NAGOYA - India picked Japan, while Indonesia chose China to build their countries’ first high-speed rail (HSR) lines. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan space agency says research team tampered with ISS experiment
Japan's space agency said Friday that a research team had tampered with data from an experiment simulating life on the International Space Station. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo consumer prices rise 3.6 pct in November
Consumer prices in Tokyo rose 3.6 percent in November from a year earlier, marking the steepest increase in 40 years, Japanese government data showed Friday, Xinhua reported. According to Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, ( read original story ...)
Japan left its dressing room spotless and made origami cranes for its hosts after beating Germany at the World Cup
A picture shared by FIFA, world soccer's governing body, shows the floor swept, towels folded, and litter sorted into neat piles. ( read original story ...)
Shunsuke Nakamura to join Yokohama FC as coach
Newly promoted J. League first-division side Yokohama FC will appoint retired player Shunsuke Nakamura as a coach, the club said Friday. The 44-year-old fo ... ( read original story ...)
How Russia Was Humiliated by Japan When They Fought Before
As a whistleblower reveals Kremlin plans for conflict with Japan, here's why the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 was one of the country's biggest failures. ( read original story ...)
Japan is enjoying a better momentum than other economies: Economist
Takuji Okubo of Japan Macro Advisors discusses the outlook for Japan's economy following the latest update that core consumer prices in Tokyo have risen at the fastest annual pace in 40 years. ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Yokohama FC to hire recently retired Shunsuke Nakamura as coach
Newly promoted J-League first-division side Yokohama FC will appoint retired player Shunsuke Nakamura as a coach, the club said Frida ... ( read original story ...)
‘Lion’ on the loose as Osaka zoo prepares for major quake with drill
An emergency training drill was held at Osaka Tennoji Zoo here on Nov. 24 to prepare for a scenario of a lion on the loose after damage cause ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo prosecutors search Dentsu, suspect bid-rigging on Olympics test events -media
Tokyo prosecutors searched advertising agency Dentsu and other firms in connection with possible bid-rigging for Tokyo Olympics test events, public broadcaster NHK and other domestic media reported on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo prosecutors search Dentsu in connection with possible bid-rigging on Olympics test events -Nippon TV
TOKYO : Tokyo prosecutors searched advertising agency Dentsu and other firms in connection with possible bid-rigging for Tokyo Olympics test events, Nippon TV reported on Friday. In August, Tokyo prosecutors arrested a former member of the Tokyo 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall in morning on profit-taking, strong yen
Tokyo stocks fell Friday morning on profit-taking a day after the benchmark Nikkei index ended at a two-and-a-half month high, and selling in exporters due to the firm yen against the U.S. dollar. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 96. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling party mulls military export rules change amid push for joint UK fighter project
Japan's ruling party is discussing whether to ease military equipment export rules, in part because without a change Britain would not be able to sell any jet fighters it builds with Japan, former ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo CPI inflation races to 40-year high in November
Tokyo core CPI inflation rose more than expected to a 40-year high in November, data showed on Friday, heralding a similar rise in national inflation as the Japanese economy struggles with a weakening yen ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower on profit-taking, strong yen
Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday on profit-taking a day after the benchmark Nikkei index ended at a two-and-a-half month high, and selling in exporters due to the firm yen against the U.S. dollar. In the first 15 minutes of trading, ( read original story ...)
Russia and Japan Have Fought Before, and It Was Won Decisively
Russia could have had a rematch of one of its most "humiliating" military defeats, had the country followed through with recently revealed plans to attack Japan last year. A (FSB) shared with Newsweek a leaked letter that claimed Russia was "quite seriously preparing for a localized military conflict with Japan" in August 2021, ( read ...