OSAKA, JP / ACCESS Newswire / April 28, 2025 / On April 28, Sichuan Week, China Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, officially kicks off, marking a significant milestone as the first Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Ticket sales for Osaka expo top 10 mil., most sold in advance
Admission ticket sales for the World Exposition in Osaka topped 10 million in about two weeks after its opening on April 13, organizers said Monday, with most of them sold in advance. The Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Ceara’s golden boot hunt continues? (Yokohama FC vs Kashima Antlers prediction) | OneFootball
Kashima Antlers will aim to continue their impressive form when they visit relegation-threatened Yokohama FC in Tuesday's J1 League clash at NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire announces price increase on tire sold in U.S.
Santa Ana, CA – Yokohama Tire Corporation (YTC) announced it will implement a price increase of up to 10 percent on its consumer replacement tires and commercial truck tires sold in the U.S., ... ( read original story ...)
Mourners pay respects to Pope Francis at Osaka Expo’s Vatican Pavilion
Mourning of the late Pope Francis continued in Japan on Monday, with people paying their respects in front of a world-renowned painting now on display at the Holy See Pavilion of the 2025 Osaka World ... ( read original story ...)
Japan supermarket rice prices up for 16th straight week, imports seen jumping
Japanese supermarket rice prices rose for the 16th straight week and doubled from a year ago, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, despite the government's release of the staple grain from its ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo enacts ordinance to foster diversity and inclusion
The number of foreign residents in Sapporo has doubled over the past decade, despite an overall population decline in the city. ( read original story ...)
Early cancer detection startup Craif raises $22M
Cancer ranks as one of the top causes of death worldwide. The National Cancer Institute reported nearly 20 million new cancer cases and 9.7 million ... ( read original story ...)
Palace Teases New Osaka, Japan Flagship Store
Palace Skateboards now has flagship stores across the world in London, New York City, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Seoul. Osaka will mark the second Japanese flagship store location for the streetwear ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Stocks Rise on Tariff Calm, Toyota Surges on Buyout Report
Japan’s shares rose to levels not seen since before Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariff announcement, as progress in trade talks and a slightly weaker yen fueled risk appetite. ( read original story ...)
The Tokyo government steps in to play matchmaker as population falls
But the nation's population has been in decline for 15 years. Last year, more than two people died for every baby born — a net loss of almost a million people. And now, the island nation is on pace to ... ( read original story ...)
24 Hours in Tokyo: From an Ancient Shrine and a Pop Culture Mecca to Lantern-Lit Alleys and Arcades
Tokyo is a choose-your-own-adventure metropolis that always leaves you wanting more. In partnership with Intrepid, one Broadsheet writer joins a small group tour, managing to see a huge chunk of Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s population is shrinking. Here’s what it means – and what some are doing about it.
Japan's falling population is owed, in part, to a spike in the success of women in the workforce. A greater percentage of Japanese women hold jobs than their American counterparts. ( read original story ...)
Why Japan’s birth rate is falling and what the country’s doing to try and reverse the population decline
Japan's population has been shrinking for 15 years, with huge implications for the country's economy, national defense, and culture. Now, policymakers are working to boost birth rates. ( read original story ...)
Japan denies report citing Bessent’s push for strong yen
Japan's top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura on Monday denied a report in the Yomiuri newspaper that cited U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as saying during a bilateral meeting with Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Drunken 77-year-old man arrested for assaulting wife on street in Sapporo
Police in Sapporo have arrested a 77-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting his wife on a street in Sapporo. According to police, the incident occurred at around 8 p.m. on Saturday. NTV reported that ... ( read original story ...)