Japan will on Wednesday try to reboot its space program with a second test flight for its H3 booster. ( read original story ...)
Japan-based Marines deliver food to disaster-struck Philippine islanders
U.S. Marines are delivering supplies to an island in the Philippines that’s been battered by monsoonal rains and landslides, the service said. ( read original story ...)
Japan stakes its future on climate innovation, such as clean hydrogen, to help Asia become greener
From turning recycled clothing into biofuel for cars, to using disposable diapers as a substitute for sand to make concrete, to vending machines that suck carbon dioxide from the air, Japan’s private ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Explains Why She Loves To Invest In Women’s Sports
She's been doing it for much of her career, and many of her investments are tied to women's sports in one way or another. In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Osaka detailed why she loves to invest ... ( read original story ...)
2054, Part V: From Tokyo With Love
Had this all been contrived? Had his life become a game in which everyone knew the rules but him?” An exclusive excerpt from 2054: A Novel. ( read original story ...)
Japan earmarks US$300mil to fire up chip research at home
TOKYO: Japan will spend as much as 45 billion yen (US$300mil) to back a research group developing advanced chip technology, part of a national push to catch up in semiconductor manufacturing. ( read original story ...)
Sleeping pod, outdoor cabin start-up Bobobox, backed by Li Ka-shing, eyes capsule hotel business in Japan, glamping venture in US
Bobobox, Indonesia’s largest outdoor accommodation operator, is looking to expand into either Japan or the US this year, as it seeks to deploy its sleeping pods and cabins in two of the world’s most ... ( read original story ...)
‘Don’t be led anywhere’: Tokyo’s Kabukicho rife with ‘little rip-off’ scam shops: lawyer
On a late January evening in Tokyo's Kabukicho nightlife district, this reporter was called out within minutes by a man soliciting patrons fo ... ( read original story ...)
Taylor Swift en route from Tokyo to watch Travis Kelce in the Super Bowl, will join their families in luxury suite
Taylor Swift is officially en route to Super Bowl LVIII after finishing her fourth and final concert at the Tokyo Dome on Saturday night. She’s now crossing nine time zones in her direct flight to Las ... ( read original story ...)
Tracking Taylor Swift’s plane from Tokyo to the Super Bowl may break the internet
"Swifties" this Sunday may just break the internet tracking Taylor Swift's plane from Tokyo to Las Vegas on sites such as FlightRadar as she jets to the Super Bowl to watch beau Travis Kelce in the ... ( read original story ...)
Taylor Swift expected to race from Tokyo to the Super Bowl. Will she make it in time?
Fans are hoping the US superstar can get from Japan to Las Vegas to see her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs play the San Francisco 49ers. ( read original story ...)
Taylor Swift reaches LAX in journey from Tokyo to Super Bowl, online sleuths say. Will she make it?
The prospect of this race against time, crossing nine time zones and the international date line, has fired imaginations, and speculation, for weeks. ( read original story ...)
Will she make it? Taylor Swift expected to make epic journey from Tokyo to the Super Bowl
Taylor Swift was expected to rush to a private jet at Japan’s Haneda airport that would take her on a time-zone-spanning journey to see her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, play in the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Explains Why She’s Investing in Women’s Sports
Naomi Osaka is one of the world’s most recognizable and marketable athletes. The Japanese tennis player, who’s lived most her life in the US, is a four-time Grand Slam winner. ( read original story ...)
Manila-Subic-Osaka shipping route eyed
A trade route connecting the ports of Subic, Manila and Osaka in Japan might be in the offing following the visit here of Osaka Ports and Harbors Bureau officials and the increased focus by the Subic ... ( read original story ...)
Subic, Osaka explore trade partnership
Trade and cargo volume between the Philippines and Japan is set to increase as the two governments considered opening a Manila-Subic-Osaka route for major shipping lines. ( read original story ...)