MC Digital Realty, a data center joint venture between Mitsubishi and Digital Realty, has launched a new facility in Osaka, Japan. The company announced this week it has opened KIX13, the fourth data ... ( read original story ...)
Korean social media users mock Japan over false claims it ‘sent origami to Turkey’ after deadly quake
Korean-language social media posts have repeatedly shared two pictures alongside a false claim they show thousands of origami cranes sent by Japanese well-wishers to Turkey in the aftermath of the ... ( read original story ...)
Two more people rescued in Turkey 11 days after earthquake
A boy whose house was destroyed pushes a cart with water given for free near a damaged mosque in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Antakya, Turkey February 16, 2023. REUTERS/Nir Elias TPX I ... ( read original story ...)
Two Tokyo-Based Med Tech Startups Make Breakthroughs
With medical and nursing care technology thriving, two Tokyo startups are making remarkable strides: Triple W Japan and Holoeyes. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic bribery trial opens; accused Shinichi Uneo accepts guilt
A trial looking into widespread bribery at the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee began Friday with a former head of a major ad company admitting to the charges. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM apologizes to LGBTQ activists over ex-aide’s remark
Former Kishida aide Masayoshi Arai's comments to reporters earlier this month that he wouldn’t want to live next to LGBTQ people and that citizens would flee Japan if same-sex marriages were allowed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan aborts launch of flagship H3 rocket moments before lift off
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Friday aborted the launch of its first new medium-lift rocket in three decades moments before the H3 vehicle was meant to lift off after secondary booster engines strapped ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Will Launch Pilot for Issuing Digital Yen In April
Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28. Japan will launch a pilot programme in April to test the use of its version of the central bank ...
Crypto: How to get funding for your tech startup
Female entrepreneurs who want to entice new venture capital funding for their web3 technology start-ups face an overwhelmingly male-dominated environment. Yahoo Finance speaks to a leading female ...
Japan’s virtual YouTuber management agency Cover files for IPO valued at $320M
See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Cover, the startup offering management production services of VTubers (short for “virtual YouTubers”), announced on Friday that its IPO application ...
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.66%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Transportation Equipment, Warehousing and Banking sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.66%. The ...
Japan Advertising Exec Pleads Guilty To Olympics Bribery
The former president of a major Japanese advertising firm pleaded guilty Friday to bribing an Olympics official to secure a coveted sponsorship contract for the Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber Opens Indoor Ice Circle Test Facility in Japan
Yokohama Rubber Co. announced that on it began operating a new indoor ice circle test facility at its Tire Test Center of Hokkaido (TTCH). ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber joins the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures Forum
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that as of January 2023 it has joined the TNFD Forum, a global gathering of institutions that are aligned with the ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama significantly boosting car tyre capacity in India
In order to satisfy increasing local demand, Yokohama Rubber is expanding passenger car tyre production capacity in India. It will invest US$82 million in its Yokohama India manufacturing and sales ... ( read original story ...)
Cat-loving Osaka mayor ignites fight on allowing pets at 2025 expo
OSAKA—Feline-friendly Osaka Mayor Ichiro Matsui hopes to make the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo the first one to allow pets, but a number of hurdles stand in the way. ( read original story ...)