Tokyo, Japan- YOKOHAMA announced that a car fitted with its global flagship ADVAN brand tires finished first in the GT300 class in Round 5 of the 2022 AUTOBACS SUPER GT Series, Japan’s ultimate ... ( read original story ...)
2 killed as Typhoon Nanmadol batters Japan with record rain
Transport was disrupted and manufacturers were forced to suspend operations as the country was hit by one of its biggest storms in years. ( read original story ...)
Map Shows How Close Super Typhoon Nanmadol Is to Japan’s Nuclear Plants
Super Typhoon Nanmadol hit southwest Japan on Monday, bringing damaging winds and torrential rains with it, killing at least one person, injuring many others and displacing thousands as the nation ... ( read original story ...)
Painting Nagoya green
It wasn’t easy arranging the La Salle team’s trip to this major Japanese port city. For a delegation of 36, the challenge was securing visas from the Japanese Embassy in Manila in time for the ... ( read original story ...)
Archers upset B.League team
The De La Salle University men’s basketball team ended its four-game swing in two days with an 89-85 win over B.League D3 newcomer Veertien Mie last Sunday after losing three in a row at the Nagoya ... ( read original story ...)
How Will Tokyo’s Solar Panel Mandate Handle Allegations of Forced Labor in China?
Tokyo’s metropolitan government is requiring new construction to use solar panels, but the industry’s reliance on parts from Xinjiang poses a thorny moral dilemma. ( read original story ...)
President Biden Gives Crypto a Bitter Taste of What Lies Ahead
And with everything else, the administration is pushing for a digital dollar, a kind of digital twin of the dollar, at a time when China has taken a step ahead on this issue. Unsurprisingly, the ...
US Treasury asks regulators to take more action against crypto scams
The Treasury Department is keenly aware that crypto scams and hacks remain serious problems, and it's pressuring the rest of the US government to respond. As The Washington Post notes, the Treasury ...
Naomi Osaka admits she found it “hard” plummeting down world rankings
Tennis star Naomi Osaka has admitted she found it “hard” to plummet down the world rankings. The four-time Grand Slam champion has fallen to 48th in the standings after two difficult years on the WTA ... ( read original story ...)
Two killed and severe power outages as Typhoon Nanmadol moves towards Tokyo
At least two people have died after Typhoon Nanmadol brought heavy rain and strong winds to Japan's southernmost island of Kyushu and cut power to hundreds of thousands of people, according to local ... ( read original story ...)
Modern Japanese House Near Some of the Best Skiing in Asia
This wood-clad Japanese contemporary home in Niseko blends into a secluded forest of birch and pine trees yet is minutes from some of the best skiing in Japan and all of Asia. “Niseko is Asia’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tsunami alert passes after 6.9-magnitude earthquake off Taiwan
Japan is on tsunami alert after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake off the south-eastern coast of Taiwan on Sunday, officials said. The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at 2.44 pm local time (7.44 am ... ( read original story ...)
White House Publishes First Framework for Crypto Regulation
The resulting report did not establish any new laws but gave a clearer picture of how crypto regulations in the U.S. will be handled.
El Al to begin Tel Aviv-Tokyo flights in March
El Al Israel Airlines said on Monday it will start direct flights from Tel Aviv to Tokyo from next March, two years after the launch was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Severe power outages as Typhoon Nanmadol travels towards Tokyo
More than 300,000 households across southwestern Japan have been left without power after Typhoon Nanmadol made landfall late on Sunday, prompting local authorities to issue a "special warning" urging ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Game Show 2022’s attendance was half that of the 2019 show
The official attendance figures for the 2022 Tokyo Game Show have been announced, revealing the turnout to be around half of what the event was getting before the COVID-19 pandemic. As reported by ... ( read original story ...)