Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index jumped more than 1.7 percent Friday, closing up for a fourth straight session, as investors cheered a new US economic package and the ECB's stimulus bond-buying. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’ ethics code for officials in focus as dining scandal rumbles on
The National Public Service Ethics Code sets clear expectations for ministry life in hope of preventing the kind of conflicts of interest in which Suga's eldest son has been implicated. ( read original story ...)
Aichi: Pair handed prison terms over murder of man in Okazaki
A court here has handed two men prison terms over the murder and robbery of a third man in Okazaki City two years ago ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s laws forced me to take my husband’s last name. A new debate could change the archaic rule.
TOKYO — Marriage is about sharing a life. For women in Japan, it's also about laws demanding a shared last name — almost always the man's. I knew this. But I didn't realize the personal impact in a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post, Rakuten tie-up in digital delivery, cashless pay
Japan’s postal system is investing 150 billion yen ($1.4 billion) in an 8% stake in the e-commerce venture Rakuten to strengthen a partnership in deliveries, fintech and ... ( read original story ...)
Climbing without a map: Japan’s nuclear clean-up has no end in sight
Naoaki Okuzumi, the head of research at Japan's lead research institute on decommissioning, compares the work ahead to climbing a mountain range - without a map. "The feeling we have is, you think the ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 numbers in Tokyo area creeping up, health minister says
Restrictions such as shorter business hours for restaurants and bars have helped reduce new cases in Tokyo to roughly a tenth of a peak of 2,520 cases on Jan. 7. But the numbers are far from Tokyo Gov ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM to US in April for 1st in-person summit with Biden
Japan is concerned about China’s claim to the Japanese-controlled ... this time at Executive Mansion Owners of Huck Finn's Warehouse have big plans for property Broken bolts: Structural problems on ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares mixed after stimulus lifts Dow, S&P to records
Tokyo’s benchmark rose 1% while Chinese indexes slipped as ... “With higher growth you get higher interest rates.” The biggest IPO in years rolled out Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange where ... ( read original story ...)
Japan January machinery orders seen down for first time in four months – Reuters poll
Japan's core machinery orders likely dropped in January from December's level, a Reuters poll found on Friday, predicting the first monthly decline in four months as renewed emergency curbs to slow ... ( read original story ...)
Japan vaccine chief says to use six-dose syringes from mid-April
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will use specialised syringes capable of extracting six doses of coronavirus vaccine from each Pfizer vial from the week of April 12 to inoculate medical workers, Taro Kono, ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan to tighten border control against variants
TOKYO — Transportation minister Kazuyoshi Akaba says Japan will tighten border controls and limit the number of entrants to up to 2,000 per day to guard against the more contagious variants of ... ( read original story ...)
Decade after earthquake, Chinese heartwarming deeds still remembered in Japan
A Chinese volunteer (Center) communicates with local people after the charity performance in Kesennuma, Japan in November 2013. (Xinhua) "We give you our love to help you overcome the difficulties. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo area’s Covid-19 numbers showing signs of rising, says Health Minister
Coronavirus cases in the Greater Tokyo area are showing signs of creeping up, Japanese Health Minister Norihisa Tamura said on Friday, raising questions about whether a state of emergency can be ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka: Ex-yakuza suspected of selling marijuana to minors
Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a former member of a criminal syndicate over the alleged sale of marijuana to a male youth last year ... ( read original story ...)
Mari Osaka announces tennis retirement: ‘It was a journey I didn’t enjoy’
Mari Osaka is ready for her next journey. The tennis star announced via Instagram she is ready for the next phase in her life. The 24-year-old took to Instagram on Tuesday and said farewell. “I am ... ( read original story ...)