Story by Haruka Ishibashi The Tokyo Game Show 2025 (TGS2025) is currently running for four days, from Thursday, September 25th to Sunday, September 28th, at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. Both Japanese and international game developers and related companies are once again gathered, ( read original story ...)
Japan and South Korea leaders commit to closer ties in their final summit
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung have emphasized the need for stronger cooperation between their countries ... ( read original story ...)
Head of Japanese business lobby resigns amid police probe
One of Japan's top business lobbies says its chairperson has resigned. Niinami Takeshi is under investigation for purchasing supplements that may have contained an illegal substance. ( read original story ...)
Tim Cook wore one-of-a-kind Nike sneakers on a visit to an Apple store in Japan
The Apple CEO was spotted wearing a red, white, and blue pair of Nike Vomero Plus sneakers. ( read original story ...)
Thakral Corporation completes divestment of Osaka commercial building; generates one-off profit of $2 mil
Thakral Corporation continues to maintain substantial exposure to the Osaka office market through its remaining five offices and one hotel property. ( read original story ...)
Vanguard Weighs Allowing Trading of Crypto ETFs
Vanguard Group Inc. is weighing whether to allow trading of cryptocurrency-focused exchange-traded funds on its platform, a move that would mark a major easing of its restrictive stance toward the ...
Chinese woman pleads guilty following ‘world’s largest’ crypto seizure
A 47-year-old Chinese national has pleaded guilty in Britain to a multi-billion-dollar Bitcoin scheme, according to Metropolitan Police, which said it has made what is possibly the "world's largest" ...
Tokyo High Court awards prison inmate over $1,300 for forced strip search
The Tokyo High Court on Sept. 29 ordered the government to pay 200,000 yen (about $1,350) in damages to a prison inmate who filed a lawsuit d ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Ishiba and South Korea’s Lee hold final summit in Busan
Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held a summit Tuesday with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars have pushed the two often-feuding Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Top catalysts for the Nikkei 225 Index in Q4’25
The Nikkei 225 Index, which tracks the biggest companies in Japan, retreated to the important support level at ¥45,000.
Sapporo urges caution after spate of bear sightings near residential area
Repeated sightings of brown bears near a residential area in this northern Japan city's Minami Ward have prompted city authorities to call ... ( read original story ...)
What happens to the animals after a zoo in Japan closes?
The private North Safari Sapporo, established in this northern Japan city's Minami Ward without permission in an urbanization control area,･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Prices to rise for 3,024 food products in Japan in October
A total of 3,024 food and beverage products from 195 major makers are set to undergo price hikes in Japan in October, Teikoku Databank said Tuesday. The figure is up 3.4% from a year earlier, marking ... ( read original story ...)
Iga Swiatek wins 400th career match, Carlos Alcaraz reaches Tokyo final
The Wimbledon champion defeated Camila Osorio via retirement while Alcaraz rallied to beat Casper Ruud in three sets. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s beer giant Asahi Group cannot resume production after cyberattack
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese beer and beverage giant Asahi Group Holdings has not been able to resume production at domestic factories a day after a cyberattack and cannot foresee when it can be resumed, ... ( read original story ...)
Outgoing Japan PM Ishiba to visit S. Korea to showcase ties
Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will travel to Busan on Tuesday to hold talks with South Korean President Lee Jae Myu ... ( read original story ...)