Adult tickets for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, are set to cost 7,500 yen ($50) per adult, its organizing associ ... ( read original story ...)
Harry Potter park in Tokyo hopes to enchant Asian fans
Harry Potter fans will soon be able to take up their wands, put on their robes and immerse themselves in the boy wizard's world at a new theme park set to open in Tokyo on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Honda to launch new small business jet with 11 seats around 2028
Honda Aircraft Co., a U.S.-based aircraft unit of Honda Motor Co., said Wednesday it will launch a new small-sized business jet that ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis-Japanese Investors’ Patience Running Thin as BOJ Stalls
Their patience will be tested again, with market participants unanimously confident the BOJ will yet again commit to ultra-easy policy this Friday, despite rising inflation and a pick up in economic ...
Osaka city council vote on IR ‘fors’ and ‘againsts’
The formal resolution was the idea of Osaka Innovation, the leading political grouping on the council, to make clear which factions of the city council’s elected representatives support the policy, ... ( read original story ...)
Harry Potter theme park in Tokyo shown to media before Fri. opening
A theme park in Tokyo based on the blockbuster "Harry Potter" movie series was shown to the media Wednesday ahead of its official opening two days later. The Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo -- The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida may dissolve parliament on same day if no-confidence vote submitted -Fuji TV
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may dissolve the country's lower house of parliament if the opposition submits a no-confidence vote on Friday, and the dissolution would come the same day, Fuji TV reported. ( read original story ...)
Japan, OPEC to establish high-level dialogue, Nikkei says
Japan and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have agreed to establish a dialogue between senior officials, Nikkei reported on Wednesday, as the world's fourth largest oil importer looks to beef up energy security. ( read original story ...)
Upstart Japan Party Sees Coalition ‘Cold War’ Delaying Election
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is unlikely to call an election next month, but will probably delay it until the autumn to give him time to patch up a fight with his junior coalition partner, according to the leader of the upstart opposition Japan Innovation Party. ( read original story ...)
Biden Dispatching Sullivan to Tokyo for Talks With Japan, Philippines, South Korea Officials
President Joe Biden is dispatching White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Tokyo this week for talks with his counterparts from Japan, Philippines and South Korea ( read original story ...)
Dance ritual, prayers offered to gods at traditional Ainu ceremony in Sapporo
An annual re-creation of a traditional ceremony by the indigenous Ainu people of Japan's northeast was held on June 10 in Hokkaido's capita ... ( read original story ...)
After Blowing Up Crypto Industry, Exec Turns to Magic Mushrooms
A Crash and a Trip Wondering what Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, the crypto hedge fund managers widely credited as the first major domino to fall in last year's devastating crypto crash, have been up to ...
Crypto Yield Platform Haru Pauses Withdrawals and Deposits
Haru Invest has paused deposits and withdrawals “until further notice” on its high-yielding digital asset management platform, citing “a certain issue” with one of its partners.
Japanese Olympic Committee expected to support delayed Sapporo bid for Winter Olympics
Sapporo appears close to delaying its bid for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, after the Japanese Olympic Committee discussed plans to ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tires To Come OE on New Mazda CX-90
The Yokohama Rubber Co., announced that it is supplying its Geolandar X-CV tires as OE on Mazda’s new crossover SUV, the Mazda CX-90. ( read original story ...)
Should you be worried if your crypto is in Binance.US or Coinbase?
The asset freeze is “draconian and unduly burdensome,” Binance.US lawyers said, adding that the harm would fall on Binance.US customers while effectively putting the platform and related holding ...