Japan's digital services industry have been strained by the yen's depreciation, which has caused costs to surge and squeezed profits. The reliance on overseas service providers is part of Japan's "digital deficit," which has sent wealth abroad. ( read original story ...)
Italian Open 2024: Naomi Osaka vs Qinwen Zheng preview, head-to-head, prediction, live streaming details
Preview of the highly anticipated Round of 16 clash between former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka and rising Chinese star Qinwen Zheng at the Italian Open 2024. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Hottest New Hotel Is A Black Tea-Scented Oasis In The Heart Of Ginza
This hotel is a snug port in the storm, nestled as it is between LVMH flagships, the district’s Kabuki theatres and all those ancient sushi counters still operating from where the Tsukiji fish market ... ( read original story ...)
Sake takes UK by storm as Japan’s national drink goes mainstream
No longer just drunk for courage at karaoke clubs, the ‘food-friendly’ rice spirit is becoming a first choice of connoisseurs ( read original story ...)
77 pct of Japan’s COVID-19 oral drugs to be destroyed
The Japanese government secured the oral drugs for 5.6 million people during the pandemic, but those for 4.3 million people remain unused, Kyodo News reported Saturday, citing an estimate based on government data. ( read original story ...)
Museum brandishing 550 medieval samurai swords opens in Nagoya
A museum exhibiting swords owned by "busho" military commanders and other items from Japan's medieval past opened here on May 1.Nagoya Sword･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
In Photos: National treasures, wearable helmets at newly opened Nagoya sword museum
A theater where the imagery changes in response to visitors' body movements is seen in Nagoya's Naka Ward on April 10, 2024. (Mainichi/Atsuko Ota) ... ( read original story ...)
Japan proposes expanding commercial whaling to fin whales, a larger species than the 3 allowed now
Japan’s Fisheries Agency has proposed a plan to allow catching fin whales in addition to three smaller whale species currently permitted under the country’s commercial whaling around its coasts. ( read original story ...)
Japan parade popular with New Yorkers
The third Japan Parade has been held in New York City, featuring Japanese festival dancing and drum performances. ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for assaulting common-law wife at home in Sapporo
Police in Sapporo have arrested a 40-year-old man on suspicion of assaulting his common-law wife, who is in her 30s, at their home on Friday night. According to police, the incident occurred at around ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s bullet trains host wrestling, dining events in new travel trend
Wrestlers face off in a shinkansen bullet train traveling from Tokyo to Nagoya in central Japan, with cheers erupting throughout the packed car as they exchange kicks and execute pile drivers. This is ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Champions League final: Japan’s Yokohama F-Marinos come back to beat UAE’s Al Ain in first leg
Harry Kewell’s Yokohama edge Al Ain side managed by Hernan Crespo, who met Kewell in 2005’s Liverpool v Milan final of Uefa Champions League. ( read original story ...)
Pro-Palestine rally in Tokyo against Rafah attack
From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!' echoes through streets of Shibuya in Japan's capital as pro-Palestine demonstrations gain traction - Anadolu Ajansı ( read original story ...)
Osaka returning to form … on clay? You’d better believe it
Naomi Osaka would be the first to tell you clay is not her preferred surface. But here in Rome, it's all coming together. ( read original story ...)
Call me “Clayomi”? Naomi Osaka scores second Top 20 win in Rome over Daria Kasatkina
Osaka is into the fourth round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia after surprising 2022 Roland Garros semifinalist Kasatkina in straight sets on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Nadal out of Italian Open as Osaka and Swiatek progress
Rafael Nadal is knocked out of the Italian Open by Hubert Hurkacz in what could be the Spaniard's final appearance in Rome. ( read original story ...)