Tokyo police will start issuing traffic tickets possibly later this month to electric scooter users for minor offenses such as ignoring traffic lights and riding on sidewalks to prevent an increase in ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul More Expensive City to Live in than Tokyo and London
Seoul’s living expenses were the 12th-highest among major cities in the world. Seoul eclipsed Tokyo (13th), Finland’s Helsinki, and Britain’s London (17th) in living expenses.Tel Aviv, the capital of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Institute of Technology: Reversi! Tokyo Tech Festival 2021 held online
Tokyo Tech Festival 2021 was successfully held online on October 30 and 31, bringing the famous event back after a three-year break. The festival had to be canceled in 2019 due to a massive typhoon, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Institute of Technology: English Environmental Report 2021 Digest Version now available online
Like businesses, Tokyo Tech and other national university corporations are required to compile and publish environmental reports annually in accordance with the Environmental Consideration Law of 2004 ... ( read original story ...)
Grand Prix final cancelled after Japan shuts borders
The Japan Skating Federation (JSF) said on Thursday that figure skating's Grand Prix final, one of the key events leading into the Winter Olympics, has been cancelled after the country closed its ... ( read original story ...)
Robotaxis Roaming Around Yokohama Are Winning Over Unlikely Fans
Nissan Motor Co. is carrying out Japan’s largest demonstration to date of autonomous vehicles in an area to the south of Tokyo, as the automaker moves toward rolling out a commercial robotaxi service. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end lower on COVID-19 variant fears
Tokyo stocks ended lower Thursday as sentiment was hurt amid concerns over the effects of the new Omicron coronavirus variant on the global economic recovery. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended ... ( read original story ...)
Ahead of ‘Money Heist 5’ season finale, The Professor, Tokyo, entire cast gather at red carpet in Madrid
Ahead of 'Money Heist 5' season finale, The Professor, Tokyo, entire cast gather at red carpet in Madrid - 'Money Heist' Part 5 Volume 2 streams on Netflix from 3rd December 2021. ( read original story ...)
Japan retracts new flight bookings ban after criticisms
Japan says it has retracted a ban on new incoming international flight bookings to defend against the new variant of the coronavirus only a day after the policy was announced. The transport ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Japan drops blanket ban on flight reservations after confusion
Japan's transport ministry has cancelled its blanket ban on new reservations for inbound flights and asked airlines to accommodate the needs of returning Japanese, a senior government spokesperson ... ( read original story ...)
Japan coast guard rescues man after boat capsizes
A 69-year-old man drifted in choppy waters off Japan for nearly a day until he was saved by the coast guard. (Dec. 2) ... ( read original story ...)
Japan eases blanket ban on new incoming flight bookings
Japan has softened its suspension of all new incoming flight bookings to make it easier for citizens to return, the government said Thursday, a day after it announced the move prompted by worries ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei falls, Hang Seng edges higher after wild day on Wall Street
Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday after a turbulent day on Wall Street as traders tried to forecast the impact of the coronavirus’s omicron variant. Shanghai and Tokyo fell while Hong Kong and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Scraps Blanket Halt on New Incoming Flight Bookings
Japan has dropped a plan for a blanket halt to all new incoming flight reservations, in a partial reversal of a policy announced a day earlier on concerns about the omicron variant. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks lower in morning on weak Wall St., COVID-19 fears
Tokyo stocks were lower Thursday morning, tracking overnight losses on Wall Street as concerns grew over a potential surge of the new Omicron coronavirus variant that could slow down the global ... ( read original story ...)
China summons Japan envoy over former PM Abe’s Taiwan comments
China's foreign ministry summoned Japan's ambassador in Beijing for an "emergency meeting" on Wednesday evening after former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said neither his country nor the United ... ( read original story ...)