Category: NEWS

Prosecutors on Friday sought a 25-year jail sentence for a man charged with attempted murder and arson while dressed in a Joker costu ... ( read original story ...)

China says public health comes first, defends its move; Tokyo says it will release treated Fukushima water after addressing 'reputational damages' ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Haneda International Airport’s Terminal 2 (T2) facility has reopened after a hiatus of more than three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Taiwan chipmaker Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp aims to list a joint venture being set up to build a factory in Japan in five to seven years, an executive from the chipmaker said on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Japan's top liquefied natural gas buyer JERA will invest $300 million in green technology-focused start-ups through a newly created in-house unit, it said on Friday, as part of the country's efforts to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks closed mixed Friday, weighed down by semiconductor-linked shares on a weak earnings forecast from the world's largest ch ... ( read original story ...)

Officials in charge of a redevelopment plan for the outer garden area of Tokyo's Meiji Jingu Shinto shrine, known as Meiji Jingu Gaien, recently held ... ( read original story ...)

Shlesinger’s USO tour included stops Friday at Yokosuka Naval Base’s Fleet Theater and Saturday at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni’s Club Iwakuni. A scheduled show in Tokyo is canceled, according to ... ( read original story ...)

Anscombe, who will link up in Tokyo for the 2024 season, is currently part of the Wales training squad as he bids to play in a third World Cup. He arrived in Wales after signing for Cardiff in 2014 ... ( read original story ...)

China's latest efforts to boost consumption provided a small lift to mainland stocks, but markets continue to look ahead to the Politburo meeting, expected next week, for bigger stimulus announcements. The piecemeal measures unveiled so far suggest there's plenty of scope for disappointment. ( read original story ...)

A man accused of videoing nuisance behavior at a major conveyor belt sushi restaurant chain and posting the footage online admitted to the c ... ( read original story ...)

Residents fear they will be left to shoulder the financial burden, with costs expected to eclipse even the revised budget of US$1.3 billion Work on infrastructure projects has fallen behind schedule ... ( read original story ...)

Japan coach Futoshi Ikeda said it was vital for the Nadeshiko to win their opening match against Zambia in Hamilton on Saturday if they are to make their mark at the Women's World Cup. ( read original story ...)

While Japan's core consumer price index (CPI) picked up a touch as expected, an underlying measure that's closely watched by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) slowed for the first time since January 2022, matching trends seen in UK inflation this week and in the U.S. last week. ( read original story ...)

After being acquired by Japan's Sapporo last year, Stone Brewing is preparing to ramp up volume flowing from its breweries in Escondido and Richmond, Virginia ( read original story ...)

Related: Anchor Brewing fans say farewell to a San Francisco institution Anchor Union, part of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 6, sent a letter to Sapporo USA, which owns Anchor, on Wednesday night after a membership meeting ... ( read original story ...)