Japanese automaker Daihatsu Motor suspended operations at its main assembly plant in Osaka on Tuesday. This comes after irregularities were found in safety test data. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks slightly higher on solid tech stocks, US stocks hopes
Tokyo stocks were slightly higher Tuesday in muted trading, supported by technology stocks on hopes for solid U.S. stocks after the C ... ( read original story ...)
Over 40% of women, nearly 10% of men in Tokyo have been groping victims: survey
More than 40% of women and nearly 10% of men in the Japanese capital have been groped in public at least once, according to the results of a ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks flat in morning as gains locked in, tech issues bought
Tokyo stocks were flat amid thin trading Tuesday morning, as investors locked in gains from the previous day while some technology is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan issues business improvement order to four non-life insurers
Japan ordered four major non-life insurance companies to improve business practices in connection with anti-competitive activity that aimed to keep premiums high, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida Plans New Party Group to Help Rebuild Trust
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he’ll set up a new group within his ruling Liberal Democratic Party next month tasked with restoring trust after allegations over a widespread failure to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open flat in thin trading with foreign investors absent
Tokyo stocks opened nearly flat Tuesday, with modest selling to lock in recent gains amid thin trading as many foreign participants w ... ( read original story ...)
Japan corporate service inflation steady in November
Japan's business-to-business service inflation was steady at 2.3% in November, data showed on Tuesday, suggesting companies were gradually passing on rising labour costs amid prospects for sustained ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Labor Demand Holds Steady in Positive Sign for Wages
Japan’s labor market remained relatively tight in November, keeping pressure on employers to boost pay in order to fill positions as companies prepare to engage in annual wage negotiations with unions ... ( read original story ...)
Japan November jobless rate flat at 2.5%
Japan's jobless rate was unchanged at 2.5% in November from the previous month, government data showed on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Weak Yen Fuels Japan’s 2023 Equity Rally During Foreign Demand
One of the world’s biggest share market rallies this year in Japan may be extended if foreign investors become even more bullish in 2024. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police opens consultation counter for victims of malicious ‘host clubs’
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) on Dec. 25 opened a consultation counter regarding the malicious business practices of so-called ... ( read original story ...)
Emblem and slogan unveiled for 5th Asian Para Games
The organising committee of the 2026 Asian Para Games (AINAGOC) on Monday unveiled the emblem and slogan which will be used for the Games taking place in the City of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Powers Through Christmas in an Intense Opening Training Round in Brisbane
Japanese tennis star, Naomi Osaka, is gearing up for her comeback. The 26-year-old hasn’t played competitive tennis for over a year now after announcing her pregnancy. Subsequently, in July this year, ... ( read original story ...)
GTA 5 leak reveals scrapped GTA Tokyo & cancelled single-player DLCs
GTA 5's source code leak has revealed files for a scrapped GTA Tokyo PS2 game and some cancelled single player DLC. ( read original story ...)
Japan moon lander enters lunar orbit
Japan's SLIM space probe entered the Moon's orbit on Monday in a major step towards the country's first successful lunar landing, expected next month.On Monday, SLIM "successfully entered the moon's ... ( read original story ...)