Japan's economy is expected to expand 1.4% this year, faster than a 1.0% rise in 2022, as removal of pandemic curbs boost consumption, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Foreign Investors Find Haven in Japan Office Real Estate as U.S. Suffers
International investors feel bullish on Japan’s economy, with the stock market trading near a 33-year high, as a weak yen sweetens the pot. ( read original story ...)
Headless man found in Japanese ‘love hotel’ as woman and her parents accused of murder
Hitoshi Ura, 62, was found dead in a room in Sapporo - a famous red light district known for prostitution hotels - three weeks ago. A hotel employee discovered the body headless and in the bathtub, according to reports. Police investigated and now Runa ... ( read original story ...)
Love hotel murder mystery: Three family members held by police in Sapporo
Police detained three family members on suspicion of carrying out a murderous attack on a man in a love hotel in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. ( read original story ...)
Arrests made after a headless man was found in a Japanese hotel room
Japanese police said they have arrested a woman and her parents in a bizarre beheading case in the city of Sapporo, where a headless man was found in a hotel room in ... ( read original story ...)
Woman, her parents arrested by Japanese police in connection with beheaded man found in hotel
TOKYO, Japan — Japanese police said they arrested a woman and her parents in a beheading case in a popular night entertainment district in Japan's northern city of Sapporo, where a headless man was found in a hotel room three weeks ago. Hokkaido police ... ( read original story ...)
Japan still seen missing target to balance primary budget by March 2026
Japan's government on Tuesday left its own projections unchanged for achieving a primary budget surplus in the fiscal year ending in March 2027 - lagging by a year from its ambitious target, according ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China to resume meetings with South Korea – Japan’s Hayashi
Japan and China agreed to resume high-level trilateral talks with South Korea that would include the countries' leaders and top diplomats, Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Arrests after headless body found in Japanese hotel room but man’s head still missing
Police arrested a woman and her parents three weeks after the beheading in a popular night entertainment district in Sapporo. ( read original story ...)
ASIA PACIFIC: Delivery ceremony in Port of Nagoya for NYK’s fifth LNG-fuelled PCTC
Bunkerspot provides news, in-depth analysis, expert comment and price indications for the global marine fuels industry ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Tokyo prosecutors’ at-all-costs pursuit of vote-buying case raises questions
There are serious doubts about the legitimacy of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office special investigation unit's probe into a vote-buying ca ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo makes pitch for radar east of Okinawa to close surveillance gap
Japan’s Defense Ministry wants to place surveillance radar on a tiny island off Okinawa’s east coast to monitor Chinese ships and aircraft passing through nearby waterways. ( read original story ...)
Gov’t to pay compensation over death of Osaka man 2 days after 2021 COVID shot
Akiko Kawano is seen at a press conference at the Osaka Prefectural Government headquarters on July 24, 2023, after her late husband's post-vaccination death was recognized as eligible for state ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s blue-chip shares fall ahead of earnings, rate meetings
Tokyo's blue-chip shares fell on Tuesday as investors adjusted their positions ahead of key interest-rate decisions by international central bankers ( read original story ...)
Number of Japanese visitors to Tokyo rebounds to pre-COVID level
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government estimates that the number of Japanese tourists who visited the capital last year rebounded to pre-pandemic levels. ( read original story ...)
Japan police arrest woman, parents in beheading of man at hotel in Hokkaido entertainment district
Japanese police said they have arrested a woman and her parents in a bizarre beheading case in a popular night entertainment distrit in Japan’s northern city of Sapporo, where a headless man was found ... ( read original story ...)