Whether it's powering heavy machinery in factories or providing reliable energy storage for homes, Osaka has established itself as a trusted provider of high-quality batteries. Not only does Osaka excel in the domestic market, ( read original story ...)
Tourism EXPO Japan 2023 with a theme of ‘Future’ will be held in Osaka for the first time in the past four years
Tourism EXPO Japan 2023 Osaka Kansai’ will be held in Intex Osaka for four days from October 26 to 29. A main event theme is ‘Travel festival to meet the future,’ showcasing the future vision of the diversified tourism industry. ( read original story ...)
5 reasons to stay at the new Centara Grand Hotel Osaka
With its stunning architecture, signature services, and convenient location, Centara Grand Hotel Osaka is sure to exceed your expectations. ( read original story ...)
Fukushima-born Endo ready to run free for Japan at World Cup
Endo wasn't allowed to play football outside after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster because of radiation fears, so she honed her dribbling skills in a cramped indoor hall instead.Endo had to share the same small indoor hall with the other kids but she says it had "a good impact" on her control of a football. ( ...
Chip-related shares lift Japan’s Nikkei after 5 days of losses
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday after five straight sessions of losses as investors scooped up chip-related stocks, with sentiment supported by the end of a sell-off in exchange-traded ...
Japan to give Sumco $530 million to boost wafer capacity -Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will give Sumco Corp, a major maker of silicon wafers, a subsidy of up to 75 billion yen ($530 million) to fund additional capacity as part of efforts to bolster the country's ...
South Korean shoppers hoard salt and seafood ahead of Japan’s release of treated radioactive water
In many supermarkets across South Korea, one item has conspicuously vanished from shelves: salt. For the past month, the country has struggled with severe sea salt shortages as shoppers snap it up in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Suzuki: arranging G7 meet on sidelines of G20
Japan is arranging to hold a meeting of financial leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced countries on the sidelines of the broader G20 meeting scheduled to be held July 17-18, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
He left Japan and learned how to make tacos in Mexico. Now he owns the hottest taco truck in Tokyo
Furuya Yamato spent several years living in Mexico City, where he learned to make authentic tacos. Today, he’s the proud owner of Tokyo’s most popular taco truck. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Ultra-Luxe Housing Market Is Booming
The world’s ultra-wealthy seem to see promise in Tokyo as their next real-estate playground. ( read original story ...)
Former CFTC chairman says crypto regulations can’t wait until litigations concludes: ‘We need standards today’
Former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Timothy Massad proposed a new way to regulate crypto and protect investors ...
Regular workers account for 20% of food bank users in Tokyo amid rising prices: survey
Full-time company employees have begun to be seen among those in need who use food banks in the Japanese capital, accounting for around 20% s ... ( read original story ...)
IBM throws weight behind Japan chip startup it sees as vital
International Business Machines is prioritizing helping Japan’s chipmaking startup Rapidus, with a senior executive describing the budding foundry business as vital to securing long-term global supply ... ( read original story ...)
Business sentiment improves in 2nd quarter, BOJ tankan shows
Japanese business sentiment improved in the second quarter as raw material costs peaked and the removal of pandemic curbs lifted factory output and consumption, a central bank survey showed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan experts warn heavy rain could cause manhole lids to suddenly open like ‘traps’
According to the Japan Ground Manhole Association, a Tokyo-based maintenance hole cover manufacturers' industry organization, there were nearly 100 cases of injury and property damage believed to have ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo weighs switch to 2034 Olympics in face of public enmity
SAPPORO--Sapporo faces staunch public opposition to hosting the Winter Olympics in 2030 in the aftermath of far-reaching scandals over the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games and is even considering delaying ... ( read original story ...)