The Japanese J1 League swells with a new season and Round one continues with Shonan Bellmare butting heads with Yokohama FC as hosts in another interesting league campaign. The hosts, ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to maintain easy monetary policy – governor
The Bank of Japan intends to maintain easy monetary policy and the government's energy assistance programme will hold down inflation, the central bank's governor Haruhiko Kuroda told a news conference ... ( read original story ...)
These Companies Say They Can Recover Stolen Crypto. That Rarely Happens.
After being scammed for over $500,000, one man paid one such company $6,500 to recover his stolen savings. A year later, he’s received nothing — and he’s not alone.
Real estate slump hits home as Wells Fargo axes hundreds of mortgage bankers days after taking some to a California resort
Several Well Fargo mortgage bankers were at a retreat at Palm Desert just a few weeks ago. Now, many of them have lost their jobs.
Japan celebrates Emperor Naruhito’s 63rd birthday
World Japan celebrates Emperor Naruhito's 63rd birthday. Posted . Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Thursday (February 23) gave his first public birthday address since ascending the th ... ( read original story ...)
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Other Democrats Urge Japan to Advance LGBT Rights
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other US lawmakers pressed their Japanese counterparts to move forward on LGBT rights ahead of the G7 in May ... ( read original story ...)
Japan telecom firm NTT unveils chip to boost the speed of communications
Japanese telecommunications NTT on Thursday unveiled a prototype chip that it believes will help boost communications speed in data centers and across undersea fiber optic cables in the future. ( read original story ...)
China Holds First Security Talks in Years With Japan
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, meanwhile, was greeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Beijing has reinforced its anti-U.S. messaging this week, but lethal aid for Moscow still seems to ... ( read original story ...)
China spells out concern over Japan’s semiconductor controls, asks for fair and predictable business environment
Amid mistrust between the neighbours, Beijing and Tokyo discuss supply chains, investment and potential green tech cooperation Japan and the Netherlands agreed to comply with export restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines flight forced to fly 550 miles back to Tokyo after missing airport’s closing time by 10 minutes
A Japan Airlines flight was denied landing and had to fly 550 miles back to Tokyo after missing an airport’s closing time by 10 minutes. Passenger flight JL331 was turned back outside Fukuoka Airport, ... ( read original story ...)
Update: Employee shot, killed at Yokohama plant, suspect at large
An employee at Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi is dead after a shooting this morning, according to a company press release. The employee was shot in the West Point facility parking lot at ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo bronze medallist weightlifter Son handed eight-year ban for doping
Kazakh weightlifter Igor Son, who won bronze at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, has been banned for eight years for doping but will not be stripped of his medal, the country's weightlifting federation (WFRK) ... ( read original story ...)
Doping-Tokyo bronze medallist weightlifter Son handed eight-year ban for doping
Kazakh weightlifter Igor Son, who won bronze at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, has been banned for eight years for doping but will not be stripped of his medal, the country's weightlifting federation (WFRK) ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s emperor expresses sorrow for people suffering in war
Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has expressed deep sorrow for the suffering of people in conflicts around the world and stressed the importance of dialogue and cooperation in remarks released for his 63rd bi ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas cuts shareholder returns to invest in decarbonisation
Japan's biggest city gas supplier Tokyo Gas conducts a pilot programme of methanation, a technology to help decarbonise city gas, at its research centre in Yokohama, near Tokyo June 24, 20 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s rare intimacy coordinators in demand after abuse scandals
On a set outside Tokyo, Momoko Nishiyama sits with the drama's director and watches as a man undresses a woman, guiding the love scene as one of just two "intimacy coordinators" in Japan. The country's film and television industry has been hit by a string ... ( read original story ...)