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Japan’s state-backed chip startup Rapidus has a similarly long-shot ambition. In a country that currently produces 40 nanometer semiconductors, the two-year-old venture has the goal of leapfrogging generations of innovation and producing bleeding-edge 2 nanometer chips in 2027. ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan is expected to detail plans to taper its huge bond buying on Wednesday and debate whether to raise interest rates, signalling its resolve to steadily unwind a decade of massive monetary stimulus. ( read original story ...)

Around 150 people in Japan were struck ill and a woman died after eating grilled eel from a popular restaurant in Yokohama, said the Japanese city’s health authorities on July 29. ( read original story ...)

Parkway Life REIT (PLife REIT) has agreed to acquire a nursing home property in the Osaka Prefecture, HIBISU Higashi Sumiyoshi, for JPY2.45 billion ($20.7 million). ( read original story ...)

The micro rover 'Tenacious' will fly on ispace's second HAKUTO-R lunar lander. The Luxembourg-based subsidiary of Japanese space exploration firm ispace has finished building a micro lunar rover, ... ( read original story ...)

Unagi is popularly eaten on the Midsummer Day of the Ox in Japan to beat the summer heat. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

A new community of expats is opening bookstores, attending lectures, and imagining alternatives to Xi from the relative safety of Japan. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo can be overrated, said someone who's been to Japan 11 times. People can get more authentic food and cultural experiences elsewhere, she added. ( read original story ...)

The entertainment giant, which holds the rights to the Olympic Games in Europe, has claimed stats showing the number of unique streaming viewers on its Max service after day two of competition in ... ( read original story ...)

Grilled eel, a popular summer delicacy in Japan, is behind a department store food poisoning incident that has left more than 140 people sick and one dead, ... ( read original story ...)

This Bon Odori celebration at Tsukiji Hongwanji is one of Tokyo’s most popular summer festivals. So don a yukata and join the dancing crowd in circling the yagura stage from 7pm to 9pm (6pm to 8.30pm ... ( read original story ...)

Nomura Holdings, Japan's largest brokerage and investment bank, reported a 195% jump in first-quarter profit on Tuesday as the rally in global markets and return of domestic inflation bolstered demand ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese banks have attracted larger foreign investment flows than other sectors, as investors see them as top beneficiaries of potential monetary tightening. Analysts said Japan's emergence from ... ( read original story ...)

With the oldest average population in the world, squeaky clean city streets and something of a national reputation for adhering to the rules, Japan might not immediately leap out as a skater’s ... ( read original story ...)

Nomura Holdings , Japan's largest brokerage and investment bank, reported a 195% jump in first-quarter profit on Tuesday as the rally in global markets and return of domestic inflation bolstered ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo prosecutors have searched the offices of an Upper House lawmaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on suspicion of fraud. ( read original story ...)