After the announcement on Wednesday that the Washington Wizards and Capitals teams will stay in D.C., many of the nearby businesses are breathing a sigh of relief. ( read original story ...)
Plans for World’s Fastest Train Service Delayed as Japan Ditches 2027 Target
Central Japan Railway Co. won’t meet its 2027 target of bringing the world’s fastest train into service by connecting Tokyo and Nagoya using magnetic-levitation technology, the company said. ( read original story ...)
Japan Finally Screens ‘Oppenheimer’, With Trigger Warnings, Unease in Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA (Reuters) - Best picture winner "Oppenheimer" finally premiered in Japan on Friday, eight months after a controversial grassroots marketing push and concerns about how its nuclear theme ... ( read original story ...)
‘Oppenheimer’ Draws Praise in Japan After Long-Delayed Release
As the film arrives eight months late, some Japanese wish it depicted the atomic bombs’ aftermath in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ( read original story ...)
Oppenheimer has just been released in Japan – so what do people in Hiroshima think?
Audiences in Japan have finally been able to watch the blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer. The story about the creator of the nuclear bomb was always going to be a difficult watch in Hiroshima - the place ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Ends Its Negative Interest Rate Policy
After many years of low and negative interest rates, the Bank of Japan has changed course, creating opportunities for Japanese investors and implications for global markets.
Japan has no ‘defensive line’ against yen’s fall, says finance chief
Japan has no specific "defensive line" at which it will intervene in the market to stem the yen's slide, the finance minister said Friday, amid speculation the government will act if the currency ...
Japan’s Nikkei posts biggest point gain for fiscal year
Japan's Nikkei share average ended higher on Friday, driven by chip-related heavyweights, and posted a record fiscal-year gain in terms of points amid heavy foreign buying. The index hit successive ... ( read original story ...)
5 dead and over 100 hospitalized from recalled Japanese health supplements
In the week since a line of Japanese health supplements began being recalled, five people have died and more than 100 people are hospitalized as of Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Cherry blossoms bloom in Tokyo, 15 days later than last year
This year's blooming is the latest in the capital since 2012, when they were declared to have blossomed on March 31. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police raid women’s medical university over alleged breach of trust
The search comes amid suspicions that the university’s alumni association paid salaries to employees who were not actually working at the institution. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei posts biggest point gain on record for fiscal year
Japan's Nikkei share average logged the biggest rise ever on an absolute basis for the fiscal year ended on Friday, rallying 12,328 points. The index hit successive record highs this quarter, after ...
Japan’s industrial output slips 0.1% in February, retail sales exceed forecasts
Investors assessed mixed economic data in Japan for February, with a surprise increase in the unemployment rate and a decline in industrial production, while retail sales rose more than expected.
Nikkei stock index finishes up 44% in FY 2023
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended higher on the final day of Japan's 2023 fiscal year on Friday, with the Nikkei marking a 44 percent increase from the previous year, boosted by a weaker yen that ...
Japan rail operator gives up plan to launch maglev train in 2027
(Photo: Kyodo) TOKYO: Central Japan Railway Co said Friday it has given up its plan to launch a new high-speed maglev train between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027, amid long-running environmental disputes. ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka confirms first clay court season since 2022, takes wild card into Rouen
Former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka is set to take part in the first clay court season after two years as the Japanese tennis star has received a wild card for the Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole main ... ( read original story ...)