Tokyo stocks fell Monday morning, weighed down by technology issues that tracked losses in their U.S. peers and investors becoming wary that the Bank of Japan could shift away from its easy monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Families seek closure for wartime mine disaster as Japan-Korea relations thaw
On a crisp February morning, four elderly Korean men bowed their heads towards Japan's Seto Inland Sea as the surf lapped near their shoes. They were paying respects to relatives entombed in a coal mine deep beneath their feet 80 years ago - among thousands of Korean bodies scattered across Japan in an enduring symbol ...
Japan Has More to Do to Bolster Its Defense
Following the previous NSS in 2013, this new NSS established the goal for Japan of strengthening its defense capabilities and maintaining international order in light of the deteriorating regional security environment, ( read original story ...)
Toeing US line on tech spells gloom for Japan
Tokyo will introduce new export controls this spring, Kyodo News Agency of Japan reported, citing several unidentified government sources. Under revised government regulations, exports of advanced ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower after falls in U.S. tech shares
Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday, weighed down by selling in some technology issues following losses in their U.S. peers late last week. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)
Central Japan slashing shows abuse risk remains in remote relationships
(Image partially modified; provided by person related to incident) NAGOYA -- The number of people who meet online and enter relationships without first meeting in person is growing. While this can be ... ( read original story ...)
Banning Crypto Staking Will Not Protect Investors
Cryptoassets and crypto exchanges have had a rough year or so, and the pace of enforcement actions only looks set to increase, even with some commissioners offering dissenting – and well reasoned – ...
I Can’t Wait To See Yakuza’s Yokohama Grow
RELATED: Yakuza: Like A Dragon Has The Best Enemy Types Yokohama is bigger than Kamurocho, but it’s also sparser and less detailed. It takes longer to get around, and you’ll spend most of your time ... ( read original story ...)
Like a bottomless swamp…! Shocking photo of the ground at the planned casino construction site in Osaka.
It is absolutely impossible to build a casino or hotel here. Yumeshima, Osaka, is the planned site of an integrated resort (IR) that Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City are trying to attract to the area. ( read original story ...)
Japan Says Sayonara to Idea of Central Banker as Rescue Hero
As Haruhiko Kuroda hands over the reins at the Bank of Japan, expectations that his successor can fix the economy are limited.
COVID-19 cases in Tokyo down below 1,000 for 1st time in 8 months
People wearing face masks walk across scramble crossing in Tokyo's Shibuya district, on Jan. 27, 2023. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Tokyo metropolitan government said new cases of novel coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
I stayed alone at a dessert-themed Tokyo hotel designed for sex and romance, and I recommend it to open-minded solo travelers
I stayed alone at a dessert-themed Tokyo hotel designed for sex and romance, and I recommend it to open-minded solo travelers Tokyo's love hotels are marketed toward couples, but I wanted to see what ... ( read original story ...)
Marcos back from Japan: ‘We carry with us over $13 billion in pledges’
A total of $13 billion in pledges and contributions was obtained during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s five-day official visit to Japan for the Philippine Business ... ( read original story ...)
‘Dark horse’ Kazuo Ueda upends expectations for next Bank of Japan governor
If the Diet approves Ueda’s nomination as expected, it would be the first time in postwar Japan that an academic is appointed central bank chief, a role that had historically rotated between officials ...
Tokyo’s daily COVID cases fall below 1,000 for first time since June 2022
The daily tally in the capital has fallen below 1,000 for the first time since June 13 last year. The ministry confirmed 15 deaths. The number of seriously ill patients who are on ventilators or ECMO ... ( read original story ...)
A Yale Professor Suggested Mass Suicide for Old People in Japan. What Did He Mean?
At a panel hosted by Globis, a Japanese graduate business school, Dr. Narita told the audience that “if this can become a Japanese society where people like you all commit seppuku one after another, ... ( read original story ...)