Through an unblinking black eyeball, a 20-foot-high scarlet octopus ogles my lunch. She lords over the second floor of a restaurant in Osaka’s Shinsekai quarter, a pastiche of Paris and Coney Island ... ( read original story ...)
Number of Japanese visitors to Tokyo rebounds to pre-pandemic levels
The Japanese tourists are estimated to have spent about 4.62 trillion yen (about 32.7 billion U.S. dollars), which is also back to pre-pandemic levels, said the report. Meanwhile, the officials estimated that some 3.31 million foreign tourists visited Tokyo last year, about 78 percent less than 2019 level, it added. ( read original story ...)
IMF expects Japan’s economy to grow 1.4% this year on pent-up demand
Japan's economy is expected to expand 1.4% this year, faster than a 1.0% rise in 2022, as removal of pandemic curbs boost consumption, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo event connects Japanese investors with Vietnamese localities, enterprises
A conference took place in Tokyo on July 25 to connect Japanese investors with Vietnamese localities, industrial parks, and enterprises. ( read original story ...)
The New Kimpton Shinjuku Hotel: Bringing NY Cool to the Heart of Tokyo
Tucked away on a quiet corner in Shinjuku, a stone’s throw from the venerable Park Hyatt Hotel, lies Tokyo’s most unlikely 5-star property. More Manhattan than Tokyo, the Kimpton Shinjuku Hotel is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Reaffirms Web3 Stance, Binance Poised for Return
Meanwhile, Binance is preparing to launch its service on a new Japanese platform next month.
The Bank of Japan Is Repeating the Fed’s Mistakes
If a central bank waits for inflation to take hold before it starts raising interest rates, it will have waited too long, writes.
When can the Bank of Japan be confident that inflation is sustainable?
The Bank of Japan remains cautious about its policy changes despite more than a year of above-target inflation and a rebound in growth. There are growing signs of an end to disinflation and ...
Foreign Investors Find Haven in Japan Office Real Estate as U.S. Suffers
International investors feel bullish on Japan’s economy, with the stock market trading near a 33-year high, as a weak yen sweetens the pot. ( read original story ...)
Headless man found in Japanese ‘love hotel’ as woman and her parents accused of murder
Hitoshi Ura, 62, was found dead in a room in Sapporo - a famous red light district known for prostitution hotels - three weeks ago. A hotel employee discovered the body headless and in the bathtub, according to reports. Police investigated and now Runa ... ( read original story ...)
Love hotel murder mystery: Three family members held by police in Sapporo
Police detained three family members on suspicion of carrying out a murderous attack on a man in a love hotel in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. ( read original story ...)
Arrests made after a headless man was found in a Japanese hotel room
Japanese police said they have arrested a woman and her parents in a bizarre beheading case in the city of Sapporo, where a headless man was found in a hotel room in ... ( read original story ...)
Woman, her parents arrested by Japanese police in connection with beheaded man found in hotel
TOKYO, Japan — Japanese police said they arrested a woman and her parents in a beheading case in a popular night entertainment district in Japan's northern city of Sapporo, where a headless man was found in a hotel room three weeks ago. Hokkaido police ... ( read original story ...)
Japan still seen missing target to balance primary budget by March 2026
Japan's government on Tuesday left its own projections unchanged for achieving a primary budget surplus in the fiscal year ending in March 2027 - lagging by a year from its ambitious target, according ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China to resume meetings with South Korea – Japan’s Hayashi
Japan and China agreed to resume high-level trilateral talks with South Korea that would include the countries' leaders and top diplomats, Japanese foreign minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan police arrests father & daughter for beheading man whose head was found in their house
A father and daughter pair were arrested by the Japanese police on Jul. 24 for the suspected decapitation of a 62-year-old man. The man’s headless and naked body was discovered on Jul. 2 in a hotel ... ( read original story ...)