The Japanese-based SkyDrive project has successfully completed a four-minute test flight of its latest 'flying car'. The vehicle, carrying one test pilot, rose several feet into the air and hovered. ( read original story ...)
Many Want to Be Japan’s New Leader. Do They Know What Awaits Them?
The coronavirus, a tanking economy, an aggressive China, a postponed Olympics, a U.S. election: That’s just the start. And any successor will confront those challenges without the stature of Shinzo ... ( read original story ...)
MCAS Iwakuni Bars Family for Coronavirus Travel Incident Last Month in Japan
An American family that drew rebuke from Japan's defense minister after skirting coronavirus restrictions in July has been barred from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, and all U.S. military ... ( read original story ...)
Critics slam Japan PM Abe for dodging accountability over scandals with exit decision
People raising questions over a series of favoritism scandals linked to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, have expressed anger and frustration over his Aug. ( read original story ...)
Djokovic Struggles Into Final, Reluctant Leader Osaka Also Reaches Title Match
World number one Novak Djokovic battled into the ATP and WTA Western & Southern Open final Friday despite a neck problem while Japan's Naomi Osaka shook off stress to advance as well. Djokovic was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-U.S. confirm bilateral treaty covers isles disputed with China, Kono says
Japan Defense Minister Taro Kono said on Saturday he had confirmed with his U.S. counterpart Mark Esper that islands in the East China Sea disputed by Japan and China are covered by the U.S.-Japan ... ( read original story ...)
In race to replace Japan’s Abe, loyalist Suga emerges as strong contender
Yoshihide Suga, a longtime lieutenant of Japan's Shinzo Abe, has emerged as a strong contender to succeed him as prime minister, an outcome that would extend the fiscal and monetary stimulus that ... ( read original story ...)
Abe Defied Expectations to Build a Better Japan
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving Prime Minister, is resigning due to ulcerative colitis. He leaves behind a Japan that is both economically stronger and more socially liberal ... ( read original story ...)
Abe, Japan’s Longest-Serving Premier, Resigns Due to Health
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would resign to undergo treatment for a chronic illness, ending his run as the country’s longest serving premier in an announcement that surprised some ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo transparent toilet’s walls go opaque when door closed
Now you see them, now you don’t. The walls of two newly installed public toilets in Tokyo's Shibuya neighborhood are see-through before people enter, but turn opaque when ... ( read original story ...)
Trump pays Japan’s Abe ‘highest respect,’ plans to call him
President Donald Trump said on Friday he considered Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a great friend and expressed concern over his decision to step down for health reasons. "I want to pay my highest ... ( read original story ...)
7 scariest Asian horror films, from Ring to The Wailing, Japan to Korea – get into the Hungry Ghost Festival spirit
Hungry Ghost Festival is when much of Asia believes that ghosts and spirits emerge from the underworld, so what better occasion to sit down with a classic regional horror film? ( read original story ...)
The Japanese House of Victorian Flatbush-Ditmas Park, Brooklyn
The Japanese House in Flatbush, Brooklyn was built in 1903 by the firm Kirby, Petit, & Green in an effort to attract wealthy New Yorkers. ( read original story ...)
Cryptosphere: The freewheeling world of crypto lending
The freewheeling world of crypto lending. Posted . Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency platforms have experienced a major boom during lockdown. Loans on such plat ... ( read original story ...)
Former Toshiba chipmaker files for IPO
The company spun off of Toshiba's memory chip business is set to go public in what is expected to be Japan's largest IPO this year. ( read original story ...)
Here’s How Markets Could React if Japanese PM Abe Resigns Over Health Fears, Bank of America Says
A sudden resignation by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could see the U.S. dollar fall against the yen as political risks in both countries mount, Bank of America analysts said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)