Japanese police on Wednesday sent to prosecutors the case on a suspect for arson and murder at a clinic in Osaka in December that killed dozens of people. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher on likely lifting of Japan’s COVID-19 quasi-emergency
Tokyo stocks closed sharply higher on Wednesday, gaining particularly in transportation and other leisure-related shares, as the Japanese government is expected to lift its COVID-19 quasi-state of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to fully lift COVID-19 restrictions as infections slow
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced plans to fully lift coronavirus restrictions on March 21 as new infections driven by the highly contagious omicron variant slow. ( read original story ...)
Japan to revoke Russia’s most-favoured nation trade status – PM Kishida
Japan will revoke Russia's most-favoured nation trade status as part of further sanctions against Moscow following the invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Majority in Hokkaido back 2030 Winter Olympics bid, poll shows
"We have gained a certain level of support" for the bid to host the 2030 Games, Sapporo Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto told reporters. ( read original story ...)
Majority in Hokkaido Backs 2030 Winter Olympic Bid: Poll
A majority of people in Hokkaido are in favor of hosting the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Sapporo, said the capital of Japan's northernmost prefecture Wednesday. "We have gained a certain ... ( read original story ...)
Tons of Japanese military supplies leave US air base in Tokyo bound for Ukraine
The supplies, which include helmets and bulletproof vests donated by Japan, were loaded onto an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane in front of a crowd of reporters gathered beside Yokota’s ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan’s former legal chief faces appeal against Tokyo acquittal
Greg Kelly was found guilty this month of only one of many charges of conspiring to conceal Carlos Ghosn’s pay ... ( read original story ...)
Former Nissan director Kelly in new jeopardy as Tokyo prosecutors appeal verdict
The appeal filing comes just days after the American – free from Japan on a suspended sentence – had a tearful homecoming to Tennessee and ensures his years-long legal odyssey will drag on. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police probe online attack on man who lost wife, child to out-of-control motorist
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has begun investigating possible defamatory attacks on social media against a man whose wife and chi ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo prosecutors appeal ruling against Ghosn aide Kelly
Tokyo prosecutors said Wednesday they will appeal a court ruling in which former Nissan executive Greg Kelly was handed a six-month suspended sentence for helping disgraced auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn. ( read original story ...)
Japan says will remove more COVID restrictions as new infections ebb
Japan said on Wednesday it is lifting COVID-19 restrictions imposed on Tokyo and 17 other prefectures as a wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant ebbs. An Omicron wave led to record ... ( read original story ...)
Hayashi Telempu Makes Additional Investment in Adler Pelzer
Hayashi Telempu Corporation (HTC, Headquartered in Nagoya, Naka-ku) makes an additional investment in Adler Pelzer to strengthen and further expand the world's largest alliance of automotive ... ( read original story ...)
Police send case of dead suspect in Osaka clinic arson to prosecutors
Prosecutors are expected to drop the case after the suspect, Morio Tanimoto, 61, died before police were able to question him. ( read original story ...)
Japan prosecutors appeal in ex-Nissan executive Kelly trial
Japanese prosecutors have filed an appeal against the verdict in the trial of former Nissan executive Greg Kelly ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo schools drop controversial dress code on hair and underwear color
For decades, being a student in Tokyo meant you had to look a certain way. But dress code rules that dictated hair color and even underwear in public schools will now be abolished. ( read original story ...)