TOKYO -- Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad visited Japan on Friday and paid his condolences to the widow of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end mixed on weak yen, US economy woes
Tokyo shares ended mixed Friday as buying in exporters on a weak yen was offset by selling on concerns over the U.S. economy. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to host 2025 World Athletics Championships
The World Athletics Council on Thursday selected Tokyo, Japan, to host the 2025 World Athletics Championships. At the World Athletics Council Meeting in Oregon, USA, the Council also announced that ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota’s Japan flagship Crown car to debut on global markets
Toyota’s flagship model in Japan, the Crown, is going on sale around the world for the first time, including in the U.S. “I’m so excited to announce today that this new Crown family of vehicles will ... ( read original story ...)
Daily COVID-19 cases in Tokyo estimated to top 23,000 on July 20: experts
Experts attending a Tokyo Metropolitan Government monitoring meeting on July 14 estimated that if coronavirus infections continued to increas ... ( read original story ...)
Cockroaches force air base in Tokyo to relocate tenants
Six families at an airlift hub in Western Tokyo were relocated to permit maintenance crews to rid their housing units of cockroaches after a yearlong infestation. ( read original story ...)
Japan hopes to restart 4 more nuclear reactors by winter
Japan hopes to restart four more nuclear reactors in time to avert any power crunch over the winter, industry minister Koichi Hagiuda said on Friday, a week after the pro-nuclear ruling party won a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to host 2025 World Athletics Championships, edging out Singapore and other candidates
SportSG said in March it was bidding to bring the 2025 World Athletic Championships to Singapore. Tokyo has beaten its competition from Singapore, Nairobi and Silesia to be chosen as the host of the ... ( read original story ...)
EXPLAINER: The Unification Church’s ties to Japan’s politics
The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has unearthed long-suspected, little-talked-of links between him and a religious group that started in South Korea but has spread its ... ( read original story ...)
S.Korea seeks to kickstart talks to resolve historical feuds with Japan
South Korea hopes a high-level visit to Tokyo next week will kickstart talks aimed at a breakthrough in historical disputes despite concerns the death of former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe could ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court orders former Tepco officials to pay damages for Fukushima disaster
The Tokyo district court has ordered four former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) to pay JPY13,000 billion ($95bn) in damages to the operator of the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi NPP, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to host 2025 World Championships
Tokyo has been selected as host city for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, the sport's governing body announced on Thursday a day before this year's event begins in Eugene, Oregon a year later ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Levi’s Collection Is a Tribute to the Tennis Star’s Personality
The collection—which lands online at Levi’s on July 18—is just what you might expect for Osaka in that it is unexpected. Osaka sketched all the pieces herself and put a focus on unconventional ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Fumio Kishida cites “problems with the security” in assassination of predecessor Shinzo Abe
Current leader says he's urged police "to carry out a thorough inspection and fix what needs to be fixed" after brazen murder of former premiere at campaign event. ( read original story ...)
Ichinojo takes down yokozuna Terunofuji on Day 5 at Nagoya Basho
No. 2 maegashira Ichinojo outmuscled yokozuna Terunofuji to maintain his perfect record and take the sole lead after five days of action at the Nagoya Gran ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s JERA to start new coal-fired power plant to ease electricity crunch
Japan's biggest power generator JERA is set to start a new 1.07 gigawatt (GW) coal-fired power plant in Taketoyo in central Japan early next month, which could help to alleviate an electricity crunch ... ( read original story ...)