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Tourism Expo Japan 2023, Japan’s showcase for domestic and international travel, commenced in Osaka yesterday (October 26) with a series of high-level speeches and seminars discussing the future of ... ( read original story ...)

World Exposition in Osaka is seeing a series of increases in the estimated construction costs for exhibitions, including a pavilion ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

“Ticket sales have gone up 27%, and we’re only at the midway point, so I’m quite happy,” Ando Hiroyasu, Tokyo Film Festival (TIFF) Chairman, told Deadline as he shuttled between engagements at this ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose Friday on bargain hunting after falling to its worst day in three weeks in the previous session, with chip-related stocks leading the recovery. Japan's ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan should be concerned about whether 'higher for longer' inflation couldhurtthe economic recovery ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - A ban on alcohol came into force around Tokyo’s tourist hotspot Shibuya on Friday in an attempt to discourage raucous Halloween gatherings, a year after a deadly tragedy in South Korea. Nearly ... ( read original story ...)

The core consumer price index for the Ku-area of Tokyo in Japan rose 2.7% year-on-year in October 2023, accelerating from a 2.5% gain in September which was also the consensus forecast. The bank is ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks rose Friday on bargain hunting as investor confidence was lifted after strong earnings results from major U.S. tech firm ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's top power generator JERA returned to profit in the first half of the 2023/24 fiscal year, owing to lower fuel procurement costs and higher electricity prices, it said on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Nomura Holdings Inc, Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank, on Friday reported a doubling of quarterly net profit, driven by active financing deals and a strong stock market at home.July-September profit came in at 35. ( read original story ...)

The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has renewed worries in energy-poor Japan over its heavy reliance on the Middle East for oil and gas, and the U.S. ally has struck a careful diplomatic tone over the crisis in the Gaza Strip. ( read original story ...)

Damian Thong, head of Japan research at Macquarie Capital Securities (Japan), says "I see it trying to be a more capable and competent partner [to the United States]." ( read original story ...)

The “weekend marriage,” a marital arrangement in which couples live apart and see each other only a few days a week, has been gaining traction in Japan. Highlighting the lifestyle: Also known as “separation marriages” or “shumatsukon” in Japanese, ( read original story ...)

Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan created and improved artificial intelligence (AI) designs to synthesize a candidate compound for a new gastric acid inhibitor with a better binding affinity ... ( read original story ...)

The leaflet shows a wide range of aftereffects seen among elementary and junior and senior high school students. ( read original story ...)

The latest inflation figures for Tokyo are out and they show signs of broadening price pressures. Growth in the inflation rate in October accelerated for the first time in four months. ( read original story ...)