China has notified Japan that it is considering holding talks between their leaders in Indonesia in September, Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Profit at Japan’s Honda doubles on healthy global auto and motorcycle sales
Honda says its April-June profit more than doubled on healthy sales of its motorcycles and cars, as the Japanese company also received a perk from favorable exchange rates. ( read original story ...)
Fast, cool, deadly: Miyazawa spearheads Japan World Cup charge
Hinata Miyazawa had never been prolific for club or country before the Women's World Cup -- now she is the tournament's leading scorer and spearheading Japan's surprise title charge.It was typical of how Miyazawa, ( read original story ...)
Amazon in talks over becoming anchor investor in Arm IPO
SoftBank is in talks to bring in Amazon as an anchor investor in Arm’s upcoming initial public offering as part of a widening search to find customers willing to take a long-term stake in the UK-based ...
Apple, Samsung, and Intel to invest in Arm IPO, and emerge with some control: report
SoftBank CFO says news of float is imminent, suggests firm will keep a solid chunk UK-based chip designer Arm will be floated in September, and its biggest licensees will be among those bidding for ...
Why Japan should swim in its own radioactive water
Despite scores of protests erupting all over the Korean peninsula, the Japanese government seems unbothered and largely unwilling to alter their stance on the issue. ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Japan must stop human rights violations through prison reform
A Ministry of Justice third-party committee has proposed recurrence prevention measures in response to the abuse of three inmates at Nagoya Prison by ... ( read original story ...)
New Japan Laws Will Put Limits on Crypto Taxation
The nation of Japan is ending some of the strict crypto taxation it's been enforcing over the last few years to boost innovation.
Japan’s Nikkei snaps 3 sessions of gains as SoftBank, Daikin drag
Japan's Nikkei share average snapped three consecutive sessions of gains on Wednesday, as heavyweights SoftBank Group and Daikin Industries slumped and caution grew ahead of the release of U.S.
A Regime Change For Japan?
Summary At its July meeting, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) made a small tweak to its yield curve control (YCC) policy.Based on recent inflation trends, one could conclude that the BOJ’s ultra monetary ...
Pack of Pikachus parade through Yokohama ahead of Pokemon World Championships
Pokemon-related events began on Aug. 8 in the Minato Mirai area here ahead of the upcoming world championships, with a pack of Pikachus pa･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lodges protest with Russia over suspension of tax treaties
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Wednesday that Japan has lodged a protest with Russia over Moscow's suspension of tax treaties. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Tokyo-Osaka bullet train ends snack cart service
Faced with a looming labor shortage and a trend for more people to buy food before boarding the train, on-board snack cart services between the cities of Tokyo and Osaka will reach the end of the line on October 31. ( read original story ...)
Japan, US must show resolve to fight for Taiwan, ex-PM Aso says
Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that a tougher security environment in the Taiwan Strait means Japan, the United States and others need to show strong resolve to come to Taiwan's defence if it were attacked. ( read original story ...)
HOTELA Revolutionizes Japan’s Luxury Home Market with Innovative Co-ownership Model
Revolutionary co ownership model set to transform the luxury home landscape Simple financing, 90% share of booking revenue, and five star luxury hotel experiences available at 1/16th of the price Expl ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei reports PAP is “walking on thin ice” following recent scandals
SINGAPORE: Japan’s The Nikkei, the world’s largest financial newspaper, has reported that the governing People’s Action Party (PAP) is “walking on thin ice” following a spate of scandals involving ...