The service started in 2012 and revived the establishment's business, attracting an increasing number of patrons willing to try the experience. ( read original story ...)
Soccer-Muscat to stand down as Yokohama F Marinos coach
Yokohama F Marinos coach Kevin Muscat will leave the club at the end of the season, the former J.League champions announced on Thursday. Muscat, who replaced Ange Postecoglou at the helm in July 2021 ... ( read original story ...)
Yen roars, bonds flinch as Japan teases rates shift
Japan's long-suppressed yen surged and global bond and stock markets flinched on Thursday, as Tokyo's monetary policymakers gave their clearest hints yet that the exit from ultra-low interest rates was approaching. ( read original story ...)
BOJ talk fuels bets on Japan exiting negative rate policy this month
Traders are increasingly betting on the Bank of Japan ending its negative interest rate policy at its Dec. 18-19 meeting sooner than expected, pushing the Japanese yen up ( read original story ...)
Japan pledges $4.5B more in aid for Ukraine, including $1B in humanitarian funds
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged $4.5 billion to Ukraine, including $1 billion in humanitarian aid to help support the war-torn country’s recovery efforts ( read original story ...)
To the moo-n: cow dung fuels Japan’s space ambitions
Japan's space industry opened potentially an udder-ly new chapter on Thursday with a start-up testing a prototype rocket engine that runs on fuel derived purely from a plentiful local source: cow dung. ( read original story ...)
Kevin Muscat to leave Yokohama F. Marinos at the end of the season
Australian coach Kevin Muscat has resigned as manager of J1 League powerhouse Yokohama F. Marinos, seeking his next challenge. ( read original story ...)
Japan is ready to provide $4.5 billion for the reconstruction of Ukraine
Japan is ready to provide $4.5 billion for the recovery, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced during an online G7 meeting on Dec. 6. ( read original story ...)
‘Oppenheimer’ set for release in Japan after earlier backlash
The hit Christopher Nolan film had faced fierce public backlash over what critics said was insensitivity toward the only country to have suffered atomic bombings. ( read original story ...)
X to start hiring engineers in Japan, CEO says
Social media platform X will start hiring engineers in Japan, chief executive Linda Yaccarino said in a post on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Toshiba to Invest in Rohm’s New Power Chip Plant in Japan’s Miyazaki -Sources
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Toshiba plans to invest in Rohm's new plant in southern Japan to produce power management chips, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Japanese restaurant that offered slaps on payment stops the rare service
The restaurant named ‘Shachihoka-ya’ located in Nagoya city, used to offer slaps starting from 300 Japanese Yen (Rs 170 approximately). ( read original story ...)
No travel agencies selling Osaka expo tickets over the counter despite organizer promises
Counter to the 2025 World Exposition organizer's expectations, only four of the eight travel agencies commissioned to offer advance tickets t ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police arrest man for deliberately killing pigeon with his car
Please tell me this is satire,’ one social media commentator writes. But Japanese authorities say driver violated wildlife protection laws ... ( read original story ...)
Prosecutors noted Tokyo police could been seen as twisting reading of law in dropped case
Prosecutors noted Tokyo police could be seen as having twisted the interpretation of the law to form a case against a chemical equipment make ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo makes high school free for all families, even the rich ones
Despite its characterization as a studious society that values formal education, high school isn’t part of compulsory education in Japan. That said, the chances of finding employment that pays enough ... ( read original story ...)