STORY: Repairing ships in Japan, rather than in the United States, would boost military deterrence in the region by keeping military assets in place, Emanuel said. "China watches what ships are coming in and out. ( read original story ...)
This Futurist Wants To Send Your DNA To The Moon
Sapporo International Art Festival, artist Amy Karle invites reflection on what it means to be human at a time when our digital remains outlive our bodies. ( read original story ...)
IHG to open three midpriced hotels in Osaka under Garner brand
TOKYO -- IHG Hotels & Resorts, a U.K.-based hotel chain, said Friday that it will open three hotels in Osaka this year under its midprice brand Garner, targeting the growing tourism market in Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s little Moon toy: the camera probe ready to roll
On board Japan's "Moon Sniper" spacecraft is a little robot with a big mission: to pop open like a Transformer toy, wiggle across the lunar surface and beam images back to Earth.But the gadget's chance to boldly go depends on the success of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission, ( read original story ...
Amazon’s AWS to invest $15 bln to expand cloud computing in Japan
Amazon Web Services said it plans to invest $15.24 billion in Japan by 2027 to expand cloud computing infrastructure that serves as a backbone for AI services.
IHG to open three midpriced Garner brand hotels in Osaka
TOKYO -- IHG Hotels & Resorts, a U.K.-based hotel chain, said Friday that it will open three hotels in Osaka this year under its midprice brand Garner, targeting the growing tourism market in Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s imperial family hosts a poetry reading with a focus on peace to welcome the new year
Japanese Empress Masako has expressed her yearning for peace as a mother’s love in her poem, read at an annual celebration of poetry at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japanese man so successful at doing ‘nothing’ for others, he now does it for free
The client wants to do something, and I just go along. No deep commitment is expected and no personality required.” ... ( read original story ...)
Little Tokyo Wishing Tree Removed From Japanese Village Plaza
Ikeda, known by her friends as Nikki, stayed up until midnight on Jan. 15 tearing down the wishes of hundreds of Little Tokyo visitors. “I closed at 7 and spent five hours to take down the paper,” she ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei logs weekly jump as chip shares rally
Chip-industry stocks led a rally in Japan's Nikkei share average on Friday, lifting the benchmark index to a weekly gain. The Nikkei advanced 1.4% to close at 35,963.27. However, technical indicators ...
Tokyo Jan core inflation seen falling below 2%, first time in 20 months
Core consumer inflation in Japan's capital Tokyo in January likely fell below 2% for the first time since May 2022, a Reuters poll of economists showed on Friday, reinforcing the view that price ... ( read original story ...)
Will Japan see more marriages with Tokyo’s taxpayer-funded AI-driven dating app or it is just ‘throwing money away’?
Critics are unconvinced that another dating app will reverse Japan’s declining population. Instead, they suggest more be done to address fundamental reasons why people avoid getting married and having ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida May Dissolve His Faction Over Slush-Fund Scandal
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is weighing the dissolution of his political faction after a slush-fund scandal roiling the ruling Liberal Democratic Party spread to include his own inner circle, ( read original story ...)
Japanese chip shares’ rally puts Nikkei on track for weekly gain
Japan's Nikkei share average climbed more than 1% on Friday, lifted by chip-industry stocks, with the benchmark index headed for a second straight weekly advance. The Nikkei was up 1.6% at 36,034.71, ...
Japan’s finance minister: Watching currency moves carefully
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday the government was watching currency moves carefully, when asked about the yen's recent fast-pitched declines.
Japan’s Suzuki: Watching FX moves ‘carefully’
USD/JPY is off the highs but remains well-bid above 148.00 in Asian trading on Friday. The Yen is under fresh selling pressure following the release of soft Japanese CPI inflation data. Further upside ...