Top U.S. and Japanese officials are holding strategic and security talks just two weeks after negotiators ended a Trump-era row by agreeing in principle to a new formula for paying for the American mi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan asks U.S. troops to stay on their bases after particularly strong COVID surges in those areas
American forces have been criticized due to a spike in cases in areas where they're based in large numbers, including Okinawa and Iwakuni, both in southern Japan. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to raise prices on consumer, commercial tires
For the fifth time since 2020, Yokohama Tire Corp. will raise prices on consumer and commercial tires sold in the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Grid Legends: EA Finally Confirm Return of Yokohama Docks
The developers of Grid Legends have announced that Yokohama Docks will be making a return in the latest edition to the series coming out later this year. Codemasters surprised the whole gaming world ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka In Cruise Control To Reach Melbourne Quarters
Japanese star Naomi Osaka cruised into the quarter-finals of the Melbourne Summer Set tournament with a 58-minute demolition of Belgium's Maryna Zanevska on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Melbourne Summer Set: Naomi Osaka, Simona Halep get going into the last-eight
Top seeds Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep were dominant in their respective second-round matches to reach the quarter-finals of the Melbourne Summer Set 1 on Thursday. The no. 1 seed Osaka defeated ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19: Japan asks US military to stay on base amid pandemic
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Thursday asked that the U.S. military in Japan stay inside its bases to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
Ex-idol in Japan arrested for allegedly swindling student out of $138,000
A 22-year-old former member of a Japanese boy band and another man were arrested on Jan. 5 for allegedly swindling a female university stude ... ( read original story ...)
Japan asks US forces to stay on base as COVID-19 cases jump
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi has asked that the U.S. military in Japan stay inside its bases to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan asks U.S. military to stay on base to stop COVID spread
Japan's foreign minister asked Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a call Thursday for American soldiers to remain inside their bases in response to a recent increase in COVID-19 infections around U. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s security role and Taiwan seen in focus at ‘two-plus-two’ talks with U.S.
The question of Japan's security role at a time of rising tension over Taiwan is likely to figure prominently at a meeting on Friday between the foreign and defence ministers of Japan and the United ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 drops nearly 3% as Asia-Pacific markets largely fall
The Dow Jones Industrial Average saw its first decline of 2022 overnight as traders geared up for potentially tighter U.S. monetary policy. ( read original story ...)
Japan and Australia sign defence pact in face of more assertive China
Japan and Australia signed a landmark defence agreement on Thursday to accelerate military co-operation between the two countries and respond to China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific. ( read original story ...)
Australia and Japan join forces with security pact
The leaders of Australia and Japan signed a defence agreement that will allow their armed forces to operate side by side in one another’s territory in the lates ... ( read original story ...)
Heavy snow warning issued in central Tokyo for first time in four years
The weather agency cautioned there would be more snow later Thursday for the Kanto and Tokai regions, urging people to be prepared for traffic disruption and icy roads. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Shivers Under Unusually Heavy Snowfall
The Japanese capital of Tokyo shivered under an unusually prolonged snowfall on Thursday, with heavy snow warnings issued for the city and surrounding areas for the first time in four years. Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)