A four-year-old girl died after she fell from the balcony of her family’s 25th-floor apartment in Osaka on Wednesday morning. According to police, the body of Kanon Hayashi, wearing pajamas, was seen ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 72 coronavirus infections on Oct. 13, 5th day in row under 100
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 72 COVID-19 cases in the Japanese capital on Oct. 13, the fifth day in a row it has seen under 100 ... ( read original story ...)
Teenager arrested near Tokyo for assaulting girl, likely connected with fatal arson
TOKYO, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- A 19-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of assaulting a girl the previous day inside a house in Kofu city, west of Tokyo, Japan, police said. The boy ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end lower ahead of US price data amid high oil costs
Tokyo stocks ended lower in volatile trading Wednesday as investors cautiously awaited U.S. consumer price index data due later in th ... ( read original story ...)
Azercell awards Tokyo Olympics 2020 winners (PHOTO)
The Company has awarded Olympic and Paralympic winners with valuable gifts who waved the Azerbaijani flag with their victory at the Intern ... ( read original story ...)
For Hanoi SEA Games, Indonesia and Thailand share Russia’s fate in Tokyo Olympics
Indonesia and Thailand will not be allowed to carry their respective flags in the Hanoi Southeast Asian Games next year for being non-compliant of the anti-doping rules by the World Anti-Doping Agency ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s largest opposition party focuses on human rights in party platform
Japan's largest opposition group unveiled a campaign platform on Wednesday that said it would stand for rights like supporting same-sex marriage and different surnames for couples, marking out ... ( read original story ...)
Driver, 90, in Tokyo accident that killed young mother and daughter admits pedal error
A 90-year-old retired senior bureaucrat set to start a 5-year prison term for negligent driving causing death in an April 2019 accident that ・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: With an eye on China, Japan’s ruling party makes unprecedented defence spending pledge
An unprecedented election pledge by Japan's ruling party to double defence spending underscores the nation's haste to acquire missiles, stealth fighters, drones and other weapons to deter China's ... ( read original story ...)
Back from the brink: how Japan became a surprise Covid success story
A ramp-up in vaccinations among factors helping push Covid infections to lowest levels in more than a year, but experts warn winter could spark a fresh wave ... ( read original story ...)
Why Nobody Invests in Japan
Japan stands apart. In the rest of the world, countries seeking to boost growth encourage foreign companies to set up new facilities on their soil or buy domestic companies, ventures known as inward ... ( read original story ...)
Tooth analysis suggests earliest Native Americans came from Siberia, not Japan
While theories that Native Americans are descended from people who migrated north from Japan, new research suggests that the earliest inhabitants of the Americas were descended from people in Siberia ... ( read original story ...)
How can I invest for my granddaughter in Japan?
I have helped finance two junior Isas for my British grandchildren and would like to invest in something similar ... ( read original story ...)
Ugh, Nazi-Themed Host Bar Opens In Osaka
At host clubs, men serve customers their drinks, light their cigarettes, and make small talk with them. At a newly opened one in Osaka, they also dress as Nazis. That’s pretty fucked up. The name of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower as IMF downgrades economic growth estimate
Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday as investor sentiment was hurt by an International Monetary Fund downgrade of growth estimates fo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers’ mood drops to 6-month low in October – Reuters Tankan
Japanese manufacturers have become less positive about business conditions whereas the service-sector outlook improved to a level not seen since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, showed the ... ( read original story ...)