TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened higher Thursday as investors cheered a major US rate hike that boosted Wall Street shares. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 1.88 percent, or 493.81 points, at 26,819.97 ... ( read original story ...)
Body of newborn found at Osaka entertainment area parking lot
The body of a newborn baby was found at a parking lot in this western Japan city late on June 15, sparking a police investigation. ( read original story ...)
Osaka Pref. to give 10,000-yen gift cards to children amid surging prices
OSAKA -- The Osaka Prefecture Government will distribute 10,000-yen (about $74) gift cards to all residents aged 18 and under at the end of July in response to soaring prices, Gov. Hirofumi ... ( read original story ...)
False claim about ‘explosion at Tokyo Tower’ circulates in South Korean posts
A Korean-language YouTube video with more than 250,000 views has been shared in Facebook posts that claim the iconic Tokyo Tower in Japan was damaged by a massive explosion on May 29, 2022. However, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rebound in morning on Wall St., Fed policy meeting
Tokyo stocks rebounded Thursday morning, with the Nikkei index briefly rising over 2 percent, lifted by overnight gains on Wall Stree ... ( read original story ...)
As Japan’s borders reopen, Pico Iyer returns to a magical island of art
The long-awaited lifting of the ban on foreign tourists coincides with the launch of striking new works — and a new hotel — on Naoshima Island ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo set to issue same-sex partnership certificates
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is set to begin issuing partnership certificates to same-sex couples in November. The Tokyo assembly approved the related ordinance on Wednesday that is aimed at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM’s cautious course sets up potential long-term rule
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida did not look like he'd last long when he took office eight months ago. He was seen as nice, but indecisive and subservient to party heavyweights. ( read original story ...)
Sounds of Tokyo train station visualized in trial for hearing impaired travelers
A train station in Tokyo on Wednesday started reproducing platform announcements and the sounds of train arrivals and departures onto a screen in the form of text and sign language to help the hearing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan battles flooding amid deepening climate crisis
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Japan news every morning. In October 2019, Typhoon Hagibis made landfall on the Japanese coast near Tokyo, with winds of more than ... ( read original story ...)
China’s holdings of U.S. Treasuries skid to 12-year low; Japan also cuts holdings
China's holdings of U.S Treasuries tumbled in April to their lowest since May 2010, data showed on Wednesday, with Chinese investors likely cutting losses as Treasury prices fell after Federal Reserve ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese students’ arrival hints ESL sector recovery
The students from Nagoya, Japan are just the first of the many batches that will be coming to Cebu to learn English, an indication of the comeback of the ESL industry in Cebu, said Department of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo moves to allow same-sex partnerships, but not as legal marriage
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday adopted legislation recognizing same-sex partnerships — but falls short of approving same-sex unions as legal marriages. ( read original story ...)
Low-cost Japan-based airline will launch Tokyo-San Jose flights
A low-cost airline with a high-tech approach to air service plans to offer new jetliner flights between Tokyo and San Jose by the end of this year. ( read original story ...)
New Tokyo-Narita to San José flight on ZIPAIR
In a press conference held earlier today in Tokyo, Japanese low-cost carrier ZIPAIR announced plans to inaugurate new, nonstop service between Mineta San ... ( read original story ...)
Japan makes online insults punishable by 1 year in jail in wake of reality star’s death
There has been greater concern about cyberbullying in Japan since 2020, when Hana Kimura died by suicide after being harassed online. ( read original story ...)