What if I told you that there was a plant that could be used to treat diabetes, liver problems, ulcers, leukemia, and malaria? Understandably, you would want that plant to be studied and turned into ... ( read original story ...)
Continental Micronesia plans Honolulu-Nagoya service
HOUSTON -- Continental subsidiary Continental Micronesia plans to begin daily nonstop service Dec. 20 between Honolulu and Nagoya, Japan, pending government approval. Mark Erwin, president of ... ( read original story ...)
Power outage halts Tokyo commuter train lines, affecting 673,000 passengers
A railway power outage in Tokyo disrupted the morning commute for roughly 673,000 passengers Friday as two main lines servicing some of the world's busiest stations were halted. ( read original story ...)
Record-Breaking Alpina Z8 Headlines BH Auction’s In Tokyo
Alpina Z8: Tokyo’s collector car market opened 2026 with emphatic momentum as more than ¥507.5 million ($3.19 million) worth of high-performance and investment-grade automobiles changed hands at the ... ( read original story ...)
Major train lines in Tokyo suspended after power outage
The East Japan Railway Company says all services on two major lines in Tokyo are suspended due to a power outage. The Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line, two of the city's busiest routes, have ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands affected after power outage halts Tokyo commuter train lines
TOKYO: A railway power outage in Tokyo disrupted the morning commute for thousands on Friday (Jan 16) as two main lines with some of the world's busiest stations were halted after reports of a fire. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s finance minister issues fresh verbal warning as yen falters
A joint statement between the U.S. and Japan says that “decisive action—meaning intervention—can be taken against sharp currency moves that do not reflect fundamentals,” Satsuki Katayama said. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama’s head of HR accuses mayor of repeated abuse
YOKOHAMA--A senior Yokohama official accused Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka of power harassment on Jan. 15 and called for an independent third-party investigation while urging him to correct his ... ( read original story ...)
Yoshimura gambles on double election to push plan to merge Osaka city’s wards
The Osaka governor’s resignation has drawn criticism from within the Japan Innovation Party, which he also leads. ( read original story ...)
Osaka governor, mayor announce twin elections over metropolis plan
The Osaka governor and the Osaka mayor said Thursday that they will resign and run for reelection to their respective posts as part o ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Yamanote Line suspended due to power outage
All services on the busy Yamanote Line in Tokyo were suspended from the first train on Friday due to a power outage. Operator East Japan Railway, or JR East, said Friday morning that it was unclear ... ( read original story ...)
Power outage halts Tokyo commuter train lines, disrupting thousands
A railway power outage in Tokyo disrupted the morning commute for thousands on Friday as two main lines with some of the world's busiest stations were halted after reports of a fire. ( read original story ...)
Osaka governor, mayor announce elections over metropolis plan
The Osaka governor and the Osaka mayor said Thursday that they will resign and run for reelection to their respective posts as part of their regionally based party's third attempt to transform the ... ( read original story ...)
Transcript: Why Japan’s prime minister might call a snap election
Marc Filippino He said he’d received assurances that Iran had stopped killing protesters. People have taken to the streets in outrage for the past two weeks over economic hardship. Trump said on Tuesday, “Help is on the way”. Yesterday the US began evacuating some personnel from its largest base in the region in Qatar, which ...
Snowy Sapporo scrambles to prepare for rare winter snap general election
The growing prospect of a snap general election in Japan at an unspecified date is sending election officials in the snowy northern city of Sapporo scrambling to prepare. ( read original story ...)
36 Hours in Sapporo, Japan
The snowy capital of the island of Hokkaido offers a quieter alternative to Japan’s congested “Golden Route” of Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto. ( read original story ...)