The Japanese government plans to extend $7 billion in aid to Ukraine, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Aug. 23, as reported by news agency Interfax-Ukraine. ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams’ US Open final outburst with Naomi Osaka had insults, smashed rackets and tears
US Open final between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka will go down as one of the most controversial in history. Williams was the huge favourite, going for her 24th Grand Slam title to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo government now using generative AI at all bureaus
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is now using generative artificial intelligence at all of its bureaus. About 50,000 civil servants can use the technology. ( read original story ...)
Kim Kardashian Uses Daughter North’s ‘Rapunzel’ Braids as Jump Rope in Tokyo Vacation Video
Kim Kardashian used daughter North West's extra-long braids as a jump rope during the pair's trip to Japan with some friends. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s military plagued by culture of harassment and fear, report finds
A new report into Japan’s military has found what it says is an entrenched culture of harassment and fear, with authorities promising reform and “drastic measures.” ( read original story ...)
Sushi-loving Japan scrambles to save its fishing industry as oceans heat up
Japan's fishing and seafood industry is under threat as warming sea temperatures spur changes in marine life behavior and migration patterns. ( read original story ...)
A closer look at sumo’s ‘hot hand’ after Hokutofuji’s Nagoya run
Fast-rising Hoshoryu clinched a maiden title, and earned promotion to sumo’s second highest rank of ozeki, with a fine 12-3 effort in Nagoya last month. The 10th Mongolian-born rikishi to lift the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Aichi Pref. to recognize same-sex, common-law couples with children as families
NAGOYA -- Aichi Prefecture will introduce a "family-ship" system in which sexual minority couples and common-law married couples and their children will be officially recognized as a family. Aichi Gov ... ( read original story ...)
Mixed views in Tokyo over Fukushima water release
STORY: Satoshi Matsuda, a 39-year-old from Tokyo, told Reuters he would like the Japanese government to show more evidence that the Fukushima water release plan will not have an effect on the ... ( read original story ...)
2 men arrested for sending bomb threat to Tokyo college
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Two men have been arrested for allegedly faxing a bomb threat to a Tokyo college, police said Wednesday, adding that the pair are suspected of sending over 300,000 similar faxes to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end higher on rises in utilities, US earnings eyed
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Wednesday for the third straight day on rises in utilities and other shares sensitive to domestic demand, while investors awaited earnings results from a major U.S. ( read original story ...)
Michelin-starred Le Pristine from Belgium is opening in Tokyo this December
Slated to open in winter, Hotel Toranomon Hills is Tokyo’s first boutique hotel under The Unbound Collection by Hyatt. It will be home to the first Asian outpost of Le Pristine, the Michelin-starred ... ( read original story ...)
China is furious with Japan’s plan to release treated Fukushima water into the ocean
The imminent water release comes more than a decade after Japan was rocked by the second-worst nuclear disaster in history. ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Releasing Fukushima’s Water Into the Pacific—Is That Safe?
Controversially, the wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that melted down in 2011 is due to be released into the ocean starting Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japan begins final preparations for Fukushima water release
The final preparations to discharge waste water from the crippled Fukushima power plant in Japan began Wednesday, its operator said, a day before the scheduled release into the Pacific Ocean.The ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Plant engine production passes 40 million milestone
The Yokohama Plant commenced operations in 1935, two years after Nissan’s founding. It built its 10 millionth engine in 1976, its 20 millionth in 1986 and its 30 millionth in 1997. Reaching the 40 ... ( read original story ...)