Naomi Osaka will join gymnastics icon Simone Biles and track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson on the Olympic stage. ( read original story ...)
90 alleged members of 2 investment fraud rings arrested in Osaka; damage totals $6.45 mil.
A total of 90 alleged members of two investment fraud rings based here had been arrested by the morning of July 24 following on-site searches ... ( read original story ...)
At least 121 people onboard stuck as Japanese ferry loses control off Tokyo
At least 121 people onboard, including crew members and 116 passengers, were stuck after a ferry lost its control "due to an oil leak" in Japan on Wednesday. A Tokai Kisen Co. ship, Seven Islands Ai, ... ( read original story ...)
Tech policy – UK and Japan debate the Hiroshima Accord in run-up to Osaka 2025
With a world fair looming in 2025, and 2024 dogged by ‘known unknowns’, what is the status of a bilateral tech agreement between two leading economies? ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei slides as Wall Street losses, yen rally weigh
The Nikkei slid 0.22% to 39,508.84 by the midday break, while the broader Topix was down 0.37% at 2,822.91. Wall Street ended slightly lower on Tuesday, while earnings from Alphabet and Tesla, the ...
Some members on Japan panel urge BOJ to raise rates to counter weak yen
The Bank of Japan must raise interest rates to prevent excessive declines in the yen, private-sector members of a key government council said at a meeting last week where Governor Kazuo Ueda was ...
Bank of Japan to weigh rate hike next week: RTRS
THE BOJ PLANS TO HALVE BOND BUYING IN THE COMING YEARS. Steven Englander of the bank discusses the outlook for interest rates in Japan and the United States. Media coverage of the US presidential ...
Eight arrested in Osaka over social media investment scam
Police raided four buildings in the city in the first bust of a syndicate suspected of being involved in this kind of fraud in Japan. ( read original story ...)
121 people onboard stuck as Japanese ferry loses control off Tokyo
On way to southern Shikine Island, ferry is ‘drifting in waters’ between capital Tokyo and Chiba province - Anadolu Ajansı ... ( read original story ...)
Rich Chinese tourists are flocking to Japan in search of luxury bargains
Luxury sales in Japan are growing, despite a downturn across Asia. Japan's currency downturn has attracted tourists to the country to take advantage of lower prices.Many of these tourists are coming from China, ( read original story ...)
Asia markets open lower as traders assess Japan, Aussie business activity data and U.S. tech earnings
Australia saw its private sector activity expand at a slower pace in July, with the composite purchasing managers index at 50.2 compared to 50.7 in June, according to Juno Bank. The region will also ...
Ukraine Expects Japan To Continue Budgetary Support – Finance Minister
This was emphasized by the Minister of Finance of Ukraine, Sergii Marchenko, who met with Japan's Ambassador to Ukraine, Matsuda Kuninori and Senior Vice President of the Japan International ...
‘Gal Mikoshi’ portable shrine parade livens up Osaka summer festival
Two "Gal Mikoshi" portable shrines were paraded down a shopping arcade here on July 23 to invigorate the Tenjin Festival commencing the next ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo gov’t was not informed of at least 3 sex crimes linked to US military
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government was not informed of at least three cases of sexual crimes committed by individuals associated with the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Ship carrying over 100 passengers drifting in waters south of Tokyo
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Tokai Kisen Co. ship carrying more than 100 passengers is drifting in waters south of Tokyo, unable to sail on its own, the Japan Coast Guard said Wednesday. The ship reported at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan protests against Russia’s entry ban on 13 mostly business leaders over sanctions
Japan’s government says it has protested against Russia’s announcement that it is permanently banning 13 Japanese citizens, mostly business leaders of prominent companies including Toyota Motor Corp., ... ( read original story ...)