Toko Koga scored early in the second half and Japan handed the United States its first loss under coach Emma Hayes with a 2-1 victory Wednesday night in the SheBelieves Cup title game. The Americans ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Expo to introduce same-day tickets: Japan PM Ishiba
Same-day tickets will be issued for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, which kicks off on April 13, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has announ・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Seven & i says founding family unable to secure funding for $58 billion buyout
Japan's Seven & I Holdings said on Thursday the retailer's founding Ito family could not secure the financing required for a $58 billion management buyout, and it would consider a rival offer from ... ( read original story ...)
Substance in broccoli, celery inhibits graying of black hair
NAGOYA--A natural compound in celery, broccoli and other plants inhibits black hair from going gray, research shows. Machiko Iida, a specially appointed assistant professor of occupational and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top currency diplomat sees no disparity between yen rise, solid economy
Japan's top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, said on Wednesday he did not see any disparity between recent rises in the yen and a slew of positive economic data, underscoring Tokyo's view that the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tells G20 free, open trade crucial for global growth
Japan told its G20 counterparts that free, open and rules-based trade was important to sustain global economic growth, a senior finance ministry official told reporters on the sidelines of a gathering ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top currency diplomat sees no disparity between yen moves, solid economy
Japan's top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, said on Wednesday he did not see any disparity between recent yen moves and a slew of positive economic data that has heightened expectations of a ... ( read original story ...)
World’s smallest shooting video game uses nanoscale technology
A research team led by Professor Takayuki Hoshino of Nagoya University's Graduate School of Engineering in Japan has demonstrated the world's smallest shooting game by manipulating nanoparticles in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo is turning to a 4-day workweek in a desperate attempt to help Japan shed its unwanted title of ‘world’s oldest population’
Tokyo even introduced a government-sponsored dating app to help people find partners. ( read original story ...)
Colt DCS expands hyperscale data centre footprint with Inzai 4 launch in Tokyo, Japan
The hyperscale facility marks the operator's fourth site in Inzai, enhancing Colt DCS' capacity to support the nation's growing digital economy ... ( read original story ...)
Another unexploded World War II bomb discovered at construction site in Nagoya
An unexploded World War II bomb was found Tuesday at a construction site in Nagoya, close to the city center where another unexploded bomb was found this month. According to the police and Nagoya City ... ( read original story ...)
Season passes to Osaka Expo will be discounted for April, May visitors
OSAKA—The Osaka Expo will be offering discounts on season passes for visitors in April and May and selling same-day tickets at the door while supplies last, the organizers announced on Feb. 25. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo gov’t forgoes waterfront art festival amid Fuji TV scandal, mulls reformatting event
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced that it will give up holding "Tokyo Odaiba Triennale 2025," an international art festival set・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Japan Post planning $4 billion sale of shares in Japan Post Bank, sources say
Japan Post Holdings is planning to sell shares in Japan Post Bank which could total some 600 billion yen ($4.02 billion), two sources familiar with the matter said, in the latest loosening of ties ... ( read original story ...)
2 men arrested over death of man found collapsed at Yokohama apartment
Police in Yokohama have arrested two men on suspicion of killing a man who was found collapsed and bleeding from his nose and mouth in the hallway outside his apartment on Monday. A woman who lives in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower on tech losses, firmer yen
Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday as technology shares tracked overnight declines by their U.S. counterparts and exporter issues were sold on a firmer yen. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the ... ( read original story ...)