PM Shinzo Abe vowed ‘never to repeat the tragedy’ on 75th anniversary of Japan’s surrender but sent an offering to controversial Yasukuni Shrine. ( read original story ...)
Amid heat and COVID-19, Japanese visit Yasukuni on WW2 anniversary
Men and women of all ages braved scorching heat amid the COVID-19 pandemic to pay their respects at Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday, the 75th anniversary of Japan's surrender ending ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe sends offering to controversial Yasukuni Shrine on WWII anniversary
Abe has not gone to Yasukuni in person since a December 2013 visit that outraged China and South Korea The shrine honours 14 Japanese wartime leaders convicted as war criminals by an Allied tribunal, ... ( read original story ...)
Pixel Companyz, Partouche team up for Japan IR project
Tokyo-listed Pixel Companyz Inc announced on Friday that it had reached an agreement with French casino operator Groupe Partouche SA for the latter company to be part of a consortium – led by Pixel ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka And BodyArmor Refurbish Her Queens Childhood Court In New U.S. Open Sponsorship
The world's highest-paid female athlete Naomi Osaka and her sponsor BodyArmor are renovating the public tennis court facilities in Queens where Osaka learned to play tennis after moving from Japan. ( read original story ...)
Best nature escapes in Tokyo
Venture into the great outdoors without leaving Tokyo, from a bamboo forest and nature parks to lush river valleys and more ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and Singapore aim to reopen business travel in September
TOKYO -- The foreign ministers of Japan and Singapore agreed Thursday to work toward resuming business travel between the two countries in September after a monthslong halt to curb the spread of ... ( read original story ...)
Blitzboks have unfinished business to take care of at Tokyo 2021
The Blitzboks squad regrouped in Stellenbosch this week after their season was interrupted and according to coach Neil Powell, they have placed the Tokyo Olympics as their ultimate goal. ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Japan agree to resume essential business travel; officials tasked to finalise agreement by September: MFA
Singapore and Japan have agreed to resume essential business travel, with an agreement expected to be finalised by early September, the ... ( read original story ...)
Marathon Capital Advises Tokyo Gas on Acquisition of Hecate Energy’s 500 MWac Solar Project
PRNewswire/ -- Marathon Capital, LLC ('Marathon') is pleased to announce that Tokyo Gas America Ltd., a wholly owned ... ( read original story ...)
5 accused of illegally dumping waste from Tokyo hostess club in nearby street
Police here sent papers to prosecutors on Aug. 12 accusing five individuals, including the male owner of a hostess club in Tokyo, of dumping ... ( read original story ...)
35 years after horror of JAL 123 crash, some still wait for answers
A team consisting of scientists, members from among the bereaved and independent experts is campaigning for full information disclosure. ( read original story ...)
The coronavirus has complicated China-Japan relations. How will this benefit Asean?
As Covid-19 led to a setback in China relations, Japan’s post-pandemic foreign policy outlook may create new opportunities for Asean-Japan cooperation. ( read original story ...)
Business failures in Japan drop slightly due to relief measures
TOKYO -- There was a total of 789 bankruptcy cases in Japan in July, down 1.62% from a year earlier following the introduction of business relief measures by the government and municipalities ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo NPP pleads with Akufo-Addo over ban on importation of right-hand vehicles
Tokyo NPP chapter has in a letter written to the office of the president through Ghana’s embassy in Tokyo, Japan, appealed for the reconsideration of the ban on importation of Japanese made right-hand ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic kills the dreams of foreign hotel staff for new life
Guo is one of many foreign hotel clerks being forced to give up their "Japanese dreams" as the COVID-19 pandemic keeps guests away from accommodation facilities. The hotel industry in Japan grew ... ( read original story ...)