You can make a real difference - please donate now. Naomi Osaka hopes a sense of freedom will pay dividends as she gets her grass court season underway in the Birmingham Classic on Tuesday. Reigning ... ( read original story ...)
New direct flight service launched to link Nanjing with Japan’s Nagoya
A new air route linking Nanjing, the capital city of eastern China's Jiangsu province, and Japan's Nagoya was launched Saturday. It is the fifth direct flight to Japan from Nanjing after links to ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido Quake Hinders Overseas Visitors
The powerful earthquake that struck Hokkaido early this month came at a time when the number of overseas visitors to the region is at a record high. An estimated 2.79 million tourists from abroad ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo explosion highlights the risk of spray cans
The head of the real estate firm, Taiki Sato, apologized at a news conference held in Sapporo. He said, "I'm truly sorry for having caused trouble to many people. I apologize to everyone who was ... ( read original story ...)
Man suspected of stabbing Osaka police officer and stealing his gun is arrested
OSAKA - Police on Monday arrested a man suspected of stabbing a police officer multiple times in Osaka Prefecture the previous day and stealing his pistol, an incident that came just days before the ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka not at home on grass
World number one Naomi Osaka admits she has a long way to go to turn her mastery of hard courts onto success on grass as she prepares for Wimbledon at the Birmingham Classic this week. Osaka has ... ( read original story ...)
Special Report: How Japan turned against its ‘bazooka’-wielding central bank chief
Japanese companies have used automation to address a tight ... Sales of safes as an alternative to bank deposits boomed. TV news shows that had scarcely covered the BOJ ran features on the threat to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan protests Chinese activity near disputed islands
TOKYO - Japan is protesting what is says was an unauthorized Chinese maritime survey within its economic waters near disputed East China Sea islands. Japan’s Foreign Ministry says it lodged a protest ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama’s new Shinko Pier Terminal with Intercontinental hotel set to open in November
Yokohama’s Shinko Pier Cruise Terminal and Intercontinental Yokohama Pier 8 hotel are set to open in November. By end of March 2020, an additional attraction in the precinct will be the adjacent ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese learners have wealth of opportunities
By: Prajwal Channagiri Japanese companies coming to India is good news for professionals who can overcome the language barrier. Expertise in Japanese can fetch jobs in translation, interpretation ... ( read original story ...)
Yield Slump Sees Japan Funds Roll Dice on FX Bets, Mexico
(Bloomberg) -- Spare a thought for Japan’s yield-starved investors. Not even three months into a new fiscal year, a gauge of global bond yields has slumped to the lowest since 2017 and the yen has ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to stand pat even as trade war, dovish Fed cloud outlook
At a post-meeting news conference, BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda ... if the economy loses momentum to hit its 2% inflation target. Japan's economy expanded an annualised 2.1% in January-March ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Investors Pivot to Risk as Yield Slump Spoils 2019 Plans
(Bloomberg) -- Spare a thought for Japan’s yield-starved investors. Not even three months into a new fiscal year, a gauge of global bond yields has slumped to the lowest since 2017 and the yen has ... ( read original story ...)
On The QT: Broadbeach restaurant Danto Sapporo moves inland after 28 years
Danto Sapporo, which has been trading for 28 years, is heading inland, albeit temporarily. The go-getting Japanese lady who built Danto Sapporo’s home and operates the restaurant plans to demolish the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan requests proof of Iran involvement in tanker attack
The statements from Pompeo are "not convincing," a Japanese government source said Sunday, according to Kyodo News. Last week Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tried to mediate U.S.-Iran relations ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka police chief: Manhunt underway for suspect
The head of the Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters says it is extremely regrettable that a gun was taken from the police officer who was stabbed on Sunday morning. The gun was loaded with five ... ( read original story ...)