Japanese champion runner Tomomi Bitoh completed a 170-km (106-mile) race in the Himalayas last November, and immediately made a beeline for a Tokyo clinic to begin freezing her eggs, hoping to keep alive her dream of becoming a mother. ( read original story ...)
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Japan’s birth rate falls to a record low as the number of marriages also drops
The Japanese government data shows the country's birth rate fell to a new low for the eighth straight year in 2023. ( read original story ...)
Food industry exhibit in Tokyo features labor-saving robots
Food industry companies facing staff shortages may find some kitchen help at an exhibition highlighting robots with cooking skills. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to launch first government-run dating app to try and halt plunging birth rate
The government in Japan 's capital will launch a dating app in an effort to promote marriage and boost the falling national birth rate. The fee-based app by the Tokyo Metropolitan government will be ... ( read original story ...)
Sumitomo aims to install 500 MW battery storage in Japan by early 2031
Sumitomo Corp aims to install 500 megawatts (MW) or more of battery storage in Japan by March 2031, from 9 MW now, to help mitigate renewable energy fluctuations and improve the efficiency of the ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo decapitated body trial opens with focus on twisted ties between family suspects
The twisted relationship between a couple and their daughter indicted on charges of murdering and decapitating a 62-year-year man at a Sapp･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka drugstore firms hit with $1.9 mil in back taxes over duty-free sales to foreigners
A drugstore chain's group companies here have been accused of underreporting taxes for two years up to August 2021 and ordered to pay a total of some 300 million yen (about $1.93 million) in back ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall on weak exporters, financial issues
Tokyo stocks dropped Wednesday, as fears over a firming yen dented exporters and financial issues were sold on concerns over their ea ... ( read original story ...)
Mother denies helping daughter suspected of beheading man in Sapporo
The mother of a 30-year-old woman charged with killing and beheading a man in Sapporo last July denied Tuesday that she provided assistance to her daughter. "I didn't intend to help," Hiroko Tamura, ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka police looks to freeze 1,300 accounts in money laundering bust
Osaka Prefectural Police have requested financial institutions to freeze approximately 1,300 accounts misused by a group conducting a money laundering operation, investigative sources said Tuesday. An ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Shibuya, Shinjuku wards crack down on street drinking
Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward plans to extend its ban on drinking on the streets to cover the entire year, while Shinjuku Ward is taking its first measures to deal with crowds of Halloween revelers. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo govt to launch dating app to boost declining birth rate
Tokyo officials will be launching a dating application as a "gentle push" for its citizens to find partners. This is part of the government's efforts to boost the country's plunging birth rates. AFP ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo government to launch dating app in bid to boost birth rate
Users will be required to submit documentation proving they are legally single and sign a letter stating they are willing to get married. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s newest attraction is full of surprises
But that’s just one of the things you’re almost guaranteed to see at Immersive Fort Tokyo, a new interactive indoor theme park by Katana Inc, whose chief executive officer, Tsuyoshi Morioka, brought ... ( read original story ...)
Space janitor startup Astroscale jumps 51% in Tokyo debut
TOKYO, June 5 (Reuters) - Shares of Japanese space junk removal startup Astroscale Holdings (186A.T) , opens new tab rose 51% in their debut on Tokyo's growth market on Wednesday. The stock first ... ( read original story ...)