Businesses want prime minister Fumio Kishida to loosen restrictions to help the world’s third-biggest economy recover from the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka man arrested for allegedly slamming young daughter into table
A 24-year-old man was arrested on Sept. 12 on suspicion of inflicting injury on his then 2-year-old daughter by swinging her around by her le ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines’ international capacity outstrips demand, official says
Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) is operating at 65% of its international capacity before the coronavirus pandemic, although COVID-19 curbs are limiting demand to just about 40% of pre-pandemic levels, an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei tracks Wall St higher, CPI caution caps gains; Nintendo jumps
Japan's Nikkei share average followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday, although the gains were capped by caution ahead of a key U.S. inflation report, with shares of Nintendo leading gains on the ...
Japan’s business sentiment turns positive
Business sentiment among major Japanese firms has turned positive for the first time in three quarters. The government's latest business-sentiment survey shows the index up 1.3 points to plus 0.4 for ...
5.2-magnitude quake hits 81 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted 81 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan at 00:51 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, Trend reports citing Xinhua. The epicenter, with a depth of 58.577 km, ... ( read original story ...)
HERE SDK Navigate now available in Japan
The HERE SDK Navigate is the latest HERE location service extended to Japan. Yokohama -- HERE Technologies, the leading location data and technology platform, today announced that HERE SDK Navigate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s August wholesale inflation hits 9% as price rises broaden
Japan's wholesale prices rose 9.0% in August from the previous year, data showed, signaling that high raw material costs continued to squeeze corporate margins. ( read original story ...)
Report: Japan’s Sony sells music business in Russia
Japan's Sony Group Corp has sold the Russian branch of its music business given heightened human rights concern over the Ukraine conflict and ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Custody Specialist Anchorage Digital Offers Japanese Yen Stablecoin
Stablecoins such as USDT and USDC have become cornerstones of crypto and the catalysts for new trading paradigms such as decentralized finance (DeFi). But non-crypto natives are now realizing the ...
Japan’s Sony sells music business in Russia -Nikkei
Japan's Sony Group Corp 6758.T has sold the Russian branch of its music business given heightened human rights concern over the Ukraine conflict and business difficulties as Western sanctions against ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends higher on hopes for increased tourism, weak yen
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed at a more than two-week high Monday following Wall Street's upbeat lead late last week, with hopes for a pickup in tourism and a weak yen lifting ...
Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed mixed ahead of U.S. inflation report
Futures in the Asia-Pacific were mixed on Tuesday as investors look ahead to the U.S. inflation report for August ...
Tokyo station employee tells passengers to use rear train cars if they ‘do not want to be groped’
A Tokyo train station employee is facing backlash for an announcement he made instructing passengers to take the rear train cars if they “do not want to be groped.” During the evening rush hour, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Top Refiner Is Gearing Up for the Oil Industry’s Decline
Japan’s biggest oil refiner is drawing up plans to consolidate production as domestic demand slumps because of a shrinking population and efforts to cut emissions. Eneos Holdings Inc. has an outline ... ( read original story ...)
How do Japanese show they care? By sending a telegram.
Just in one year, more than 4 million telegrams crisscrossed Japan carrying articulations of celebration, mourning and thanks. A recent scandal, however, may cool the enthusiasm for some senders. ( read original story ...)