Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington this week is looming as a particularly fraught one between two allies. ( read original story ...)
7-Eleven will soon sell Japanese snacks, beverages and on-the-go meals in stores nationwide
Ramen, rice balls, milk tea and more popular food items will soon be common menu items at several U.S. locations ... ( read original story ...)
20 Bucketlist Things to Do in Osaka Japan At Least Once
As an avid traveller who has explored destinations across Asia, I was thrilled to recently visit Japan for the first time. Yet while places like Tokyo and Kyoto enjoy global fame, I opted to start my ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Megabanks’ Strategic Share Sale Marks Big Priority Shift
The announcements in June by Japan’s three megabanks that they will sell $5.4 billion of their strategic cross-shareholdings over three years mark a milestone in the decades-long effort to remodel ... ( read original story ...)
Gov’t assigns staff in 5 nations to support Japan business in ASEAN
Japan on Tuesday designated staff at diplomatic missions in five nations as officials in charge of supporting Japanese companies engaged in cross-border business in the Association of Southeast Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end mixed in risk-off mood before earnings releases
Tokyo stocks ended mixed Tuesday, with the Nikkei down for a fifth straight day, as earlier gains in tech issues were largely wiped aw ... ( read original story ...)
Sustainable sake: Tokyo brewer uses music, modern methods to counter climate impact
The gentle lilt of a flute fills a cramped second-storey space in Tokyo that houses a burbling vat of fermenting sake. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nidec lifts annual profit outlook after Q1
Japanese electric motor maker Nidec raised its full-year operating profit forecast by 4.3% on Tuesday off the back of a recovery in demand for hard drive motors, efforts to raise its profitability and ... ( read original story ...)
‘Pachinko’ Stars Yuh-Jung Youn, Jin Ha Confront Family and Business Conflict in Season 2 Trailer
A Korean family’s generational struggles with war, forbidden romance and business survival continue in the second season trailer for Apple TV+'s Pachinko, which dropped on Monday. Parallel storylines ... ( read original story ...)
Central Tokyo condo price down 16% in Jan-June
The average price of a new condominium in Tokyo's 23 central wards in the first half of 2024 dropped 16.3 percent from a year earlier to 108.6 million yen after hitting a record high the previous year ... ( read original story ...)
Calls for wage raises as Japan not achieving textbook productivity-led wage growth
It has long been said that to raise wages, an increase in labor productivity is required, but is that really the case? The Ministry of Health ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Tokyo-Osaka bullet train services partially halted after derailment
According to the operator, a maintenance train that lays ballast, or small rocks under rail tracks, collided with a halted maintenance train on a section of the line between Toyohashi and Mikawa-Anjo ... ( read original story ...)
What Makes An Olympic Athlete Female? The Rules Have Changed Since Tokyo
The rules for who can compete as a woman in the Olympics have changed—and they differ from sport to sport. Many sports have tightened restrictions for transgender women. ( read original story ...)
What Makes An Olympic Athlete Female? The Rules Have Changed Since Tokyo
The rules for who can compete as a woman in the Olympics have changed—and they differ from sport to sport. Many sports have tightened restrictions for transgender women. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Chief Pitches a New Path for Self-Driving Cars
Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder of SoftBank, is trying to rally automakers around the world to join forces on autonomous-driving technologies. ( read original story ...)
Korean Air Launches 787-10 On Tokyo Narita Route, Long-Haul To Follow
Korean Air Launches 787-10 On Tokyo Narita Route, Long-Haul To Follow is published in Aviation Daily, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN ... ( read original story ...)