Ange Postecoglou's Yokohama F. Marinos have caught alight in the J-League, recording an extraordinary 8-2 win over Vegalta Sendai on Wednesday night. Yokohama were up 7-0 before Vegalta managed to fin... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Son says Japan is ‘stupid’ to disallow ride-sharing
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son blasted Japan on Thursday for not allowing ride-sharing services, calling it “stupid” and saying the country was lagging overseas ri... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Didi, SoftBank set up taxi-hailing joint venture in Japan
TOKYO — Chinese mobile service giant Didi Chuxing and Tokyo-based SoftBank Corp. have set up a joint venture for taxi-hailing in Japan. The companies announced the plan Thursday for a service that use... ( read original story ...)
Japanese city running out of ninjas as population shrinks
A small city in Japan is facing a ninja shortage as the town struggles with ... Nicole Darrah covers breaking and trending news for FoxNews.com. Follow her on Twitter @nicoledarrah. ( read original story ...)
Trade deal with Japan means cheaper cars for Europeans
... cheaper for car buyers in Europe than they have been until now thanks to the European Union and Japan signing a trade agreement. It will also be good news for anyone in the business of supplying m... ( read original story ...)
A month after magnitude 6.1 Osaka quake, progress slow on fixing walls and water pipes
OSAKA – A month after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northern Osaka Prefecture, progress is slow on removing substandard concrete walls that could collapse and on fixing the aging sewage system. Th... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic venues make progress with 2 years to go
TOKYO (AP) — The Japan Sports Council gave a progress report on the new National Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, saying the project is 40 percent complete with two years to go before ... ( read original story ...)