Officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Friday to prepare for "all contingencies" amid signs North Korea is preparing to conduct a nuclear test for the first time since ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tech giant Toshiba studying going private as an option
Executives of Japanese energy and electronics giant Toshiba say they see taking the company private as an option ... ( read original story ...)
2,111 new COVID cases reported in Tokyo on June 3
The Japanese capital reported another 2,111 coronavirus infections on June 3 after registering 2,335 cases the day before, the Tokyo Metropol ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Recorded Record Low Births, Biggest Ever Population Drop in 2021
Japan recorded a record low number of births in 2021, prompting the biggest ever natural decline in the population, government data showed on Friday. There were 811,604 births last year, the fewest in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan passes stablecoin law giving protection to crypto investors
Japan has passed a landmark law clarifying the legal status of stablecoins, surging ahead in an international race to construct safety nets around the tokens whose peg to mainstream currencies ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ Kuroda highlights inflation as risk to Japan’s economy
Rising prices of daily necessities could hurt household sentiment, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Friday, suggesting that mounting inflationary pressure is emerging as a risk to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s oldest existing Chinese restaurant in Yokohama files for bankruptcy amid pandemic
The operator of the main restaurant of established Chinese eatery Heichinrou has filed for bankruptcy with liabilities totaling some 305 m ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake Response to Be Focus of Social Bond Planned by Tokyo
Tokyo is planning to sell a social bond to help prepare for the eventuality of a giant earthquake in the world’s biggest metropolitan area.Most Read from BloombergOne-Third of Americans Making ... ( read original story ...)
Unexploded ordnance discovery sparks shutdown at US air base in Tokyo
Unexploded ordnance discovered around 11 a.m. Friday caused a temporary traffic standstill at this airlift hub in western Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japan and Brazil linked by soccer, baseball and immigration
Brazil's national soccer team is a draw wherever it plays, often a sentimental choice. The affection will run deeper for some in Japan when the countries play Monday in Tokyo with both headed to the ... ( read original story ...)
30 people sent to hospitals for suspected heatstroke during sports day at Osaka girls’ school
Thirty people complaining about heatstroke symptoms were transported to hospitals during a sports day event at a school in this western Japan ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., South Korea, Japan envoys meet on North Korea nuclear tension
Officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Friday for talks on North Korea amid signs the isolated country is preparing to conduct a nuclear test for the first time since ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese company will pay you to stroll around Tokyo as a literal walking advertisement
A teaser for the Stchar app, which gives an idea of what the backpack looks like Presently, walkers can only earn money by sticking within a 804-kilometre (500-mile) radius of the statue of Hachiko in ... ( read original story ...)
Highlights of Yokohama Port Opening Festival
People buy food during the Yokohama Port Opening Festival in Yokohama, Japan, June 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu) People watch fireworks during the Yokohama Port Opening Festival ... ( read original story ...)
Step back into the world of ‘Tokyo Vice’
Based on a memoir of the same name by Jake Adelstein, one of the first foreign journalists to work for a major Japanese newspaper, “Tokyo Vice” is a Japane ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher as high-tech issues advance
Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday as high-tech shares tracked an overnight surge in their U.S. counterparts. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average rose 250.26 points, ... ( read original story ...)