Legislation is on the way but consumers will continue to be ripped off until authorities utilise existing powers ...
Japan’s budget request tops over $793bln on defence buildup, higher debt cost
Japan's Ministry of Defence said it asked for a 3.6% increase in the annual budget TOKYO - Japan sees a combined budget request of over 110 trillion yen ($793 billion) from government ministries for a ...
$790 billion sought for Japan FY 2023 budget, defense costs to rise
General-account budget requests by Japan's ministries and agencies for fiscal 2023 totaled over 110 trillion yen ($790 billion), with ...
Japan’s defense ministry requests record over 40 bln USD budget, faces headwinds
Japan's Defense Ministry requested on Wednesday a record 5.59 trillion yen (40.35 billion U.S. dollars) in spending for the next fiscal year, as the country looks to bolster its so-called defense ...
Care home near Tokyo tried to cover up abuse of disabled resident
A facility for the mentally impaired near Tokyo tried to cover up caretaker abuse of a resident last year despite the incidents being ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close lower on Wall Street’s slip, U.S. economic concerns
Tokyo stocks closed lower Wednesday tracking overnight losses on Wall Street, with technology and energy shares weighing amid concerns that further U.S. rate hikes could damage its economy. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 champion Chopra donates javelin to Olympic Museum
Neeraj Chopra has donated the javelin he used to win a gold medal at Tokyo 2020 to the Lausanne-based Olympic Museum - after becoming India's first ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams and One Last Shared U.S. Open
Osaka lost in the first round Tuesday to Danielle Collins, but would remember the final Grand Slam of the year for the front-row seat she had to her idol’s farewell party. ( read original story ...)
Defending champion Emma Raducanu and Naomi Osaka both lose in US Open first round
It was a night to forget for two of tennis' biggest names as Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu both crashed out of the US Open first round on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo COVID case numbers down for tenth straight day
Tokyo officials said 28 people died from the virus. The daily tally for the capital was down more than 10,000 from a week earlier and marked the tenth straight day of week-on-week decline. Our site ... ( read original story ...)
Gotta catch that plane: Travel to Tokyo or Seoul with Pikachu and friends on a Pokemon-themed flight
Pokemon Air Adventures is a series of activations by The Pokemon Company (TPC) which includes a Pokemon-themed flight with Scoot called the Pikachu Jet TR. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 15,428 cases, down around 10,000 from a week before
The seven-day average of new cases fell 31.9% from a week earlier to 16,291.3, on the tenth straight day of week-on-week decline in daily figures. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Confirms 15,428 New COVID-19 Cases
Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo recorded 15,428 new cases of COVID-19 infection Wednesday, with the daily tally falling by 10,016 from a week before, down for the 10th consecutive day. New COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Xbox will have its own presentation at Tokyo Game Show
We invite fans to tune in to the Tokyo Game Show 2022 Xbox Stream where you can expect to see updates on existing titles from Xbox Game Studios and titles launching from develo ... ( read original story ...)
AUD/JPY: Defensive near 95.00 despite firmer China PMI as yields, Japan data tease bears
China’s NBS Manufacturing PMI, Non-Manufacturing PMI both crossed market forecasts in August. Japan’s Industrial Production, Retail Sales flashed upbeat results for July, yields keep pullback from two ...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin back above $20k; Singapore Bank head’s speech reflects growing crypto hostility
Prices: Bitcoin holds above $20K after slipping below the threshold earlier on Tuesday. Insights: A recent speech by the head of Singapore's central bank reflects a lack of understanding about ...