Hiratsuka, Japan—The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that on May 22, 2025, it acquired the fixed assets (land, building, and OTR tire production machinery) of a closed plant located in Romania ... ( read original story ...)
Japan inflation climbs at fastest rate in more than 2 years
Japan’s core inflation rate climbed at its fastest rate in more than two years in April, piling pressure on the Bank of Japan as it seeks to normalise the country’s interest rates and the unpopular ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Ishiba says he spoke with Trump over phone
Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Friday he held a 45-minute phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss tariffs, diplomacy and security issues. ( read original story ...)
Japan pledges immediate rice relief for consumers to prevent shift to foreign brands
Japan's new agriculture minister pledged on Friday to quickly move rice from government stockpiles to store shelves where they would be offered at prices significantly lower than current levels, ... ( read original story ...)
News in Easy English: The Osaka mayor says sorry about dirty school lunch dishes
The mayor of Osaka said sorry on May 20 about many problems with food at a city elementary school. Since April, there have been problems like ... ( read original story ...)
Dragon Ball scouter? Osaka Expo security guard’s headset goes viral
OSAKA: Security guards for dignitaries at the Osaka-Kansai Expo's Japan Pavilion are going viral on social media for the state-of-the-art head-mounted displays (HMD) worn over one eye, looking like a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tariff envoy to visit US around May 30 to meet Bessent, sources say
Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa intends to visit the United States again on May 30 for a fourth round of trade talks, just one week after this weekend's visit, two sources familiar with ... ( read original story ...)
Tariff crossfire hits Toyota, Nissan, Ford suppliers in Japan
Hiroko Suzuki's father threaded the needle of a U.S. trade war by pushing the family auto-parts business into newer niche products. Now, tariffs imposed by the Trump administration are so sweeping ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s core inflation hits more than 2-year high, could force year-end BOJ hike
Japan's core inflation accelerated at its fastest annual pace in more than two years in April, data showed on Friday, raising the odds of another interest rate hike by year-end. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s core inflation climbs to 3.5%, highest in more than 2 years
The core inflation figure was higher than expectations of 3.4%. Headline inflation climbed 3.6% from a year ago. Japan's core inflation accelerated to 3.5% in April, government data showed on Friday, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan minister wants rice on shelves for under 3,000 yen, Jiji reports
Japan's new Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Friday he aimed to get rice on store shelves for under 3,000 yen ($20.86) for a 5-kg bag, Jiji reported. ( read original story ...)
ANA plane wrongly enters closed area at Hiroshima Airport
An All Nippon Airways plane wrongly entered a closed area at Hiroshima Airport after landing there late Thursday, resulting in passengers having to disembark on mobile boarding stairs. The incident ... ( read original story ...)
Wildlife Studios signs Naomi Osaka and other stars for Tennis Clash
Wildlife Studios and Winners Alliance today announced a major licensing partnership, bringing Naomi Osaka and other stars to the hit mobile game Tennis Clash. Tennis Clash has been played by more than ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo senior day cares offer cooking classes to enhance self-esteem, retain abilities
Adult day service facilities usually look after seniors requiring care during the day to give caregiver family members a break. In Tokyo, how ... ( read original story ...)
Investors have been rattled by a rising U.S. bond yield. They should be more worried about Japan.
Treasury yield has grabbed the lion’s share of attention lately when it comes to signaling how the U.S. fiscal outlook is rattling investors. Yet there’s another less-talked-about factor weighing on sentiment that is coming from overseas: the tumultuous rise in the bond yields of Japan. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama buys idled Romanian OTR plant assets
Yokohama bought the OTR plant in Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania, for $35 million after previous owner Eurotire Inc.'s bankruptcy. ( read original story ...)