Tokyo’s metropolitan assembly passed a bill on Wednesday to introduce a same-sex partnership system throughout the Japanese capital, expanding recognition of the LGBTQ community in the only Group of ... ( read original story ...)
TECHFUND Has Successfully Completed An Audit For Tokyo-Native Ethereum Blockchain Game My Crypto Heroes
TECHFUND Audits My Crypto Heroes What makes TECHFUND Audit unique Accel Audit logo We are pleased to announce that TECHFU ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is attending a NATO summit for the first time ever, prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will attend the next NATO summit and that Russia should pay a "high price." ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hosts military symposium U.S. hopes will help contain China
Military commanders from Japan, the United States, South Korea, the Philippines and fourteen other countries met in Tokyo this week for a gathering that Washington hopes will help forge cooperation ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Bond vigilantes and the BOJ are breaking Japan’s bond market
Japan's government bond market is being pushed to breaking point in a contest between foreign speculators and the Bank of Japan, creating challenges for loan pricing and bond sales and raising the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan increases punishment for online insults to one year in prison following reality TV star’s death
Japan can already punish people convicted of "insultation" with a maximum of 30 days in prison or a fine under 10,000 yen (around $75). The amendment ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo counts 1,819 more coronavirus infections on June 16
The Japanese capital recorded 1,819 new COVID-19 cases on June 16 after reporting 2,015 infections the previous day, the Tokyo Metropolitan G ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Increases Legal Punishment for Cyberbullying After Death of ‘Terrace House’ Star
Japan has made online insults punishable by up to a year in prison in an effort to combat cyberbullying. Moves to amend the country’s penal code gained momentum after Hana Kimura, a 22-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
ESR completes first phase of Japan’s largest multi-phase logistics park
APAC's largest real asset manager powered by the New Economy, has completed the construction of ESR Yokohama Sachiura Distribution Centre 1 ("ESR Yokohama Sachiura DC 1" or "DC 1") in Greater Tokyo, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares open higher as investors cheer US rate hike
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 ...)