The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 23,135 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday. It says 14 people in their 40s or older died in the capital. ( read original story ...)
Japan observes 77th anniversary of World War II
Japan on Monday marked 77 years since the country's surrender during World War II, but the country's prime minister stopped short of apologizing for his country's role in further igniting the conflict ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese parents share puzzlement over used nappy take-home rules
Japanese parents have shared their puzzlement over a bizarre demand that guardians take their children’s soiled nappies home from public day cares. A survey by Osaka-based Baby Job Inc., which offers ...
Tokyo holds ceremony marking 77 years since end of World War II
People in Japan are marking 77 years since the end of World War Two. On August 15, 1945, people gathered around their radios to hear a message from the Emperor. He announced that Japan had surrendered ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese politicians’ worship of Yasukuni Shrine angers neighboring countries; reflects Tokyo’s right-leaning tendency, more twisted historical view
Japanese politicians' worship of the controversial Yasukuni Shrine on the 77th anniversary of Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II has sent waves of anger across neighboring countries, ... ( read original story ...)
Ranks of Japan’s once-feared ‘yakuza’ shrink as new laws, weak economy hit home
They were already struggling to overcome economic decline, an aging membership and aggressive eradication campaigns by successive governments.In a letter circulated last month to the heads of all the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy stages modest bounce from COVID jolt, global outlook darkens
Japan's economy rebounded at a slower-than-expected pace in the second quarter from a COVID-induced slump, data showed on Monday, highlighting uncertainty on whether consumption will grow enough to ... ( read original story ...)
Emergency services respond to fire at Nintendo’s Japanese HQ
Eight fire engines were reportedly called to Nintendo’s headquarters on Monday after a fire broke out in its Kyoto, Japan-based development building. According to police cited in the Japanese media, ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits over 7-month high on Wall Street optimism, robust earnings
Japan's Nikkei share average jumped on Monday to its highest in more than seven months, supported by Wall Street's gains at the end of last week, and as upbeat corporate earnings lifted risk appetite ...
Nikkei hits over 7-month high on Wall Street optimism, robust earnings
Japan's Nikkei share average jumped on Monday to its highest in more than seven months, supported by Wall Street's gains at the end of last week, and as upbeat corporate earnings lifted risk appetite ...
Good news on US CPI, good news on Japan’s GDP, Nikkei (JP225) flying higher [Video]
I’m Brad Alexander and in this week’s Market Blast Fundamentals let’s take a look at the Nikkei (JP225), NZDUSD, GBPUSD, EURUSD, and the USD Index. We will look at USD pairs in a minute but we can see ...
Girls’ Generation ‘Forever 1’ MV director apologizes for Tokyo DisneySea plagiarism accusations
Shin Hee-won, the director of Girls’ Generation’s recently released music video, has issued an apology after Japanese fans accused him of copying the design of Tokyo DisneySea’s 15th anniversary ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM vows no more war; ministers visit shrine to war dead
Prime Minster Fumio Kishida vowed on the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender on Monday that his country would never again wage war, as members of his cabinet visited a shrine that honours ... ( read original story ...)
77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Tokyo
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Japan’s economy stages modest COVID recovery
STORY: Japan's economy staged a modest comeback from its COVID slump, but at a pace slower than analysts expected. A revival in Japan, like many other economies, has been hobbled by the Ukraine war ...
We are getting re-used to each other: Naomi Osaka on having her father in coaching role again
Naomi Osaka will return to action at the Cincinnati Open, where she will face China's Shuai Zhang in the first round on August 16. ( read original story ...)