Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said her policies would have a lasting impact on the Japanese capital, while declining to reveal whether she’ll seek reelection next month for a third term in one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s govt to warn of weak yen pain in policy roadmap, draft shows
Japan's government will warn of the pain a weak yen may inflict on households in this year's long-term economic policy roadmap, a draft seen by Reuters showed, as policymakers grow increasingly ... ( read original story ...)
Japan auto safety scandal widens, Toyota halts some shipments
A safety test scandal at Japanese automakers widened on Monday, with Toyota Motor and Mazda both halting shipments of some vehicles after Japan's transport ministry found irregularities in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s UK state visit to go ahead despite election
The King would traditionally spend a week in Scotland, known as “Royal Week” or “Holyrood Week”, at the end of June and the beginning of July. If this clashes with the result of the 4 July election, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Kishida will not call snap election before parliament closes, Asahi reports
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is making final arrangements not to call a snap election during the current parliament session ending June 23, the Asahi daily reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources in his administration. ( read original story ...)
What Anchor Brewing Company’s new owner, Chobani’s Hamdi Ulukaya, has planned
The iconic San Francisco brewery, Anchor Brewing Company, is to get a second lease of life thanks to a new ownership deal. The brand has been in trouble since its parent company Sapporo struggled ... ( read original story ...)
Japan police search for suspects in graffiti at controversial war shrine
Japanese police are searching for suspects in the spray-painting of the word “toilet” on a Tokyo shrine that commemorates the country’s war dead ( read original story ...)
Sharp and KDDI to build ‘Asia’s largest AI data center’ in Osaka, Japan
A statement from KDDI said the data center will host Nvidia GB200 NVL72s, the company’s newest server racks for training and running AI models. These racks each feature 72 GPUs built on Nvidia’s ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s Near-Upset of Iga Świątek at French Open Praised by Andy Murray, Fans
The tennis world has been patiently waiting for Naomi Osaka to return to vintage form, and she did just that on Wednesday. Osaka put forth one of her ... ( read original story ...)
Japan police search for suspects in spray-painting of graffiti at controversial war shrine
Japanese police are searching for suspects in the spray-painting of the word “toilet” on a Tokyo shrine that commemorates the country’s war dead. ( read original story ...)
Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy’. A new international treaty will finally combat this
Can you patent something Indigenous peoples already know about? Too often, the answer is yes - but moves are afoot to stop it. ( read original story ...)
Sharp, KDDI eye launch of large-scale AI data center in Osaka Pref.
Sharp Corp. and Japanese telecom giant KDDI Corp. plan to launch one of the largest artificial intelligence data centers in Asia by c ... ( read original story ...)
$1 million purse on offer at revived Prizefighter event in Osaka
Eight fighters will get their first chance to punch their way to a big payday when the four quarterfinal matches take place at Yamato Arena in Osaka on July 15. The date and location for the semifinal ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for allegedly sexual assaulting teenage girl on her way home
Osaka prefectural police have arrested a 24-year-old man on suspicion of sexually assaulting a teenage girl as she returned home in May. Police said Makoto Okura, a construction worker whose address ... ( read original story ...)
Popular Tokyo neighborhood to ban drinking in public places
One of Tokyo’s most popular tourist neighborhoods is making a move to curb bad behavior – by taking alcohol indoors. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks advance on eased US inflation concerns
Tokyo stocks advanced Monday, as signs of cooling U.S. inflation raised hopes for an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve at an e ... ( read original story ...)