Demand for lodgings in central Osaka is rising ahead of the Osaka Kansai Expo 2025, which opens on April 13. New hotels have been opening in succession, but with the rapid boom of foreign tourists ... ( read original story ...)
Ten stand-out pavilions at Expo 2025 Osaka
Pavilions designed by leading Japanese architects Kengo Kuma, Shigeru Ban and SANAA feature in this preview of 10 must-see pavilions at Expo 2025 Osaka, which opens this weekend. Taking place on the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s biggest Yakuza crime group pledges to end decade-long gang war
Japan’s largest Yakuza crime syndicate has pledged to end its longstanding war with a rival faction and refrain from causing “trouble,” authorities said, as the mafia-like groups contend with falling ... ( read original story ...)
Fortress Fukuoka to pile pressure on Holland’s strugglers (Avispa Fukuoka vs Yokohama F. Marinos prediction) | OneFootball
Avispa Fukuoka will look to continue their impressive run when they host struggling Yokohama F. Marinos at Best Denki Stadium on Saturday afternoon in a clash that highlights the contrasting fortunes ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Expo organizers prepare for 3-day isolation in disaster plan
With the World Exposition in Osaka to be held on an artificial island, concerns have risen over the possibility of visitors becoming ... ( read original story ...)
Woman walking home in Sapporo groped from behind by man
A woman in her 20s was groped from behind by a man as she walked home alone late Wednesday night. The incident occurred at around 11:25 p.m. in Chuo Ward, TBS reported. According to police, the woman ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling camp to call for sales tax cut, Yomiuri reports
Japan's ruling coalition is considering requesting the government to cut the sales tax rate as part of measures to cushion the economic blow from rising cost of living and U.S. tariffs, the Yomiuri ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei falls 5% on Wall Street’s sharp decline
Japan's Nikkei share average slumped 5% in early trade on Friday, tracking Wall Street's sharp losses amid worries over uncertainty about the trade war's potential economic fallout. ( read original story ...)
Fish fossil found in Hokkaido named new species
A fossilized tooth of a cartilaginous fish found in Japan's northernmost prefecture Hokkaido in 2013 is of a newly discovered spec･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Milky Way’s Closest Neighbor May Be Tearing Apart
Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan were surprised by their study results, which they say are "indisputable." ... ( read original story ...)
Fact check: Trump makes false claims about China, Japan and the EU at Cabinet meeting
President Donald Trump made a series of false claims in televised remarks Thursday at a meeting of his Cabinet, including inaccurate assertions about US relations with China, Japan and the European ... ( read original story ...)
JFE to spend $2.26 billion to build large electric arc furnace in Japan
JFE Steel, Japan's No. 2 steelmaker and a unit of JFE Holdings, said on Thursday it will invest 329.4 billion yen ($2.26 billion) to build a large, advanced electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Kurashiki ... ( read original story ...)
Asuka III Delivered to NYK
NYK Cruises today took delivery of the Asuka III from Meyer Werft. The company said in a press release that the traditional flag change occurred during the delivery ceremony. Onboard the ship, ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka police give lost rare parrot to animal rights group leader sparking probe
Osaka Prefectural Police gave a grey parrot they received as a lost item to an animal protection group leader, unaware that the bird was a rare specie ... ( read original story ...)
LOOK: Philippine pavilion stuns at Expo 2025 Osaka
The Pavilion is a showcase of our culture and a heartfelt expression of friendship, respect, and shared aspirations with our Japanese partners,” said Philippine Ambassador to ... ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka draws on ancient Silk Road shelters
A forest-like cluster of wooden columns crowns the Uzbekistan Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, designed by German studio Atelier Brückner as a nod to ancient shelters along the Silk Road. Named the Garden ... ( read original story ...)