The Japanese authorities have issued an alert about the possibility of electricity outages in Tokyo and its surrounding regions on Tuesday due to the shortage of supply following the strong earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Scrambles to Avoid Tokyo Blackout After Last Week’s Quake Stretches Grid
Japan is scrambling to keep the lights on in Tokyo on Tuesday, as freezing temperatures and power plant outages after last week’s earthquake puts the nation’s capital at risk of rolling blackouts. ( read original story ...)
LA clears homeless encampment at Toriumi Plaza in Little Tokyo
Overnight Friday, the large homeless encampment at Toriumi Plaza in Little Tokyo was cleared, cleaned up, and fenced up ahead of a large city maintenance and landscaping job. ( read original story ...)
Review: Ghostwire: Tokyo might be Bethesda’s best game yet
Tokyo deserves to be a massive hit, writes Sam Brooks. It’s strange to feel sympathy for a video game, an inanimate object with no thoughts or feelings, but here I am anyway. I feel sorry for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan protests Russian halt to World War Two peace treaty talks
Japan reacted angrily on Tuesday after Russia withdrew from peace treaty talks with Japan and froze joint economic projects related to the disputed Kuril islands because of sanctions imposed by Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ’s Kuroda: Japan’s consumer inflation likely to rise
Consumer prices are likely to rise, but this caused – push inflation seen weighing on the economy longer-term. Nominal wages may rise significantly but the recent rise in energy, food prices could ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 0.98 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened up 0.98 percent at 27,091.32 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix gained 0.72 percent at 1,922.93. TOKYO, March 22 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 rises more than 1%; Fed’s Powell vows tough action on inflation
Shares in Asia-Pacific rose in Tuesday morning trade. Investors will watch shares of China Eastern Airlines in Hong Kong, after the carrier's Boeing 737 passenger jet crashed in southern China on ... ( read original story ...)
Reaction to heckling of Naomi Osaka in Indian Wells shows some players need thicker skin
Athletes need a thicker skin with heckling. Would someone please name just one sport — really, just one — where there has never been any sort of heckling or yelling at an athl ... ( read original story ...)
LA clears homeless encampment at Toriumi Plaza in Little Tokyo, a welcomed sight for some businesses
Overnight Friday, the large homeless encampment at Toriumi Plaza in Little Tokyo was cleared, cleaned up, and fenced up ahead of a large city maintenance and landscaping job. ( read original story ...)
Tepco to receive electricity from regional utilities as Japan faces power crunch
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc (Tepco) said it would receive electricity from other regional utilities to overcome a power crunch that was expected to hit Japan on Tuesday.Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Russia Halts Talks With Japan on WWII Peace Over Ukraine Stance
Russia will stop negotiations with Japan on a peace treaty that would officially end a conflict dating back to World War II, after Tokyo imposed unprecedented sanctions over President Vladimir Putin’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida: We will make a strong protest against Russia
Japan PM Kishida crossed wires during the initial hour of Tokyo open on Tuesday while saying, "We will make a strong protest against Russia." more to come Information on these pages contains ... ( read original story ...)
Russia halts Japan peace treaty talks over sanctions
Russia has withdrawn from peace treaty talks with Japan and frozen joint economic projects related to the disputed Kuril islands due to sanctions imposed by Tokyo over Ukraine, setting off an angry ... ( read original story ...)
8 Things to Expect in ‘Ghostwire: Tokyo’
Launching March 25, the highly-anticipated game combines rich Japanese mythology with heart-pounding action. ( read original story ...)
A Yen for India: To take bilateral relations forward, Japan and India must exploit complementarities
Japan’s youngest-ever PM wrote in his book Towards A Beautiful Society that he will not be surprised if in ten years’ time, Japan-India relations overtake Japan-US and Japan-China relations. ( read original story ...)