NHK has learned that Japan's Sapporo Holdings has given preferential negotiating rights to overseas investment funds for the purchase of its real estate unit. ( read original story ...)
Tearful Osaka battles injury to reach Japan Open quarterfinals
Naomi Osaka battled through injury to reach the quarterfinals of the Japan Open on Wednesday, choking back tears after hitting the winning shot against defending champion Suzan Lamens. ( read original story ...)
Tearful Osaka Battles Injury To Reach Japan Quarter-finals
Naomi Osaka battled through injury to reach the quarter-finals of the Japan Open on Wednesday, choking back tears after hitting the winning shot against defending champion Suzan Lamens. ( read original story ...)
Osaka: Naomi Osaka suffers injury scare very late in match but gets over finish line
No. 1 seed Naomi Osaka had to receive a medical timeout very late in her round-of-16 match at the WTA 250 tournament in Osaka but still managed to close out world No. 57 Suzan Lamens 7-6 (6) 3-6 6-2. ( read original story ...)
Despite injury scare, Naomi Osaka dethrones defending champ Lamens in Osaka
Naomi Osaka battle spast defending champion Suzan Lamens in three sets to reach the Kinoshita Group Japan Open quarterfinals, but suffered an injury scare in the match's closing stages. ( read original story ...)
China Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka Wins Gold Award
On the evening of October 12, local time, the Awards Ceremony for Expo 2025 Osaka took place at the Expo site. The China Pavilion was honored with the Gold Award for Exhibition Design in the ... ( read original story ...)
Overdose suspected as teenage girl fatally falls off building in Tokyo’s Kabukicho area
A 14-year-old girl died after falling from a multitenant building in the Kabukicho entertainment quarter in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on the evening of Oct. 13, possibly after a drug overdose, the ... ( read original story ...)
60th anniv. of normalization of Seoul-Tokyo diplomatic ties
Former Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shinsuke Sugiyama, now an adviser to the Japanese foreign ministry, gives a lecture in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2025, during a forum marking the 60th ... ( read original story ...)
ANA plane that hit runway lights at Tokyo’s Haneda ma
TOKYO: The All Nippon Airways (ANA) plane that hit runway lights at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Monday (Oct 13) may have tried to take off using the edge of the runway, instead of its centre. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Surprise Kingmaker Tamaki Has Shot at Becoming PM
Less than a year ago, Yuichiro Tamaki was fighting to retain the leadership of his own opposition party amid reports of an extramarital affair. Now, the 56-year-old athletics fan is in the running to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s financial regulators plan to introduce a ban on insider trading involving cryptocurrencies
Since crypto assets aren’t covered by insider trading rules under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA), and the Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association (JVCEA) has limited ...
Exclusive-Japan’s Rakuten weighing US IPO of credit card business, sources say
By Miho Uranaka and Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese e-commerce and finance heavyweight Rakuten is weighing an initial public offering in the United States of its credit card business, according ...
KKR, PAG near deal to acquire Sapporo’s real estate for over $2.6B
KKR & Co (NYSE:KKR) and PAG have emerged as leading bidders in a potential ¥400 billion (≈ $2.6 billion) deal to buy the real estate holdings of Sapporo Holdings (OTCPK:SOOBF), sources familiar with ... ( read original story ...)
Holiday Inn & Suites Sapporo Odori Park opens to unlock a new era of family-friendly travel
IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has opened Holiday Inn & Suites Sapporo Odori Park, offering domestic and international travellers a welcoming base to explore one of ... ( read original story ...)
Reimagining the world at Osaka Expo 2025
Since 1851, the World Fair has been a testing ground for future societies where visitors can interact with cutting-edge technology across sectors like healthcare, mobility, energy, and the arts. This ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Expo drew 25.57 million visitors over 184 days
The 2025 World Exposition in the city of Osaka attracted a total of 25,578,986 visitors during its 184-day run, which ended on Monday. According to data released Tuesday by the Japan Association for ... ( read original story ...)