Gardens in Tokyo should work together to disperse visitors and avoid the negative effects of overtourism, suggests a new study at the University of Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Toni Slams Transgender Women: ‘That’s Some Crossbred A*s Weird Sh*t’
Tokyo Toni, the mother of Blac Chyna, took to social media recently to call out transgender women in a vicious rant. ( read original story ...)
Japan signs MoC on LNG with Petronas, with emergency steps
Japan on Thursday signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with Malaysia's state energy firm Petronas on liquefied natural gas(LNG), including emergency measures, the industry ministry said. ( read original story ...)
I’m an American who visited 7-Eleven in Japan, and it totally blew US convenience stores out of the water
The Okinawa 7-Eleven had a massive and cheap food selection, clean bathrooms, a copy machine, and other differences from ones in the US ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s army issues rare apology over sexual harassment case
In a rare admission of sexual harassment in Japan’s military, its army chief apologized Thursday to a former soldier for suffering caused by a group of servicemembers. Yoshihide Yoshida, head of Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ‘wagashi’ sweets firm chief resigns after road rage incident spreads online
Funabashiya plans to accept his resignation and commented, "We apologize again to our customers and other concerned parties for any concern or inconvenience caused by online postings regarding the ... ( read original story ...)
Prime Medicine IPO: A Gene Editing Biotech Startup
A Prime Medicine IPO is preparing to hit the market. In fact, this innovative biotechnology startup is planning to raise up to $200 million with its Nasdaq debut. Biotech stocks have become a popular ...
Japan’s JBIC, others to provide support for LNG procurement – minister
The state-owned Japan Bank for International Cooperation and other public financial institutions will support Japanese companies in procuring liquefied natural gas (LNG) to ensure adequate fuel ...
Japan to act if needed against speculative yen moves: finance chief
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Manila on Sept. 29, 2022. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is ready to respond to rapid, speculative currency movements if needed ...
Japan finance minister says recent FX intervention aimed to correct distortion caused by speculation
Japan's recent currency intervention was conducted to rectify market distortion caused by speculative moves in the currency market, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday.Speaking to ...
A rapid, highly sensitive method to measure SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater
They used EPISENS-S to conduct a long-term analysis of wastewater from two sewage treatment plants in Sapporo city, and found that there was a high correlation between changes in RNA ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan seeks deeper ties with Japan, hopes Tokyo takes proper approach to China
A Taiwanese foreign ministry spokesperson has called on Japan to continue deepening its cooperation with Taiwan in order to promote peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. ( read original story ...)
Japan businesses observe 50 years of normalized diplomatic ties with China
The head of Japan's largest business lobby has renewed his call to further deepen relations with China at an event marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties with the Asian neighbor. ( read original story ...)
As Japan and China mark 50-year ties, moods are mixed
Japan and China marked the 50th anniversary of normalization of their ties Thursday as their leaders Fumio Kishida and Xi Jinping stressed the importance of their strengthened relationship over the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Urges ‘Stable’ China Ties, 50 Years After Normalisation
Japan called Thursday for "constructive and stable" ties with China as the two sides marked 50 years since the normalisation of relations, albeit with little public fanfare. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s monetary policymakers are sticking to their guns
Its monetary policy has been designed to make financing conditions for companies and households as easy as possible, in an effort to get them to spend. In 2016 the boj adopted a policy of yield-curve ...