Tokyo shares sank on Monday after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pledged to act "forcefully" against soaring inflation. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Olympus to sell microscope unit to Bain for $3 billion
Olympus Corp said on Monday it has agreed to sell its microscope unit to private equity firm Bain Capital for 427.6 billion yen ($3.08 billion) as the Japanese company focuses its resources on medical ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya champ Ichinojo moves up in rankings ahead of Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament
First-time champion Ichinojo was rewarded for his July triumph with a re-promotion to komusubi in the Japan Sumo Association’s rankings published on Monday ahead of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament ... ( read original story ...)
Australians stranded in Tokyo’s Narita airport after cancelled Jetstar flight
A group of Australians are stranded at Narita airport in Tokyo "without food or water", unable to leave due to Japan's strict COVID controls, after Jetstar cancelled their connecting flight from ... ( read original story ...)
JFE may build electric arc furnace to replace blast furnace in west Japan
JFE Steel, Japan's No.2 steelmaker, is considering building a new electric arc furnace (EAF) to replace the No.2 blast furnace at its Kurashiki plant in western Japan to reduce its carbon dioxide (CO2 ... ( read original story ...)
Bear Market for Japan Stocks Unavoidable Post-Powell, Citi Says
A bear market for Japanese stocks may be “all but unavoidable” as the latest speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pulls the rug from under a relief rally that markets have been enjoying ... ( read original story ...)
Williams midfield in Japanese series
Williams was making his tenth appearance in the two-day World All-Star Jockeys Series, formerly known as the World Super Jockeys Series until 2015. The 45-year-old won the series in 2007 at Hanshin ... ( read original story ...)
‘No food or water’: Jetstar passengers stranded inside Tokyo terminal
Taipei | A group of Australian travellers were trapped in Tokyo’s Narita Airport overnight without food or water after their Jetstar Japan transit flight was cancelled, and they were banned from ... ( read original story ...)
Sumo: July champ Ichinojo rejoins elite in new rankings
First-time champion Ichinojo was rewarded for his July triumph Monday by earning re-promotion to komusubi in the Japan Sumo Associati ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Drying Rice Paddies Are Now a National Security Threat
Russian missiles pounding Ukraine have spooked Japan into boosting defense spending. Now, with tensions rising over the Taiwan Strait, calls are growing to address another security threat: shriveling ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo To Push For African Seat On UN Security Council: PM Kishida
Japan will use its place on the United Nations Security Council to push for an African seat on the top world body, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida s ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ward finds 1-in-3 recluses don’t want gov’t help to reintegrate
A recent survey conducted in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward has shown that as many as one-third of "hikikomori," or social recluses, living there have no desire for the government to help them reintegrate into ... ( read original story ...)
Pan Pacific to open 2 hotels in one skyscraper in Tokyo
Pan Pacific Hotels Group has signed two new properties in partnership with Tokyu Hotels. Scheduled to open in the first half of 2023, the Bellustar Tokyo, a Pan Pacific Hotel and Hotel Groove Shinjuku ... ( read original story ...)
Neeraj Chopra gifts his Tokyo gold medal-winning javelin to Olympic Museum
With Neeraj Chopra back in the field once again the star javelin thrower donated his Tokyo 2020 gold medal-winning javelin to the Olympic Museum in Lausanne S ... ( read original story ...)
Send Air Force F-35s to Japan
Stationing F-35As at Misawa Air Base in Japan would boost military cooperation with U.S. allies, writes this author. ( read original story ...)
US Open: Naomi Osaka praises Serena Williams ahead of her retirement
Naomi Osaka praises Serena Williams ahead of her retirement, describing her as "the biggest thing that will ever be in the sport." ... ( read original story ...)