Investors sold U.S. stocks in the week ending Wednesday and bought Japanese and European shares, BofA Global Research said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Sources: Driver zigzagged before ramming car into group of children in Osaka
Investigators say a car that hit seven children in western Japan zigzagged on the street before plowing into them. The driver, who has been arrested for alleged attempted murder, is believed not to ... ( read original story ...)
Body Of Truck Driver, Who Fell In Sinkhole, Found After 3 Months In Tokyo
A road in the city of Yashio caved in during morning rush hour in late January while the 74-year-old man was driving his lorry on it. ( read original story ...)
China and Japan cruise into Sudirman cup semi-finals
Hosts and defending champions China booked their place in badminton's Sudirman Cup semi-finals with a 3-0 win over Malaysia on Friday, while Japan also advanced after beating Taiwan in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsubishi annual profit down 1%, misses forecasts
Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp on Friday posted 950.7 billion yen ($6.54 billion) in net profit for the year ended in March, down 1.4% from a year ago and slightly missing forecasts. ( read original story ...)
Osaka institute nurtures forensic pathologists amid a low autopsy rate
Even though the number of forensic pathologists is on the rise, there were only 173 such people nationwide as of April last year, with nine prefectures having just one each. ( read original story ...)
Japan Q1 GDP likely contracted on soft domestic demand, import surge
Japan's economy probably contracted for the first time in a year in the first quarter, weighed down by softer domestic demand and imports outperforming exports, a Reuters poll showed, as U.S. ( read original story ...)
Japan droht Trump: US-Staatsanleihen könnten in Zoll-Verhandlungen Druckmittel werden
Japan könnte seinen Bestand an US-Staatsanleihen als Trumpfkarte in den Handelsgesprächen mit Washington ausspielen. Dies merkte Finanzminister Katsunobu Kato an und verwies darauf, dass Nippon der ... ( read original story ...)
News in Easy English: What happened to the ‘flying cars’ at Expo 2025 in Osaka?
Flying cars are popular at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai. But there was an accident on April 26 during a demonstration flight. Here are simple questions and ... ( read original story ...)
Body recovered from truck swallowed by sinkhole north of Tokyo
A body has been recovered from the cabin of a truck that fell into a massive sinkhole that opened in the city of Yashio, north of Tokyo, in January. Police and other authorities believe it is the body ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Marubeni annual net profit up 7%, beats forecasts
Japanese trading house Marubeni on Friday posted 503 billion yen ($3.5 billion) in net profit for the year ended in March, up 7% from a year ago and beating forecasts. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s tariff envoy says US talks ‘constructive’
Tokyo's envoy for US tariff talks in Washington said Thursday that the second round of negotiations between the two countries had been "frank and constructive." ( read original story ...)
The Ultimate 10-Day Japan Itinerary, With Options for Saving and Splurging
Two seasoned trip planners on how to best tour the Golden Route through five cities, including Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s job market stays tight, supporting wage momentum
TOKYO] Japan’s labour market remained largely tight in March, supporting momentum for wage hikes, while uncertainties over the global trade war continue to darken the outlook. Read more at The Business Times. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Famously Punctual Bullet Train Halted by Reptile Intruder
One of Japan ’s busiest bullet train lines screeched to a halt Wednesday after a snake tangled itself in a power line, triggering an outage that froze the Tokaido Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka at ... ( read original story ...)
US Embassy in Tokyo warns: Disclose Social media or no visa
New visa application guidelines point towards mandatory disclosure of all Social Networking Service (SNS) accounts accounts used in the last 5 years. ( read original story ...)