M&G said it formed a strategic partnership with insurance company Dai-ichi Life, aimed at delivering at least $6 billion of new business flows for M&G over the next five years. ( read original story ...)
Lead Real Estate Co., Ltd Announces Sale of Planned Single-Family Home, REAL PRO SERIES Ookayama in Tokyo
Lead Real Estate Co., Ltd is a Japanese developer of luxury residential properties, including single-family homes and condominiums, across Tokyo, Kanagawa prefecture, and Sapporo. In addition, the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo core inflation reaches 3.6% in May, highest since Jan 2023; factory output falls
Core inflation in Japan’s capital surged to a more than two-year high in May, primarily driven by persistent increases in food costs, according to data released on Friday. This development intensifies ... ( read original story ...)
Live updates: Trump to hold rally to promote deal with Japan-based Nippon Steel
President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Pennsylvania on Friday to celebrate a details-to-come deal for Japan-based Nippon Steel to invest in U.S. Steel, which he says will keep the iconic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nagoya city deploys ‘Stop and Stand Squad’ in bid to reduce accidents on escalators
Team members are paid for six hours a day to prevent people from walking up escalators in train stations and other areas in Nagoya. ( read original story ...)
Actor Park Bo-gum to hold first fan meet and greet tour in two years
Actor Park Bo-gum will hold his first fan meet and greet tour in two years, titled “Be With You.” The actor’s agency, The Black Label, revealed the schedule for the meet and greet on its official ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Shares Painful Injury After French Open Exit: ‘Genuinely Cannot Bend These Fingers All The Way’
In 2024, Osaka was forced to forfeit in the second round of the China Open due to a back injury. In a heartwarming show of sportsmanship, U.S. player Coco Gauff, who was Osaka's opponent at the time, ... ( read original story ...)
Treated PFAS water at Air Force base in Tokyo is safe for release, Japan says
The Japanese government on Friday gave the U.S. military the green light to release about 400,000 gallons of treated water from this airlift hub in western Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
A glimpse into diversity at Osaka Expo: Indonesia Pavilion staff pray toward Mecca
In a small room within the Indonesia Pavilion at the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Muslim staff members from the country were seen offering prayer･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan frets over fighter rollout target and weighs stopgap options, sources say
Japan has growing doubts that its next-generation fighter project with Britain and Italy will meet a 2035 rollout target, potentially forcing Tokyo to plug air defence gaps with new U.S. F-35 stealth ... ( read original story ...)
‘What the f*** is this?’ – Naomi Osaka considers taking break from tennis as she posts pic of nasty hand injury
NAOMI OSAKA has revealed she is considering a break from tennis after showing off a nasty hand injury. The 27-year-old suffered a first-round exit to Paula Badosa at the French Open earlier this ... ( read original story ...)
Preview: Machida Zelvia vs. Yokohama F Marinos – prediction, team news, lineups
Yan Matheus scored a brace against Kashima Antlers last time out, taking his goal tally for the campaign to eight, and the Brazilian could be joined in attack by compatriot Anderson Lopes, who has ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka reveals gruesome injury after emotional French Open exit
Naomi Osaka revealed a cluster of open-wound blisters on her left hand after her disappointing first-round exit at the 2025 French Open, losing to Paula Badosa on Monday. Taking to her Instagram Story ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says China will resume Japanese seafood imports it halted over Fukushima water discharge
Japan says China will resume imports of Japanese seafood that it banned in August 2023 over the discharge of wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. ( read original story ...)
Rising Inflation, Weak Production Put Bank of Japan in Tough Spot
Japanese government data released Friday present a mixed picture of rising inflation and sluggish industrial activity. ( read original story ...)
Japan April factory output falls 0.9% month-on-month
Japan's factory output fell in April by 0.9% from the previous month, better than a median market forecast for a 1.4% drop, government data showed on Friday. ( read original story ...)