Tokyo stocks were mixed early Wednesday, as selling of automaker shares on concern over the impact of proposed U.S. tariffs on imported cars was offset by buying of bank issues on rising long-term ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers’ mood improves for a second consecutive month in February
Business sentiment for Japanese manufacturers climbed for a second straight month in February and is expected to have improved again by May, albeit modestly, the Reuters Tankan poll found. ( read original story ...)
3 hotel workers found dead near Japan hot spring resort
Three hotel workers were found dead Tuesday in northeastern Japan after conducting routine maintenance on a hot spring source in a mountainous area of Fukushima. ( read original story ...)
Cubs Announce Shota Imanaga As Opening Day Starter to Face Dodgers in Tokyo
Shota Imanaga will toe the rubber in his native Japan when the Cubs open the 2025 MLB season against the Dodgers at the Tokyo Dome. ( read original story ...)
Kevin Hart did something that seemed impossible: He made Naomi Osaka cry with an Instagram post
Naomi Osaka is one of the most positive presences on social media. The Japanese tennis player often shares images of her daily life with optimistic or funny messages, even amid her ... ( read original story ...)
Japan adopts new carbon reduction targets; energy plan to boost nuclear, renewables by 2040
The goals are known as a Nationally Determined Contribution, or NDC, under the Paris Agreement, and will be submitted to the United Nations. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama and Zeon to produce butadiene from sustainable materials
Zeon Corporation and Yokohama have announced an agreement to establish a bench facility to demonstrate technology for producing butadiene from ethanol derived from plant-based and other sustainable ma ... ( read original story ...)
Ariana Grande Touches Down in Tokyo, Plus Margaret Qualley, Keke Palmer, Shaboozey and More
Ariana Grande touches down in Tokyo, plus Margaret Qualley, Keke Palmer, Shaboozey and more. From New York to London and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to. ( read original story ...)
Strange corkscrew burrows and other unexpected structures discovered 4.7 miles deep in the Japan Trench
New scans of the bottom of the Japan Trench reveal extensive burrow structures and evidence of regular "reset" events that help sea creatures survive in the ocean's deepest reaches. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Port vs Yokohama F. Marinos Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds
Shanghai Port are ready to host Yokohama F. Marinos on matchday eight of the AFC Champions League Elite 2024-25. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Marines Start to Leave Japan, Decades Behind Schedule
The American base on Okinawa has relocated 105 Marines. But an agreement to move 9,000 in total is colliding with the perceived threat from a rising China. ( read original story ...)
Japan adopts new carbon reduction targets, energy plan to boost nuclear and renewables by 2040
Japan’s government adopted new decarbonization targets aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 70% from 2013 levels over the next 15 years, approving a renewed energy plan to help meet ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Video taken on Feb. 14, 2025, shows Panasonic Holdings Corp.'s pavilion, Land of NOMO, for the 2025 World Exposition, which will be held on an artificial island in Osaka starting in April. ( read original story ...)
Parliament speakers discuss Türkiye-Japan cooperation in Tokyo
Turkish and Japanese Parliament Speakers Numan Kurtulmuş and Fukushiro Nukaga met in Tokyo on Tuesday to discuss their bilateral relations ... ( read original story ...)
Gil Won-ok, Victim of Wartime Sex Slavery Who Fought for Japan’s Apology, Dies at 96
She led a tireless campaign for a formal apology and reparations from Japan for what it did to thousands of women like her — mostly Korean — during World War II. ( read original story ...)
Column-Green steel needs incentives to work and Japan has a plan: Russell
Decarbonising steel production is one of the major challenges of the energy transition, especially given that consumers across the world show little appetite or capacity to pay more for green steel ... ( read original story ...)