One of the buildings at the second residence of Ito Jirozaemon Suketami (1878-1940), the first president of the Matsuzakaya department store･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Woman robbed as she returns home in Sapporo
Police in Sapporo, Hokkaido, are looking for a man who robbed a woman as she arrived home at her apartment on Friday night. According to police, the incident occurred at around 11 p.m., Kyodo News ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan can’t escape US-China hostility over Taiwan
For Yoshitaka Nakayama, the mayor of the tiny Japanese island of Ishigaki, the threat of a hostile China hits very close to home. This tropical tourist destination of 50,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan braces for major quake amid moderate tremors ahead of 2011 Tohoku earthquake, Fukushima disaster anniversary
March, with 30 similar tremors last month, prompting researchers to warn of a more catastrophic quake The warning comes after this year's January 1 earthquake in northern Japan, the most destructive ... ( read original story ...)
3 Stocks to Buy as a New Crypto Rally Emerges
InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips Cryptocurrencies continue to rally, fueled by multiple catalysts. The approval ...
Perfume won’t fix the crypto industry’s failure to attract women
It wasn’t a token. It wasn’t a structured product. It wasn’t equity. It was … perfume. “Crypto by Binance” has a ring to it, but not in the fragrance market. To be fair, the new scent—billed as ...
Best Crypto to Buy Now March 9 – Ondo, Filecoin, Render
We cover some contenders for the best cryptocurrency to buy right now, potentially worth adding to your watchlist over the coming days.
Atom bomb survivor hopes Japan debut of ‘Oppenheimer’ will stoke nuclear debate
Teruko Yahata was eight when she saw a blueish-white light envelop the sky over her home city of Hiroshima one summer morning, moments before the first atomic bomb explosion knocked her unconscious ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber seem up for the hard fight to get the best from themselves again
For Osaka, those signs came early in her opener against Sara Errani. Serving at 2-2 in the first set, she double-faulted three straight times, then sent a wild forehand wide to hand the Italian a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo offers toilet tours amid flush of excitement over Wim Wenders’ Oscar hopeful
Shibuya district is offering tours of its architect-designed public facilities that feature in Perfect Days ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Stocks Are Near Records. Why They Can Keep Rising.
The Nikkei 225 index hit a record closing high this month, marking a roughly five-fold gain from when it hit bottom in 2009. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka weighs new tax on inbound visitors in bid to make region ‘more attractive and comfortable’
Osaka currently imposes an accommodation tax and plans to set up a panel to consider the new levy, which could be introduced in 2025. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s universities fail to make most of intellectual property
TOKYO -- Universities in Japan fail to make effective use of their intellectual property due to a lack of support programs to link their research findings to businesses, with top schools earning just ... ( read original story ...)
Japan braces for major quake amid moderate tremors ahead of 2011 Tohoku earthquake anniversary
March, with 30 similar tremors last month, prompting researchers to warn of a more catastrophic quake The warning comes after this year's January 1 earthquake in northern Japan, the most destructive ... ( read original story ...)
After losing everything in 3/11 tsunami, northeast Japan beautician resumes lively salon
Eiko Nakahashi, the owner of a beauty salon in the Miyagi Prefecture city of Natori, was busy tending to a young woman who had asked her for help donning a kimono for a local event to celebrate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Photo Journal: Colorful projection mapping begins at Tokyo gov’t building
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government building is lit up in an array of color as part of a projecting mapping display that began on March 2, 2024. Until t ... ( read original story ...)