TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Monday won the leadership election of Japan's main opposition party, which is gearing up for a possible snap election likely to be called by ...
Asian stocks climb after Wall Street ends a record-setting week mixed
Asian stocks are mostly higher, supported by key rate decisions last week from the U.S. Federal Reserve, Japan, and China. U.S. futures and oil prices were higher. Markets in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan quake, flood victim attempts fresh start with wife’s memory
Two huge earthquakes 17 years apart robbed Shoichi Miyakoshi first of his wife, and then his home."She was the only victim in that earthquake, 17 years ago," he said. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Authorities Order Thousands To Evacuate From Heavy Rain, Flooding – TaiwanPlus News
Japan’s meteorological agency has issued its highest warning for the Ishikawa region as heavy rain and flooding submerges buildings and triggers landslides in the area still recovering from a massive earthquake that struck on New Year's Day. ( read original story ...)
Why Japan’s workaholics may not embrace a four-day workweek
Japan has ramped up its push for companies to adopt a four-day workweek, but those efforts face steep challenges in a country famous for its workaholic culture. ( read original story ...)
Japan sends senior official to China over boy’s fatal stabbing
Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa is also preparing to meet her Chinese counterpart in New York while they are both visiting the city. ( read original story ...)
Japan quake, flood victim attemps fresh start with wife’s memory
Two huge earthquakes 17 years apart robbed Shoichi Miyakoshi first of his wife, and then his home. "She was the only victim in that earthquake, 17 years ago," he said. ( read original story ...)
Death toll from central Japan floods rises to 6
More than 100 areas in the region were isolated, with roads blocked due to landslides. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan, China foreign ministers to meet in New York
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa will meet her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, in New York on Monday, the foreign ministry said. ( read original story ...)
Japan, Mongolia agree to aim for early signing of defense cooperation pact
Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh have agreed to aim for the early signing of a bilateral defense cooperation pact. ( read original story ...)
Four Japanese banks participate in digital currency project
In April, the BIS announced the launch of the project, involving seven central banks, including the Bank of Japan, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the British, French and South Korean central ...
Six dead after floods in central Japan – media
Heavy rain that triggered floods and landslides on a Japanese penisula recovering from an earthquake this year killed at least six people, local media reported. ( read original story ...)
Rescue workers search for at least 6 people missing after heavy rain pounds Japan’s Noto region
Rescue workers searched for at least six people missing Sunday after heavy rain pounded Japan’s northcentral region of Noto, triggering landslides and floods and leaving one person dead in a region still recovering from a deadly Jan. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin jumps while Japan holiday dulls most currencies
Bitcoin was the notable mover as it reached for one-month highs on Monday, sustaining its rally after the Federal Reserve's super-sized rate cut last week, while the yen and most other major currencies stagnated with Japanese markets on holiday. ( read original story ...)
Who gets the gold from cremated remains? In Japan, some cities do
TOKYO -- Dozens of Japanese cities are selling metals from the ashes of cremated remains, a Nikkei survey finds, amid growing calls to put rules in place for the process. ( read original story ...)
Crypto bros who love Trump believe in ‘traditional’ masculinity but have fallen short, pollster says
"It’s these men—the men who are falling into this masculinity trap—who, according to our poll, are buying crypto and turning toward Trump." ...