Mao Asada, an Olympic figure skating silver medallist, will be opening an ice rink named after her in Tachikawa, it was announced. ( read original story ...)
I rode on Japan’s world-famous bullet train that reaches speeds of up to 186 miles per hour. It was an incredible way to travel.
The bullet train route from Tokyo to Osaka is the busiest in Japan and one of the fastest in the world, bolting across the country in just 2.5 hours. ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc sells record short bonds amid Bank of Japan tightening bets
It reflects speculation the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will put an end to a decade of super-easy policy, which will likely hit longer debt especially hard Read more at straitstimes.com.
Ueda replaces Kuroda as Japan’s central bank governor
Economist Kazuo Ueda replaced Haruhiko Kuroda as governor of the Bank of Japan BOJ on Sunday marking the start of his five-year te ...
Inside the international sting operation to catch North Korean crypto hackers
A team of South Korean spies and American private investigators quietly gathered at the South Korean intelligence service in January, just days after North Korea fired three ballistic missiles into ...
Drone used to autonomously deliver medicines in west Japan demonstration flight
In a prefectural first, a live demonstration of the delivery of medical supplies via a drone was recently staged at a university in this w･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya vs Urawa Reds Prediction: Home Team to Win Without Struggle
The J1 League blasts off with Urawa Reds paying a visit to Nagoya at the Toyota stadium in anticipation of a three-point head-to-head contest. Both teams seek to gird up points in the current league ... ( read original story ...)
Man accused of stabbing masseuse in Yokohama
Kanagawa police have arrested a 30-year-old company employee over the alleged stabbing of a Chinese masseuse in Yokohama City last month ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic figure skating medalist Mao Asada announces ice rink project for Tokyo suburb
Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada has announced that she will open a skating rink bearing her name in the suburban Tokyo city ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc. Sells Record Short Bonds Amid BOJ Tightening Bets
Japanese companies are selling record amounts of short-term bonds, a sign they’re bracing for the likelihood that the central bank will dismantle its ultra-low interest rate policy. ( read original story ...)
Ex-BOJ deputy governor Nakaso predicts tweak or end to YCC -Nikkei
The Bank of Japan will likely modify or end its bond yield control policy due to increasing side-effects such as the hit to financial institutions' profits, former deputy governor Hiroshi Nakaso told ...
Ueda becomes 1st BOJ governor from academia in postwar Japan
Academic Kazuo Ueda began his five-year term as governor of the Bank of Japan on Sunday, the start of his tenure coming at a critical time for the bank as protracted monetary easing under his ...
Woman stabbed to death at Nagoya railway station; man takes fatal leap in front of train
Aichi police are investigating whether there is a connection between the fatal stabbing of a woman at a railway platform in Nagoya on Saturday and a man who took a fatal leap in front of an oncoming t ... ( read original story ...)
Missed inflation goal haunts departing Bank of Japan chief Kuroda
Outgoing Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has learned the hard way that even a decade of unprecedented monetary easing is not enough to attain a 2 percent inflation target that he once thought ...
Ghostwire: Tokyo on Xbox Will Be Missing the Prelude Story
Ghostwire: Tokyo will be missing the Prelude story on Xbox Series X/S. After the announcement, fans have taken to social media to voice their disappointment about not having access to all the ... ( read original story ...)
Suspected North Korean smuggling ships visited Japan 38 times: Nikkei study
TOKYO -- Ships suspected of violating United Nations sanctions imposed on North Korea are sailing in and out of Japanese ports, according to a study by Nikkei.