Tokyo stocks rose for the sixth straight session Friday as market heavyweight Fast Retailing Co., operator of the Uniqlo clothing cha ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-based space startup plans world-first moon landing
A moon lander operated by Tokyo-based ispace Inc. will attempt to land on the moon at around 1:40 a.m. Japan Time on April 26 at the earliest, the startup has announced. If successful, the ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Keene corner in Tokyo school library guides students to Japan’s favorite old stories
TOKYO -- A high school librarian has set up a Donald Keene book corner to offer students an entryway to enjoying Japanese literature beyond the scope of class lessons, with the late literature scholar ... ( read original story ...)
2025 Osaka World Expo ceremony marks start of venue construction
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren Chairman Tokura Masakazu joined more than 250 people on Thursday on Yumeshima in Osaka Bay. The artificial island will be the venue for "Expo 2025 Osaka, ( read original story ...)
Shinkai sticking to what he knows best: Japan, youth, anime
Makoto Shinkai doesn’t yet know the story he will tell in his next film, only that it will be about what he knows best. It will be set in Japan and will star someone with a heart of gold who ... ( read original story ...)
Rakuten Bank prices shares at ¥1,400 in IPO, top of the range
Even with a lower than originally expected price, the listing is the largest in Japan since the $20 billion-plus IPO of SoftBank in December 2018.
UPDATE 2-Rakuten Bank prices IPO, Japan’s biggest in years, at top of scaled-back range
By Miho Uranaka TOKYO, April 13 (Reuters) - The banking arm of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Group Inc priced its initial public offering at the top of a scaled-back range on Thursday, keeping it ...
Japan convening panel on digital yen as BOJ pilot scheme gets underway
Following the Bank of Japan's launch this month of a pilot programme to test the use of a digital yen, the Ministry of Finance plans to convene a meeting of experts on April 21 to discuss the way ...
2 men found stabbed on company property in central Japan, man with knife at large
Police found two men collapsed and bleeding after receiving a report of a man with a knife rampaging on the premises of a company in Okazaki･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Weekly new COVID cases in Tokyo exceed 1,000 for 1st time in 7 weeks
The weekly average number of new COVID-19 cases in the Japanese capital exceeded 1,000 for the first time in seven weeks, indicating the coro ... ( read original story ...)
On the ‘rooftop of Japan,’ a stunning 20-meter-deep snow corridor reopens to visitors
Called Yuki no Otani, this 500-meter-long pathway cuts through towering snow walls that rise up to 20 meters at the highest point of Japan's Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route. ( read original story ...)
BOJ’s Ueda: Told G20 that Japan will keep monetary policy ultra-loose
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday he told his G20 counterparts the central bank will likely keep monetary policy ultra-loose to stably and sustainably achieve its 2% inflation target. ( read original story ...)
Japan, India and France announce common platform for Sri Lanka creditors
Japan, India and France on Thursday announced a common platform for talks among bilateral creditors to coordinate restructuring of Sri Lanka's debt, a move they hope would serve as a model for solving ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan’s first-ever casino in Osaka is a very big deal?
Casinos were previously illegal in Japan along with other private gambling, but a 2018 integrated resort (IR) law provided exception. ( read original story ...)
Japan approves Osaka as site of country’s first casino
Japan on Friday approved a plan to build the country's first casino in the western city of Osaka, paving the way for a large resort aimed at attracting domestic and international tourist spending. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM to approve Osaka as site of first casino
TOKYO: Japan will approve a plan to build the country’s first casino in the western city of Osaka, Jiji news agency cited Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as saying on Friday, paving the way for a resort ... ( read original story ...)