Blood donors are needed as the inventory of blood for transfusions in eastern Japan's Kanto-Koshinetsu region is now at its tightest for fisc･･･ ( read original story ...)
Russia warns Japan over providing Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine
A move by Japan to provide Patriot air defence systems to Ukraine will have "grave consequences" for Russia-Japan ties, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.15%
Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Transportation Equipment and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, ...
Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki To Visit Sri Lanka
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Tuesday he will visit Sri Lanka and Cambodia on a four-day tour from Jan. 09 to stren ...
Japanese court orders state, Tokyo to pay damages over wrongful investigation
A Japanese court has ordered the central and Tokyo Metropolitan governments to pay damages over the wrongful arrests and detention of three people suspected of involvement in what they considered to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo gov’t, state ordered to compensate for illegal investigation
A Japanese court on Wednesday ordered the Tokyo metropolitan government and the state to compensate the president of a Yokohama-based ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota-owned automaker halts Japan production after admitting it tampered with safety tests for 30 years
Daihatsu, the Japanese automaker owned by Toyota, has halted production after admitting it falsified data in safety tests for its vehicles for 30 years. ( read original story ...)
Daihatsu suspends production in Japan after safety test scandal
Toyota subsidiary has admitted falsifying data on some models for more than 30 years ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise on weaker yen as BOJ seen to keep ultraeasy policy
Tokyo stocks rose Wednesday on a weaker yen lifting exporters after a summary of opinions from the Bank of Japan's recent policy meet ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Great Collapsing Christmas Cake Scandal
The Japanese take their Christmas cakes seriously. So when some “Strawberry Frill Shortcakes” ordered online from Takashimaya Co. started showing up at customers’ doorsteps in crumbled heaps, the incident was destined to become headline news, complete with deep-bowed apologies broadcast on national television. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka hits practice court to prepare for her tennis return at the Brisbane International
Former No. 1 and new mom Naomi Osaka has hit the practice court ahead of the Brisbane International as she prepares for her much anticipated return to tennis. ( read original story ...)
Japan Nuclear Regulator Removes a Hurdle for Tepco Plant Restart
Japan’s regulator cleared one hurdle for the nation’s top utility to restart the world’s largest nuclear power plant. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei rallies on Wall Street gains, softer yen; SoftBank jumps
Japan's Nikkei share average rallied broadly on Wednesday, as a softer yen buoyed exporter shares and chip stocks tracked advances in U.S. peers overnight. Tech investor SoftBank Group was the ...
Japan Targets Apple, Google With Legislation To Curb App Store Monopolies
Japan plans to enforce laws mandating the tech titans to allow third-party app platforms and payment systems on their mobile operating systems.
Man arrested for alleged fatal stabbing of woman in Nagoya
Police received a phone call around 11:20 a.m., in which the caller said 'I killed a person' at a karaoke facility near JR Nagoya Station. ( read original story ...)
World’s biggest nuclear plant in Japan to resume path towards restart
Japan's nuclear power regulator on Wednesday lifted an operational ban it imposed on Tokyo Electric Power's massive Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power plant two years ago, clearing the path for it to resume a process towards a restart. ( read original story ...)