Naomi Osaka and her longtime boyfriend Cordae revealed the gender of their baby over the weekend. On June 3, the four-time Grand Slam singles champion took to Instagram with a photo carousel that ... ( read original story ...)
Holland America Line Set to Visit 49 Ports in Asia in 2024-25
Holland America Line’s 2024-25 Asia season is set to be the most diverse ever, with 49 ports of call across ten countries, according to a press release. The 2024-25 Asia season will include departures ... ( read original story ...)
Ghostwire: Tokyo heads up June’s latest Humble Bundle
Ghostwire: Tokyo and Honey, I joined a Cult are both available as part of June's latest Humble Bundle. The other game that has caught my eye this month, and I am basing this purely on its name, is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan keeps growth focus but signals end to crisis-mode fiscal largesse
Japan is committed to putting economic growth before fiscal reform, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's government said in its draft mid-year policy framework, while signalling an end to crisis-mode ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Isuzu to relocate factory from Thailand to Indonesia – Indonesia govt
Japanese truck maker Isuzu Motors plans to relocate a factory from Thailand to Indonesia and could start production as early as next year, Indonesia's industry minister said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan unlikely to ditch negative rates for another year-Nomura Asset Management
Japan's negative interest rate policy is likely to be in place for the next year, as the central bank is committed to keeping borrowing costs low to grease the wheels of the economy, Nomura Asset ... ( read original story ...)
700 kg of drugs seized at Tokyo port
Japanese officers seized around 700 kilograms of stimulant drugs in March from a cargo ship that arrived at Tokyo port. ( read original story ...)
Japan rethinks tattoo ban in defence forces
Japan's defence force is rethinking a ban on tattoos as it tries to increase recruitment from a rapidly shrinking population. Tattoos have long been a taboo in the country, where they are associated with mafia-like criminal gangs known as yakuza who sport elaborate skin art. ( read original story ...)
Japan regulator exploring ways to bolster leveraged buyout financing
Japan's financial regulator is exploring ways to bolster financing for leveraged buyouts (LBOs) and is in discussions with big banks and other institutions about how to bring more participants into the market, ( read original story ...)
Second largest batch of drugs in Japan’s history seized in Tokyo port
The Japanese authorities have seized the second largest batch of synthetic drugs in the country''s history, weighing 700 kilograms (1,543 pounds), in the port of Tokyo, Japanese media reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks snap 4-day rally as gains locked in after 33-yr highs
Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower Wednesday to snap a four-day winning streak, as investors locked in technology and other share gains a day after both the Nikkei and Topix indexes notched 33-year ... ( read original story ...)
700kg of stimulant seized from cargo ship at Tokyo port
NHK has learned that Japanese customs officers seized around 700 kilograms of an illegal stimulant drug in March from the cargo of a ship that arrived at Tokyo port. ( read original story ...)
Japan central bank’s ETF holdings under scrutiny as govt seeks revenue
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Wednesday the government must look into whether it can buy the central bank's huge holdings of exchange-traded funds (ETF) at book value. ( read original story ...)
Lawmaker obtains report showing Osaka immigration doctor tested positive for alcohol
An opposition party lawmaker on June 6 announced that he had obtained an internal document stating that 0.36 milligrams of alcohol per liter ... ( read original story ...)
France opposed to opening of Nato liaison office in Japan, official says
Nato statutes ‘clearly limit the scope to North Atlantic’, official says, with reports that president Macron personally objects to the idea ( read original story ...)
Japan high court denies retrial of man over 2002 murder of boy
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese high court on Wednesday refused to grant a retrial to a man who served 17 years in prison for abducting and killing a 22-month-old boy near Nagoya, central Japan, in 2002. ( read original story ...)