Japan is ready to take action if the yen's plummeting value remains volatile, officials repeated on Thursday, after the currency hit 24-year lows. ( read original story ...)
Even yen bears unnerved by latest slide as Tokyo ramps up warnings
And for the currency, there's always gravity. "The U.S. dollar will not rise forever," said Akira Takei, global fixed income fund manager at Asset Management One in Tokyo. "That is too good to be true ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese study: High fruit, vegetable consumption reduces risk of death
Researchers in Japan say their 20-year-long study shows that people who eat lots of fruit and vegetables are at lower risk of death compared to those who eat little of such food. ( read original story ...)
Eddie Howe breaks silence on Celtic no go as Newcastle boss makes brutally honest ‘pressure’ confession
His main sticking point didn't faze Ange Postecoglou who left Yokohama Marinos and didn't bring his own staff with him. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM defends decision on state funeral for Abe
Japan's prime minister on Thursday accepted criticism that he had not sufficiently explained why he wants a state funeral for assassinated former premier Shinzo Abe but defended the decision that has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, India hold security talks amid major Russian drills
Japan and India are holding security talks between their foreign and defense ministers in Tokyo, seeking to further strengthen their military ties amid growing tension from China and Russia in the reg ... ( read original story ...)
Can Japan feed itself?
The spectre of faltering food security, admit government officials, is a symbol of both the country’s decline as an economic superpower and the decaying norms of the globalised economic system that ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: F Marinos beat giant-killing Bellmare to go top
Yokohama F Marinos returned to the top of the J-League first division Wednesday, downing giant-killing Shonan Bellmare 3-0 in a dr ... ( read original story ...)
Japan upgrades second-quarter GDP as easing Covid curbs lift spending
Japan's economy grew more than initially reported in the second quarter, as the lifting of local Covid-19 restrictions boosted consumer and business spending. ( read original story ...)
Kamala Harris To Lead U.S. Delegation To Japan For Abe’s Funeral
Vice President Kamala Harris will lead the U.S. delegation to the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later this month, the White House announced Wednesday. Harris will also ... ( read original story ...)
Gov’t to forgo resubmitting immigration bill
The Japanese government has decided to forgo resubmitting a controversial bill revising immigration rules at an extraordinary parliamentary session expected to be convened in this fall, an official ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Osaka subway websites hit, apparently by pro-Russia hacker group
The Tokyo Metro Co and Osaka Metro Co's websites were rendered inaccessible on Wednesday evening in what appears to be a second day of cyberattacks on Japan, with a pro-Russia hacker group claiming ... ( read original story ...)
VP Harris to attend former Japanese leader Abe’s funeral in Tokyo
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Tokyo later this month to attend the funeral of slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, followed by a trip to South Korea, a spokeswoman said ... ( read original story ...)
Unification Church ex-members in Japan rail at politicians who embraced it
When Sun Myung Moon, the Korean founder of the Unification Church, needed money for its extensive spiritual and business ventures he would look to Japan, according to some former members. "Senior ... ( read original story ...)
First on CNN: Harris to lead funeral delegation for Japan’s former Prime Minister Abe
Vice President Kamala Harris will lead the US presidential delegation to Japan for the state funeral for assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a White House official told CNN. ( read original story ...)
How a bribery scandal in Japan affects the race for 2030 Olympics
Sapporo's frontrunner status in the race for the 2030 Winter Games may be challenged by a new bribery scandal involving organizers of the last Olympics held in Japan. ( read original story ...)