Japanese officials say Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to build a stable and constructive relationship, but they achieved only a vague agreement on easing a d ... ( read original story ...)
More than 10 hospitalized over “weed gummies” this year in Osaka: police
More than 10 people have been sent to hospital in Japan's western prefecture of Osaka this year after eating gummies potentially containing cannabis derivatives, the prefectural police said. The Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka gummy maker expresses regret after its products caused sickness
A Japanese manufacturer of gummy candies has expressed regret that its products have caused some people to feel sick, despite its recommendation that minors avoid them. ( read original story ...)
New Tennis Mom Naomi Osaka Turns Tutor in Her Pursuit to Spread Japanese Culture in an Exciting Collaboration
Naomi Osaka is set for a comeback in January 2024. While she is training to play to rise back to the top, she is also taking part in several other ventures. Her list of off-court ventures has been ... ( read original story ...)
UK’s Octopus Energy launches $3.7 billion offshore wind fund with Tokyo Gas
Britain's Octopus Energy said on Friday its renewables investing arm had launched a dedicated fund with Japan's Tokyo Gas to invest 3 billion pounds ($3.7 billion) in offshore wind projects by 2030. ( read original story ...)
China and Japan Agree to Try to Resolve Fukushima Water Dispute Through Dialogue
China imposed an import ban on Japanese seafood in response to Japan’s ocean discharge of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says the U.S. has invited him for a state visit
Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday in San Francisco that he had been invited by U.S. President Joe Biden for a formal state visit to Washington, the first for a Japanese premier in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Oct CPI seen accelerating, staying above BOJ’s target: Reuters poll
Japan's core consumer inflation likely accelerated again in October, staying above the central bank's 2% price target for a 19th straight month, a Reuters poll found on Friday. The nationwide core ... ( read original story ...)
More than 10 who ate ‘weed gummies’ hospitalized this year: Osaka police
More than 10 people in this west Japan prefecture have been sickened by gummies potentially containing cannabis derivatives so far this year,・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to buy 1.4 million doses of Daiichi Sankyo COVID vaccine
Japan's health ministry said on Friday it agreed to buy 1.4 million doses of Daiichi Sankyo's updated COVID-19 vaccine. The purchase is contingent on approval of the shot formulated for the XBB. ( read original story ...)
Japan to buy 1.4 mln doses of Daiichi Sankyo COVID vaccine
Japan's health ministry said on Friday it agreed to buy 1.4 million doses of Daiichi Sankyo's updated COVID-19 vaccine. ( read original story ...)
Japan poised to scrap quarterly report requirement for businesses -Nikkei Asia
Japan's legislature has begun deliberations on a bill that would end the requirement for listed companies to file quarterly financial reports, in an effort to ease reporting burdens on businesses, ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka is buzzing with excitement as teams prepare to compete in the Asian qualifier for the 2024 Olympics
After Samoa and Fiji qualified for Paris 2024 at the last round of Olympic Sevens Qualification in Brisbane, the teams will now travel to Yodoko Sakura Stadium (Osaka City) in Japan for the next round ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s bathing water that can boil eggs
CNN’s Will Ripley finds out why visitors to this town in Japan are bottling its stream water to take home. ( read original story ...)
Osaka city inspects candy maker over alleged cannabis-derived product
Osaka City officials have inspected a candy maker which says its gummy candies contain a cannabis-derived substance that is not regulated by Japanese law. ( read original story ...)
Driver rams barrier near Israeli embassy in Tokyo, injures police officer
Police in Tokyo, Japan have arrested a man for allegedly driving a van into a barrier set up outside of the entrance of the Israeli embassy in the city. ( read original story ...)