Yokohama – Prosecutors on Monday appealed a ruling that sentenced a former nurse to life in prison for killing three patients by putting a disinfectant into their IV drips at a hospital in ... ( read original story ...)
Plenitude buying hotel in Osaka
PETALING JAYA: Plenitude Bhd is acquiring a 14-storey hotel in Osaka, Japan for RM97.57mil. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, Plenitude said its indirect subsidiary, Plenitude Osaka Sdn Bhd, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks wobble on worries over virus, inflation
Tokyo stocks wobbled between positive and negative territory in directionless trade yesterday as investors remained cautious about a new virus strain and US monetary policy moves over inflation. After ... ( read original story ...)
mesm Tokyo, Autograph Collection x SDGs Goal14: “BLUE FANTASY 2021” Starts on December 1st
Tokyo, Autograph Collection is ready to welcome and stimulate its guests with a range of offers capturing the vibrancy and wavelength of the "now" in Tokyo. The hotel's concept of "TOKYO WAVES," with ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo International Film Festival, Tiffcom set dates for 2022 editions
Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) and the festival’s affiliated contents market, Tiffcom, have set the dates for their 2022 editions. TIFF will be held for 10 days from Monday, October 24 to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to expand travel ban to some foreigners with resident status
Japan on Wednesday said it would expand its travel ban on foreigners entering the nation, preventing those with resident status from 10 African nations including South Africa from entering the country ... ( read original story ...)
‘Utter torment’: Japan’s party season loses lustre as workers dread drinking with the boss
Bonenkai, or end of year, party season kicks off in December with some reluctant to join in on the workplace tradition ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron variant detected in Brazil and Japan
Brazil and Japan became on Tuesday the latest countries to report cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.Why it matters: The arrival of the "variant of concern" in the two countries underscores the ... ( read original story ...)
Former PM Abe says Japan, U.S. could not stand by if China attacked Taiwan
Japan and the United States could not stand by if China attacked Taiwan and Beijing needs to understand this, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka still excite all of us, like with the Tokyo brazier
Naomi can came back to excite us all, and to excite herself, returning to experience the same sensations as she experienced in Tokyo 2021 ... ( read original story ...)
Brazil and Japan Report First Cases of the Omicron Variant
Brazil and Japan joined the rapidly widening circle of countries to report cases of the omicron variant, while new findings indicate the mutant coronavirus was already in Europe close to a week before ... ( read original story ...)
Popular series ‘Tokyo Revengers’ to get exhibition in Tokyo and Osaka next year
The manga series by Ken Wakui, "Tokyo Revengers," has been serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine since 2017 and, ever since, sold incredibly well, now exceeding 40 million copies! In April 2021, the ... ( read original story ...)
IKEA is renting out a mini Tokyo apartment for less than $1 per month
If you’ve ever imagined yourself just settling down in one of the cozy, staged “rooms” in an IKEA, this may be the apartment for you. ( read original story ...)
Ichiro holds clinic for Tokyo high school team after receiving letter from players
Ichiro responded to a touching letter from a group of high school baseball players by holding a clinic for the team in Tokyo on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Namibian Diplomat Infected With Omicron Variant Becomes Japan’s First Case
Japan announced a ban on all foreign visitors through the end of the year as a precaution for the new COVID variant after the country received its first case. ( read original story ...)
A US Sailor Showed Japan How to Attack Pearl Harbor
American admirals first showed how vulnerable Pearl Harbor was, nine years before the US entered World War II. ( read original story ...)