Japan is facing a huge shortfall in workers trained to manufacture electric batteries by 2030. In response to growing demand for electric battery production, Japan is attempting to train tens of thousands of teenagers to design and engineer them. ( read original story ...)
Armed GSDF member goes missing overnight in Sapporo
A gun-carrying member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force was briefly unaccounted for in Sapporo, northern Japan, prompting local ... ( read original story ...)
Police raid Yokohama bars suspected of conning drunk patrons; 5 arrested
Police raided several bars here on the night of June 27 over suspicions they had been making heavily inebriated customers pay for items th ... ( read original story ...)
transcosmos opens BPO Center Osaka Midosuji, a center which offers IT one-stop services
With an IT center serving bottom to upstream processes, enhances services to meet accelerating DX needs TOKYO, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- transcosmos inc. hereby announces that the company ha ... ( read original story ...)
Column: China, Japan joined at the hip in FX war
Japan and China may be signaling that they want their currencies to stop weakening too much, but the reality is depreciating exchange rates will help give Asia's economic giants the inflation and competitive edge both are currently seeking. ( read original story ...)
Man held after 18-year-old woman stabbed to death in Yokohama
The woman's family called the police when they found her collapsed and covered with blood in an apartment complex Thursday morning. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise in morning on weak yen, strong chip shares
Tokyo stocks rose Thursday morning, boosted by exporter and semiconductor issues that drew buying on the back of the yen's fall to a ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles set to return to competition for first time since 2021 Tokyo Olympics
The four-time gold medalist is scheduled to compete Aug. 4-5 at the U.S. Classic in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. ( read original story ...)
‘Okay Auntie!’: Tokyo Toni Wows Fans With Her Flexible Pole Dancing Skills
Tokyo Toni has folks on Twitter impressed with her flexible pole dancing moves. On June 26, a Twitter user named @ayooochun showed the controversial matriarch a little love after they posted a video of the reality TV star pole dancing in a strip club to India Arie’s classic hit “Brown Skin.” ( read original story ...
A.I., rate cuts and Japan’s rebound: Asia stocks are looking ‘much more promising’ than U.S. peers
Asia is more economically diverse than Europe and the U.S. and there are still bright spots in the region, especially in Japan and South Korea. ( read original story ...)
Decaying body found at Nagoya’s Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens
An employee at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya found a decaying body on Tuesday, police said Wednesday. According to police, the corpse, whose gender and age are as yet undetermined, ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire Releases Educational Video Series During National Tire Safety Week
Yokohama Tire announced six new Tire Tips videos, hosted by veteran racer and Team Yokohama member Tanner Foust. ( read original story ...)
Japan halts poultry imports from Brazilian state after bird flu at non-commercial farm
Japan suspended purchases of poultry from a Brazilian state after an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on a non-commercial farm, Brazil's meat industry association ABPA said on ... ( read original story ...)
Column-China, Japan joined at the hip in FX war: McGeever
Japan and China may be signaling that they want their currencies to stop weakening too much, but the reality is depreciating exchange rates will help give Asia's economic giants the inflation and ... ( read original story ...)
Why the US made Japan surrender on the deck of a massive battleship
A small delegation of Japanese officials boarded the massive battleship USS Missouri to formally sign the instrument of surrender. ( read original story ...)
Football: Takahiro Sekine nets double as Urawa hammer Shonan to rise to 4th
Sekine struck the 61st-minute winner before adding another four minutes later at Saitama Stadium as Urawa ended a run of three draws to move up to 33 points, six points behind leaders Yokohama F ... ( read original story ...)