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Economic malaise was the biggest factor in the devastating loss handed to Japan's ruling coalition last month. ( read original story ...)

That's according to renowned Japanese outlet Famitsu's weekly sales report (via Gematsu) which shows the PS5 Pro topping the hardware sales charts in the region with 78,086 units sold. The Nintendo Switch OLED comes in at a distant second this week with 42,297 consoles shifted. ( read original story ...)

For the first three quarters of 2024, The Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. reported sales revenue of ¥782,906 million (+13.1% year-on-year), and business and operating profit of ¥85,772 million (+63.8% YoY). ( read original story ...)

Princess Yuriko became the sister-in-law of Japan's World War II-era Emperor Hirohito when she married his brother Prince Mikasa. ( read original story ...)

In winter, flocks of these little chirping birds often visit bird feeders, or flit about amidst tree branches searching for food. In Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost prefecture, the long-tailed tits ... ( read original story ...)

An Australian man jailed in Tokyo last month over a “language mix-up” will fight to have his convictions overturned. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber Co (JP:5101) has released an update. Yokohama Rubber Co. has announced a strategic share repurchase as part of its medium-term ... ( read original story ...)

Cities in Asia and the United States emit the most heat-trapping gas that feeds climate change, and Shanghai is the most polluting ( read original story ...)

For Nok, the country represented the furthest he could travel in Asia without getting a plane. He arrived by ferry in the southwestern city of Fukuoka last month and then meandered his way to Tokyo on Nov. 7, 274 days after leaving home. By comparison, a direct flight from Cairo to Tokyo takes about 12 ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed Thursday that the two countries will maintai ( read original story ...)

The theme park Universal Studios Japan (USJ) in the city of Osaka announced on November 12 that it will open "Donkey Kong Country," a new area themed on Nintendo's popular game series, on December 11. ( read original story ...)

A 37-year-old man suspected of being the ringleader of a burglary group linked to dark part-time jobs and two other men were arrested for breaking into the home of an Osaka company executive, the ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo District Court on Friday sentenced a 33-year-old man to two and a half years in prison, suspended for four years, for stealing a pure gold matcha bowl valued at ¥10.4 million ($66,500) from a department store exhibition earlier this year. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber Co (JP:5101) has released an update. Yokohama Rubber Co. has completed a share repurchase to enhance capital efficiency as part ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Rubber Co (JP:5101) has released an update. Yokohama Rubber Co. reported a robust 13.1% increase in sales revenue for the first nine ... ( read original story ...)

Japan welcomed nearly 27 million visitors through September, a record pace, and their spending added 5.86 trillion yen ($37.5 billion) to the economy. But incidents of vandalism, public drunkenness, and "overtourism" at popular sites have sparked debate about how to handle the flood of visitors and those who flout the rules. ( read original story ...