Japan will from Wednesday ease its COVID restrictions on travellers from China, dropping a requirement that everyone take a test for the virus upon arrival, its top government spokesperson said. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end mixed on falling tech shares, weaker yen
Tokyo stocks ended mixed Monday as technology issues came under pressure following a decline in their U.S. peers amid fears of prolon ... ( read original story ...)
Pres. of Japan ad giant Dentsu admits rigging bids over Tokyo Games
The president of Dentsu Group Inc. has admitted to prosecutors the Japanese ad giant's involvement in rigging bids over the Tokyo Olympics, sources close to the matter said Monday, as a corruption ... ( read original story ...)
3 sent to hospital after Japan hotel restaurant serves water mixed with bleach
Three customers at a hotel restaurant were taken to hospital in the western Japan city of Izumisano on Feb. 26 after they were mistakenly ser･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei Index Closes Lower
Tokyo's key Nikkei index closer lower on Monday as global investors worried the Fed could expand rate hikes after the latest US inflation data came in higher than expected. ( read original story ...)
Japan to relax border control for passengers from China on March 1 – TBS
Japan is set to ease its border control measures for passengers from China by removing the need for pre-boarding COVID-19 tests and on-arrival testing, starting March 1, broadcaster TBS reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo James RTW Fall 2023
There was color everywhere, from the patchwork coats and jackets to the jaunty knitted scarves knotted around models' necks. ( read original story ...)
Japan plans to raise the age of consent from 13 years old in an overhaul of sex crime legislation
The age of consent in Japan has not changed since 1907. The proposal is part of a wider push to overhaul sex crime legislation. ( read original story ...)
Ethiopian runners sweep both races at Osaka Marathon
Ethiopia Hailemaryam Kiros broke the meet record to win the Osaka Marathon on Sunday Kiros 26 clocked two hours six minutes and o ... ( read original story ...)
Athletics: Ethiopia’s Kiros wins Osaka Marathon
OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Ethiopia's Hailemaryam Kiros outsprinted Uganda's Victor Kiplangat over the final 200 meters to win the Osaka Marathon on Sunday. The 26-year-old Kiros set a meet record of 2 hours, 6 ... ( read original story ...)
Mokoka misses SA marathon record by 9 sec finishing fifth in Osaka
Stephen Mokoka became only the third South African to break the two-hour, seven-minute barrier in the marathon as he finished fifth in Osaka in 2hr 06min 42min. ( read original story ...)
Asian markets mixed, Tokyo boosted by BoJ nominee
Asian markets were mixed Friday, with traders still occupied by long-running interest rate worries, though Tokyo rallied after the man tipped as Japan's next central bank head made the case for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s military ignored her sexual assault claims, so she went public
Rina Gonoi was sexually assaulted in the Japanese military, but the system didn't listen to her complaints. So she went public and got results — and trolling. ( read original story ...)
With backing from business lobby, Japan PM calls for workers’ pay hikes
Japan must spread the momentum of wage growth across the country to conquer rising inflation as annual labour negotiations wrap up next month, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Sunday, with backing ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo subways to step up anti-flood measures
Officials of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government are planning to install shutters and gates at subway station entrances to keep flood water from flowing into tunnels. ( read original story ...)
New Tokyo tourist spot themed on comedy manga ‘Kochi Kame’ to feature comic strip exterior
A new tourist facility in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward is in the works, featuring a colorful comic strip exterior design, as well as a first floor ... ( read original story ...)