Category: NEWS

AFC Champions League is poised to unfold on Tuesday, showcasing a showdown between Shandong Taishan from China and Yokohama F. Marinos from Japan. ( read original story ...)

Pressure has been growing to legalise same-sex unions after several district courts ruled that a ban on them was unconstitutional. But Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has struggled to pass reforms in the face of opposition from traditionally-minded political leadership. ( read original story ...)

Domestic violence survivors are at the front of the charge to break women’s silence and end cycles of violence across Japan. They say compassion is their superpower. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Off-Highway Tires (YOHT) announced the appointment of Lawrence Harmon as president of global OE business and growth segments. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo-based startup Tsubame Industries developed a colossal robot resembling "Mobile Suit Gundam," a Japanese animation series, and it's available for purchase at a price of $3 million. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-metre-tall (14.8-feet), four-wheeled robot that looks like "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it ... ( read original story ...)

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Chinatown of Yokohama has put up colorful decorations and organized Chinese traditional performances to attract tourists, showcasing the unique charm of ... ( read original story ...)

Walking on escalators is now prohibited in Nagoya, Japan. On Oct. 1, a new law was enacted in Nagoya that now requires people to stand still while riding escalators, as reported by Japan Today. ( read original story ...)

Osaka Prefectural Police on Sunday arrested the manager of an illegal baccarat casino, 29 employees and a customer. The casino, run by Hiroki Morichika, 41, was operating out of a tenant building in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Monday the government would continue to monitor currency moves with "a high sense of urgency". ( read original story ...)

Nagoya's mayor began promoting a new ordinance on Monday to discourage people from walking on escalators — a rule that was implemented the day before in an effort to prevent accidents. The ordinance, ... ( read original story ...)

In addition to being physically strong, rickshaw pullers must have extensive knowledge of Tokyo and know how to engage tourists ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks ended lower Monday, giving up earlier gains made on a stronger-than-expected Bank of Japan Tankan business survey, as se ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks rose sharply Monday morning, with sentiment buoyed by a stronger-than-expected Bank of Japan Tankan business survey and ... ( read original story ...)

Asian shares were mostly higher in thin trading Monday with many markets closed for holidays. Markets in China are closed for a weeklong holiday. Markets in South Korea also were closed. Oil prices ... ( read original story ...)

STORY: Japan has sweated through a long hot summer. But the heat doesn’t seem to have sapped business energy. Figures out Monday (October 2) showed sentiment improving in the third quarter. The ... ( read original story ...)