The Japanese government has approved a plan to revise a regulation to allow the industry minister to ask state-owned JOGMEC to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) in case of emergency, industry minister ... ( read original story ...)
Student death suspect may have rented car to pick her up in Sapporo
A 53-year-old man suspected of abandoning the body of a female university student in his apartment in Sapporo, Hokkaido, is believe ... ( read original story ...)
Suspect in Sapporo woman’s death says she asked him to kill her
A 53-year-old man suspected of abandoning the body of a female university student in his apartment in Sapporo, has told police she asked him to kill her, investigative sources said Thursday. Hokkaido ... ( read original story ...)
30th anniv. memorial held for Japanese teen shot dead in US
A memorial event was held here to mark the 30th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Yoshihiro Hattori, a high school student from Nagoya wh ... ( read original story ...)
79-year-old man arrested for selling 290 porn DVDs in Osaka’s Airin district
Police in Osaka have arrested a 79-year-old man on suspicion of selling DVDs with obscene content in the Airin district in Nishinari Ward. According to police, Tatsumo Ikeyama was arrested at around 6 ... ( read original story ...)
IMF sees Japan’s currency intervention as ‘signaling’ move with short-term impact
Japan's currency intervention last month to stop a sharp slide in the yen was likely a "signaling action" to smooth volatility, though the impact of such moves tend to be short-lived, a senior ... ( read original story ...)
USW ratifies contract with Yokohama Virginia
Members of United Steelworkers Local 1023L ratified a new four-year labor contract with Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia L.L.C. ( read original story ...)
Here’s what you missed overnight from the cold and wet first round of the 2022 Zozo Championship in Japan
Like most of America, chances are you were sleeping during the first round of the PGA Tour’s. With the event being held at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Chiba, Japan, the broadcast aired ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo man admits strangling university student
A 53-year-old man who was recently arrested for allegedly abandoning the body of a 22-year-old university student in Sapporo told investigators that he strangled the student indoors, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Israeli accused of drug smuggling in Japan found dead in prison
The prisoner's defense attorney claimed that he was held in conditions that did not suit his medical state and that the High Court refused to transfer him from there despite his complaints. ( read original story ...)
Win a room or bed on an overnight boat from Nagoya in ferry’s Boat Gacha campaign
Travel gacha capsule machines are becoming a fun and popular way to travel around Japan, with new options like the 5,000 yen (US$34.39) random-desination gacha that gets you a randomly chosen plane ... ( read original story ...)
Approval for govt of Japan’s Kishida falls below 30% for first time -Jiji
Approval for the government of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida slid to 27.4%, a poll showed on Thursday, falling below 30% for the first time since he took office last October. ( read original story ...)
The yen may be weak, but Japan’s tourism isn’t expected to get a ‘bona fide’ rebound without Chinese visitors
After more than two years of strict Covid border controls, Japan reinstated visa-free travel to 68 countries on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank can ‘certainly spend a lot more’ to defend the yen, says strategist
Alvin Tan of RBC Capital Markets says Japan has yet to intervene again despite the yen trading well above the 146 level, so it's quite clear that Tokyo "is not drawing the line in the sand" on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics clean-up hits big businesses
A few months after last year’s Tokyo Olympics, an Osaka liquidation company quietly began the job nobody wanted to admit was needed: the disposal of truckload after truckload of fluffy toys, branded ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc strongly backs defence spending, many firms near limit on weak yen – Reuters poll
Japanese firms overwhelmingly support increasing defence spending amid heightened sabre-rattling in Asia, according to a Reuters monthly poll on Thursday, which also showed half of companies expect ... ( read original story ...)