Those who want to climb one of the most popular trails of the iconic Japanese Mount Fuji will now have to reserve ahead and pay a fee as the picturesque stratovolcano struggles with overtourism, littering and those who attempt rushed “bullet climbing, ( read original story ...)
Flight from Manila lands in Osaka Pref. due to Fukuoka curfew, lack of crew in Kitakyushu
A Cebu Pacific flight from Manila bound for Fukuoka ended up hundreds of kilometers away in Osaka Prefecture on May 19 due to an airport cu ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks up on Dow rise, gains limited by higher interest rates
Tokyo stocks rose Monday, buoyed by the U.S. Dow Jones index closing above 40,000 for the first time ever last week, although gains w ( read original story ...)
TIER IV to launch robotaxi business in Tokyo, November 2024: Starting with limited operational domains
TOKYO, May 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TIER IV, a pioneer in developing open-source software for autonomous driving (AD) systems, is set to launch a unique robotaxi service in November 2024. Initially targeting areas and times that conventional taxi operators ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers want BOJ to keep yen stable, survey shows
Japan's large manufacturers saw exchange rate stability as the biggest factor they wanted out of the central bank's monetary policy, a Bank of Japan survey showed on Monday. Roughly 70% of firms ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi Crown Prince MBS Postpones Japan Trip Amid Concerns About Saudi King’s Health
Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman, who handles most day-to-day affairs in the kingdom, is next in line to the throne. ( read original story ...)
Victims’ families to sue over fatal 2022 Hokkaido boat accident
SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- The families of 14 victims in the fatal tourist boat accident off Hokkaido in 2022 that left 20 people dead and six missing plan to file a damages suit against the ship operator in ... ( read original story ...)
Easy Japanese news in translation: Flowers of 3,700 rose plants blooming in Osaka park
Roses in colors including red, white and yellow are in full bloom at Nakanoshima Park in the center of Osaka. The rose garden in the park is about 13,000 square meters in size. Some 3,700 plants in ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka govt to request master plan for IR adjacent site
By the end of this year, the Osaka prefecture should have the master plan for Yumeshima phase 2 established. Following the end of the Osaka Expo in 2025, i.e., the autumn of next year, the prefectural ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers want stable FX from BOJ policy, survey shows
Japan's large manufacturers saw exchange rate stability as the biggest factor they wanted out of the central bank's monetary policy, a Bank of Japan survey showed on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan hopes to deepen friendship with Taiwan under new president Lai
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan hopes that its friendship with Taiwan will deepen further under the island's new President Lai Ching-te, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Monday. Expressing Japan's congratulations on Lai's inauguration, the top ... ( read original story ...)
SEVENTEEN Draws 110,000 Fans Over Two Days at Osaka Stadium Concert
These photos, provided by Pledis Entertainment on May 20, 2024, shows SEVENTEEN's "Follow Again to Osaka" concert at the Yanmar Stadium Nagai in Osaka, Japan, which marks the band's first standalone ... ( read original story ...)
Saudi crown prince postpones Japan trip citing king’s health, Tokyo says
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has postponed his visit to Japan scheduled to begin on Monday due to King Salman's health issue, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said. ( read original story ...)
1 month since ban ended, ride-hailing demand in Tokyo-area pref. ‘lower than expected’
May 12 marked one month since ride-hailing services have been allowed in Kanagawa Prefecture, just south of Tokyo. The move was meant to k ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and ASEAN plan joint strategy on auto production, Nikkei reports
Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plan to create their first joint strategy on automobile production and sales within the Southeast Asian bloc to counter China's increasing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan grappling with invasive raccoon population nearly 40 years after bringing them to the country
Raccoons are not native to Japan, but were brought to the country in the 1970s following the popularity of the 1977 anime “Rascal the Raccoon.” ... ( read original story ...)