Sumitomo Corp aims to install 500 megawatts (MW) or more of battery storage in Japan by March 2031, from 9 MW now, to help mitigate renewable energy fluctuations and improve the efficiency of the ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo decapitated body trial opens with focus on twisted ties between family suspects
The twisted relationship between a couple and their daughter indicted on charges of murdering and decapitating a 62-year-year man at a Sapp・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka drugstore firms hit with $1.9 mil in back taxes over duty-free sales to foreigners
A drugstore chain's group companies here have been accused of underreporting taxes for two years up to August 2021 and ordered to pay a total of some 300 million yen (about $1.93 million) in back ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall on weak exporters, financial issues
Tokyo stocks dropped Wednesday, as fears over a firming yen dented exporters and financial issues were sold on concerns over their ea ... ( read original story ...)
Mother denies helping daughter suspected of beheading man in Sapporo
The mother of a 30-year-old woman charged with killing and beheading a man in Sapporo last July denied Tuesday that she provided assistance to her daughter. "I didn't intend to help," Hiroko Tamura, ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka police looks to freeze 1,300 accounts in money laundering bust
Osaka Prefectural Police have requested financial institutions to freeze approximately 1,300 accounts misused by a group conducting a money laundering operation, investigative sources said Tuesday. An ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Shibuya, Shinjuku wards crack down on street drinking
Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward plans to extend its ban on drinking on the streets to cover the entire year, while Shinjuku Ward is taking its first measures to deal with crowds of Halloween revelers. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo govt to launch dating app to boost declining birth rate
Tokyo officials will be launching a dating application as a "gentle push" for its citizens to find partners. This is part of the government's efforts to boost the country's plunging birth rates. AFP ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo government to launch dating app in bid to boost birth rate
Users will be required to submit documentation proving they are legally single and sign a letter stating they are willing to get married. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s newest attraction is full of surprises
But that’s just one of the things you’re almost guaranteed to see at Immersive Fort Tokyo, a new interactive indoor theme park by Katana Inc, whose chief executive officer, Tsuyoshi Morioka, brought ... ( read original story ...)
Space janitor startup Astroscale jumps 51% in Tokyo debut
TOKYO, June 5 (Reuters) - Shares of Japanese space junk removal startup Astroscale Holdings (186A.T) , opens new tab rose 51% in their debut on Tokyo's growth market on Wednesday. The stock first ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s service activity extends gains, price pressures persist, PMI shows
Japan's service activity extended robust gains in May, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday, amid persistent inflationary pressures that have boosted expectations for another interest rate hike ... ( read original story ...)
Japan real wages down 25th straight month in April, government says
Japan's inflation-adjusted real wages fell again in April from a year earlier, extending a record streak of declines for the 25th month, as higher costs of living outweighed pay raises, data from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Base Pay Rises Most Since 1994 as Wage Deals Kick In
Japanese workers’ base pay jumped by the largest margin since 1994 in a sign that corporate pledges to offer the biggest wage increases in three decades are starting to take effect. ( read original story ...)
Tondabayashi in Osaka announce new inbound tourism experience
The city of Tondabayashi in Osaka Prefecture has announced a new inbound tour by "SABIWabisabi," aimed at revitalizing the local community. This exclusive tour combines traditional Japanese cultural ... ( read original story ...)
America’s Oldest Craft Brewery Saved by Chobani Yogurt Billionaire
The shuttered Anchor Brewing Company is being given a new lease on life after Hamdi Ulukaya, the billionaire founder and CEO of Chobani yogurt, scooped up the business with plans to reopen. The craft ... ( read original story ...)