Japan posted a trade deficit for a 20th consecutive month in March, reflecting the effects of a weak yen and high energy prices. ( read original story ...)
Great Kanto Earthquake documentary unearths Japan’s 1st ‘disaster footage’
With this year marking the 100th anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake, a documentary film is being produced focusing on three cameramen who captured raw and confronting footage from Tokyo in the ... ( read original story ...)
Las Vegas Sands results beat Wall Street estimates
The logo of Las Vegas Sands Corp is pictured at the Japan IR EXPO in Yokohama, Japan January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon ... ( read original story ...)
US trade envoy visits Tokyo, suggests country needs to deepen trade ties with Japan
Katherine Tai, a top United States trade envoy, believes the U.S. has to deepen trade ties with Japan. Tai met with Japan's foreign minister to discuss making supply chains. ( read original story ...)
Conn. Mom of 3 Goes Missing in Japan While on ‘Bucket List’ Solo Trip: ‘We Are Desperate to Find Her’
Murad's family is in Japan searching for their loved one, who was reported missing April 10 after she went hiking along the Kumano Kodo trail but never returned to her hostel ... ( read original story ...)
NASA and Japan Team Up for Unprecedented Martian Moon Mission
This week, NASA signed a memorandum of understanding with JAXA to join its upcoming mission to the two Martian moons, Phobos and Deimos, which is scheduled to launch in 2024. NASA has assembled a team ... ( read original story ...)
A Sapporo resident is apologizing to Salt Lake for her country’s Olympic ‘bid pushers.’ Here’s why.
A Sapporo resident apologized on Twitter to Salt Lake for Japan’s ‘bid pushers.’ Sapporo may be Salt Lake’s only challenger to host the 2034 Winter Olympics. ( read original story ...)
A debilitating death due to starvation…! Doctors Analyze Surveillance Video of Sri Lankan Woman Who Died in Detention Facility
She was unable to even get up from her bed and pleaded with the staff in a weak voice, "Please take me to the hospital. However, her earnest plea was not heeded. Wishma Sandamali, a Sri Lankan woman. ( read original story ...)
Play on: Tokyo’s over-80 football stars are having a ball
A former Japanese football international is among the players in the new over-80s division of Tokyo’s Soccer for Life seniors league.Mutsuhiko Nomura, 83, whose career spanned 18 World Cups, and his ... ( read original story ...)
Can Osaka’s $10b integrated resort be the next Marina Bay Sands?
Expected to open in 2029, the resort aims to transform the region into a top entertainment and hospitality destination. ( read original story ...)
Panic In Crypto Land: Bitcoin Dives, Ether Sinks, Altcoins Crumble — 4 Experts On The Path Ahead
Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) dipped below $30,000 Wednesday as the wider crypto market experienced a downturn alongside traditional markets. Stocks associated with cryptocurrency and blockchain also ...
Ethereum drops 7% amid wider crypto sell-off as traders assess rate uncertainty
From whales unloading massive positions to broader uncertainty, crypto experts weigh in on what's causing the downside pressure.
Live in Yokohama
Six months after disappearing in Liverpool, the spider reappears in Yokohama's harbor in Japan. A second spider soon joins it in the kingdom of technology. A masterful pas de deux brings a unique ... ( read original story ...)
A Japanese airline accidentally sold some $10,000 business class tickets for $300 after a mistake with currency conversions
A Japanese airline accidentally underpriced some business class tickets, with a handful of travellers securing $10,000 tickets for only $300, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. All Nippon Airways, one ... ( read original story ...)
GlobalFoundries sues IBM, says trade secrets were unlawfully given to Japan’s Rapidus
Japan long ago lost its lead in chip manufacturing ... reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via ... ( read original story ...)
Amazing deal: Wide-open business-class availability to Japan from just 60,000 miles
It’s true that the American Airlines AAdvantage program just officially went dynamic with its award prices and that, much like cash prices, average flight award prices have been on the rise in recent ... ( read original story ...)