in Evendale, Ohio, on Sunday. Daniel Beckjord, 33, is accused of firing into the front ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's prime minister is warning that it's "now or never" if his country wants to address a declining population by implementing child friendly policies. ( read original story ...)