OSAKA -- A common-law couple in Osaka Prefecture who were arrested after a 2-year-old girl was found dead at their home from heatstroke on June 29 had stayed out for consecutive nights prior to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end higher after no shocks in June Fed minutes
Tokyo stocks ended higher Thursday after the minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting in June provided a sense of relief due to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares firm with eyes on US Fed
TOKYO: Tokyo shares opened higher Thursday after minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting showed that US central bankers are determined to fight inflation despite recession worries. The benchmark Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
‘Hopeless’: Japan’s weak opposition no match for ruling LDP
Ahead of Sunday's parliamentary elections, nearly a dozen opposition parties are trying to topple the Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled, almost without interruption, since the end of World War ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Contagion Continues as Lender Voyager Digital Files for Bankruptcy
The cold winds of crypto winter keep blowing. On Tuesday cryptocurrency lender Voyager Digital filed for bankruptcy, becoming the latest crypto company to falter since the market began to crash in ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Assets Drop for 2nd Month in a Row
The total assets on the Bank of Japan’s balance sheet as of June 30 fell by ¥3.8 trillion from May, the second month in a row of declines after having already dropped by ¥2.2 trillion in May from ... ( read original story ...)
Karen Andrews says it’s ‘concerning’ that Japan could look elsewhere after Queensland hiked mining royalties
Shadow Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews says it’s “very, very” concerning that Japan could be rethinking its economic relationship after the Queensland government hiked coal mining royalties. ( read original story ...)
How tech can enliven Japan’s energy market
As the Japanese government targets more than a third of its power supply to come from clean sources by 2030, renewables-related technologies have sprung up. Kansai Electric Power manager ... ( read original story ...)
International schools offer skiing in Japan, luring rich Chinese parents
Japan’s government has also been dangling incentives to attract ... is building an elementary-through high school in Tokyo. Built on property from Bunka Gakuen University, Malvern will offer the ... ( read original story ...)
Pavilion for Osaka expo to give underwater atmosphere
OSAKA--The pavilion for the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo will be designed to give visitors a feeling that they are under water. ( read original story ...)
Switzerland surprised markets with a rate hike. But Japan could cause a much more violent reaction
The Swiss National Bank was one of the latest major central banks to get in on the act, surprising markets last month by delivering its first interest rate hike in 15 years. The SNB leapt out of the ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer – Inflation to Nuclear Power: What’s at Stake in Japan’s Election
Following are some details about why the poll matters and some main policy issues: WHY IS THE ELECTION IMPORTANT? While the upper house is the less powerful of the parliament's two chambers, the vote ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida hopes to put stamp on premiership in upper house polls
A strong showing by Japan's ruling party in upper house elections on Sunday would give Prime Minister Fumio Kishida a firmer grip on the factious party and allow him to emerge from the shadow of a ... ( read original story ...)
IOC’s Bach praises Japan’s coordination behind Sapporo bid
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on Tuesday said strong cooperation among the Japanese Olympic Committee and the country's various levels of government stood Sapporo in good stead ... ( read original story ...)
Korean lawyer in Japan awarded damages over disciplinary requests
An ethnic Korean lawyer was awarded damages by a Japanese court Wednesday for emotional distress after she faced hundreds of requests for disciplinary action over her support for public subsidies for ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo tea house lets visitors drink from antique bowls worth $25,000 as part of ancient tradition
A gallery that doubles as a tea house in Japan allows customers to participate in an ancient tradition by letting them drink from expensive antique bowls. Visitors of Gallery Okubo in Tokyo's Yanaka ... ( read original story ...)