Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making final arrangements not to call a snap election during the current parliament session ending June 23, the Asahi daily reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources in his administration. ( read original story ...)
What Anchor Brewing Company’s new owner, Chobani’s Hamdi Ulukaya, has planned
The iconic San Francisco brewery, Anchor Brewing Company, is to get a second lease of life thanks to a new ownership deal. The brand has been in trouble since its parent company Sapporo struggled ... ( read original story ...)
Japan police search for suspects in graffiti at controversial war shrine
Japanese police are searching for suspects in the spray-painting of the word “toilet” on a Tokyo shrine that commemorates the country’s war dead ( read original story ...)
Sharp and KDDI to build ‘Asia’s largest AI data center’ in Osaka, Japan
A statement from KDDI said the data center will host Nvidia GB200 NVL72s, the company’s newest server racks for training and running AI models. These racks each feature 72 GPUs built on Nvidia’s ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Near-Upset of Iga Świątek at French Open Praised by Andy Murray, Fans
The tennis world has been patiently waiting for Naomi Osaka to return to vintage form, and she did just that on Wednesday. Osaka put forth one of her ... ( read original story ...)
Japan police search for suspects in spray-painting of graffiti at controversial war shrine
Japanese police are searching for suspects in the spray-painting of the word “toilet” on a Tokyo shrine that commemorates the country’s war dead. ( read original story ...)
Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy’. A new international treaty will finally combat this
Can you patent something Indigenous peoples already know about? Too often, the answer is yes - but moves are afoot to stop it. ( read original story ...)
Sharp, KDDI eye launch of large-scale AI data center in Osaka Pref.
Sharp Corp. and Japanese telecom giant KDDI Corp. plan to launch one of the largest artificial intelligence data centers in Asia by c ... ( read original story ...)
$1 million purse on offer at revived Prizefighter event in Osaka
Eight fighters will get their first chance to punch their way to a big payday when the four quarterfinal matches take place at Yamato Arena in Osaka on July 15. The date and location for the semifinal ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for allegedly sexual assaulting teenage girl on her way home
Osaka prefectural police have arrested a 24-year-old man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a teenage girl as she returned home in May. Police said Makoto Okura, a construction worker whose address ... ( read original story ...)
Popular Tokyo neighborhood to ban drinking in public places
One of Tokyo’s most popular tourist neighborhoods is making a move to curb bad behavior – by taking alcohol indoors. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks advance on eased US inflation concerns
Tokyo stocks advanced Monday, as signs of cooling U.S. inflation raised hopes for an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve at an e ... ( read original story ...)
Yuka Saso makes headlines in Japan as special edition papers mark her US Open win
Commuters at Tokyo’s Shimbashi Station were greeted with a special edition of the Yomiuri newspaper. The big news was the victory of Yuka Saso at the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas seeks more US natural gas assets, president says
TOKYO, June 3 (Reuters) - Japan's top city gas supplier Tokyo Gas (9531.T) , opens new tab is looking to add more U.S. natural gas assets, its president said on Monday, as it aims to expand its ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo billboard altered to show ‘promo for former South Korean ruling party chief’
Footage shared in multiple posts of billboards above a busy intersection in the Japanese capital Tokyo was edited to replace one of the adverts with a photo of former South Korean justice minister Han ... ( read original story ...)
Keeping Tokyo flowing with the PowerCUTTER 200
Using Trelleborg’s state-of-the-art robotic cutter, the PowerCUTTER 200, a solution was found to replace a failed pipeline installation. ( read original story ...)