Australia's export price index rose 3.6%, while its import price index advanced 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024. ( read original story ...)
Dentsu fined 300 million yen in Tokyo Olympic bid-rigging
Advertising giant Dentsu Group Inc. has been fined 300 million yen ($1.94 million) after being found guilty of violating the Anti-Monopoly Law in connection with the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic Games bid-rigging scandal. ( read original story ...)
Driver still stuck in large sinkhole in Japan over 24 hours after truck plunged inside; nearby residents evacuated
Another sinkhole has since opened up nearby, and residents within a 650-foot radius had been evacuated, a spokesman said. ( read original story ...)
Renowned Russian figure skating couple were on board U.S. plane that crashed, TASS reports
Russian ice skating coaches and former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on board the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Rakuten Group decides not to list Rakuten Securities
Japan's Rakuten Group has decided not to seek a listing for Rakuten Securities on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the company said on Thursday. The struggling e-commerce giant had said in November that it had temporarily withdrawn its application to have the securities unit go public, ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takeda says Q3 profit slid 38%, trailing analyst estimates
Japan's biggest drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical posted third-quarter profits on Thursday that trailed analyst estimates, as the company continues a restructuring push. ( read original story ...)
Rachael Kirkconnell shares photo dump from Tokyo trip with Matt James after being ‘blindsided’ by breakup
Rachael Kirkconnell still loves Tokyo, despite it being the city where she and ex Matt James broke up. The “Bachelor” alum, 28, shared a collection of photos from her Japanese vacation to her Instagram on Wednesday — one day after discussing their split on the Tuesday episode of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast. ( read ...
Mutilated body of man found on mountain in Osaka Prefecture
The mutilated body of a man has been found in a mountain area in the Osaka Prefecture city of Higashiosaka, police revealed on Jan. 29. ( read original story ...)
Japan, US planning meeting between PM Ishiba and President Trump on Feb 7, Asahi reports
Japan and the United States are in the final stage of planning for a meeting between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and President Donald Trump in Washington on Feb. 7, the Asahi newspaper said on ... ( read original story ...)
Rachael Kirkconnell Posts Photo Dump from Tokyo Trip with Matt James Where They Broke Up: ‘Still Love You Tokyo’
Rachael Kirkconnell won’t let heartbreak get her down! On Wednesday, Jan. 29, the Bachelor alum, 28, shared a set of photos on Instagram of her trip to Tokyo with Matt James, 33, which ended in them ... ( read original story ...)
Efforts to save truck driver in sinkhole near Tokyo continue
Rescue workers are still battling to save the life of the driver of a truck trapped in a sinkhole near Tokyo. The road collapse occurred on Tuesday at an intersection in Yashio City, Saitama ... ( read original story ...)
Rachael Kirkconnell Posts Tokyo Photo Dump After Matt James Split, Bachelor Nation Rallies Around Her
Several Bachelor Nation stars shared messages of support for Rachael Kirkconnell via social media after her split from Matt James ( read original story ...)
Post-war relic in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park to be demolished
A building that once housed US military personnel in the heart of Tokyo, then athletes for the 1964 Olympics, is set to be torn down. NHK looks back through the memories of a man who lived nearby. ( read original story ...)
Japanese retailer will host a lottery to give buyers a chance to purchase an RTX 5090 or RTX 5080
Japanese electronics retailer Goodwill Nagoya Osu will conduct a lottery for customers who line up at the store by 10:20 a.m. on January 31 to determine who can buy an RTX 5090 or RTX 5080 GPU. ( read original story ...)
JR Tokai’s ‘Doctor Yellow’ Shinkansen train ends final inspection
The iconic "Doctor Yellow" Shinkansen train of Central Japan Railway Company, or JR Tokai, has completed its final track inspection before retirement. ( read original story ...)
Cherry blossom season predicted to begin in Tokyo on March 21
This year’s cherry blossom season is expected to align with or slightly precede historical averages in western and eastern Japan. ( read original story ...)