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Yokohama Rubber to Close Prague OHT Tire Plant
Yokohama Rubber Prague plant will close by June 2025 as part of a strategy to optimize off-highway tire manufacturing. ( read original story ...)
Only 4 of Tokyo’s 23 wards with street smoking bans fine heated tobacco users
Only four of Tokyo's 23 wards ban street smoking of both traditional cigarettes and heated tobacco products and impose fines for violations, ・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Ensign sells out of Japan tour after winning first place on terrestrial music shows for the first time.
Group n.SSign has sold out consecutive Japanese performances, following its first No. 1 ranking in music broadcasts. On the 18th, Ensign performed its third ... ( read original story ...)
Large fire breaks out in Japan’s Osaka near tourist landmark, live images show
A large fire broke out in a commercial building near a famous tourist landmark, Tsutenkaku Tower, in Osaka in western Japan, local TV footage showed on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Fire breaks out near major tourist landmark in Osaka
A massive fire erupted in a commercial building near the famous Tsutenkaku Tower, a popular tourist landmark in Osaka in western Japan, according to local TV footage on Tuesday. More follows The ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporean actress Jeanette Aw returns to Japan for a string of patisserie pop-ups
Aw, who is best known for playing the lead character in the hit Channel 8 period drama The Little Nyonya (2008) and will return for a cameo in the spin-off series Emerald Hill set to premiere in March ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top FX diplomat warns against speculative bets on yen
Japan is closely watching currency market positions, including those built on speculative bets, because volatility in exchange rates is undesirable, its top currency diplomat Atsushi Mimura said on ... ( read original story ...)
Coupang Eats launches first overseas delivery service in Tokyo
Coupang Eats launched its first overseas service, a food delivery pilot in Tokyo, after withdrawing from Japan in 2023. ( read original story ...)
22-yr-old patient arrested for allegedly stabbing director at clinic in Osaka Pref.
A 22-year-old man was arrested on Jan. 20 on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a medical clinic director in Izumiotsu, O・・・ ( read original story ...)
Ye Steps Out for a Tokyo Outing With North West Amidst the Wait for ‘Vultures 3’ & ‘Bully’
Ye doubles down on family time with a Tokyo outing with North West this time amidst anticipation for Vultures 3 and Bully. ( read original story ...)
Japan: Osaka Metro station connected to World Expo venue
A tape-cutting ceremony is held in Osaka on Jan. 19, 2025, to mark the opening of new Osaka Metro Chuo Line station Yumeshima, directly connected to the venue of the 2025 World Exposition starting in April on an artificial island called Yumeshima in the western Japan city. ( read original story ...)
Japan: Preparations underway ahead of Osaka Expo 2025 opening
With less than three months to go before the opening of the Osaka 2025 Expo, some participating countries are still building their pavilions, while others are preparing to begin interior setup. Organizers, ( read original story ...)
This Japanese region is home to a unique fusion cuisine—here’s what to know
Tim Anderson’s new book, Hokkaido, is inspired by Japan’s northernmost prefecture, where Western influences and Indigenous cooking create a cuisine like no other. ( read original story ...)
Increasing flu cases in Japan putting hospitals under strain
Japan's medical institutions dealing with emergency patients are struggling with the spread of influenza as their beds are often filled to capacity. ( read original story ...)
CloudHQ joins ESR’s Cosmosquare campus in Osaka, Japan
Data center provider CloudHQ has formed a joint venture with real asset manager ESR Group for the Cosmosqure data center project in Osaka, Japan. CloudHQ has now joined the project, which began construction in 2022 after ESR bought the building in April 2021. ( read original story ...)