Seiji Uebayashi broke out of a mini-slump with a two-run blast to give the Chunichi Dragons a 2-1 win against the DeNA BayStars in C ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka teen acquires college graduate-level nat’l license for handling hazardous materials
A junior high school student here has passed the Japanese national qualification exam for handling Class A hazardous materials after teaching ... ( read original story ...)
Exxon agrees to supply Japan’s Marubeni with low-carbon ammonia
Exxon Mobil has signed a long-term agreement to supply 250,000 metric tons of low-carbon ammonia annually to Japanese trading house Marubeni , the U.S. oil producer said on Wednesday, representing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nippon Telegraph plans to buy remaining stake in NTT Data for $20.9 billion, Nikkei reports
Japan's telecom giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone is considering to make a tender offer of up to 3 trillion yen ($20.92 billion) to buy the remaining shares it does not already own in NTT Data, the ... ( read original story ...)
Drugmaker Shionogi to buy Japan Tobacco’s unit Torii Pharmaceutical for $1 billion
Japanese drugmaker Shionogi said on Wednesday that it will acquire Torii Pharmaceutical , a subsidiary of Japan Tobacco , for more than 150 billion yen ($1.05 billion). ( read original story ...)
Automaker owned by Taiwan’s Foxconn to make EVs for Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors
Foxtron, an automaker partly owned by Taiwan iPhone manufacturer Hon Hai Technology Group, and Mitsubishi Motors of Japan said Wednesday they have agreed to develop an electric vehicle to be sold in ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Deutsche Bank’s DWS and Japan’s Nippon Life in talks on India venture
Deutsche Bank's investment arm DWS is in talks to form an asset management joint venture in India with the Japanese insurer Nippon Life, four people with knowledge of the matter said, as the German ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s yellow street slashes prostitution in red-light area by 90% in Japan
Police believe the striking colour makes the streetwalkers and their potential clients feel uncomfortably conspicuous. ( read original story ...)
A man with a knife slashes 2 people at a Tokyo subway station and is arrested
Japanese police and media say a man with a knife has slashed two passengers on a train stopping at a Tokyo subway station during Wednesday's evening rush. ( read original story ...)
Stabbing attack at Tokyo subway station, two men injured
Tokyo police say a woman has been injured after a man went on a stabbing spree at a subway station in Tokyo. The police say the attacker is in custody and that they are investigating the incident. ( read original story ...)
OCA examines heart of 2026 Asian Games
The members of the coordination committee of the Olympic Council of Asia conducted a technical visit to Nagoya last week to learn first-hand about ... ( read original story ...)
Baseball: Uebayashi home run gives Dragons 2-1 win against BayStars
Seiji Uebayashi broke out of a mini-slump with a two-run blast to give the Chunichi Dragons a 2-1 win against the DeNA BayStars in Central League baseball on Wednesday. The 29-year-old outfielder ... ( read original story ...)
Man held after several injured in Tokyo Metro knife attack: Reports
Tokyo Metro’s Namboku line was suspended after the incident. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
A man with a knife slashes 2 people at a Tokyo subway station, reports say
A man with a knife slashed two passengers waiting for a train at a Tokyo subway station during the evening rush on Wednesday, and their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Woman gets suspended term for aiding daughter hide severed head
A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced a woman to 14 months in prison, suspended for three years, for helping her daughter hide th ... ( read original story ...)
Rome: Naomi Osaka routs Slam finalist, sets up 2R showdown vs No. 9 seed
After easily losing the first set, the Italian - who is now ranked at No. 177 in the world - bounced back at the start of the second set and took a 3-1 lead. But it didn’t take long form the former world No. 1 to respond - and she did in style - by ...