TOKYO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people in southwestern Japan were ordered to evacuate and more than 500 flights cancelled on Friday as slow-moving Typhoon Dolphin approached the ... ( read original story ...)
A ‘weaponized’ yen: How the US.-Japan intervention may reshape global currency markets
The unprecedented U.S.-Japan intervention to support the yen may end up shaping market behavior. ( read original story ...)
Andersson Bell Touches Down in Tokyo With a New Aoyama Flagship
The Seoul-based label expands its global footprint with a retro-futuristic retail space located in one of Japan’s premier fashion districts. ( read original story ...)
Xbox Announces Tokyo Game Show 2026 Broadcast, Following Massive Reveal At Last Year’s Event
We've got another Xbox showcase to look forward to in the near future! In addition to the Gamescom festivities that Xbox is hosting in August, we now know Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2026 broadcast will ... ( read original story ...)
Delta Plans Tokyo Narita Return As Seattle Rivalry Grows
Delta Air Lines will return to Tokyo Narita Airport (NRT) in March 2027 after a seven-year absence, adding a second Tokyo route from Seattle as competition with Alaska Airlines intensifies at the ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s Tennoji Zoo opens new polar bear enclosure to the public
A five-year-old polar bear named Hou-chan explored her new enclosure at Tennoji Zoo in Osaka, Japan. Named the 'Polar Bear Coast', it is replacing the zoo's old enclosure and opened to the public on ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan’s defence white paper has China on edge
Tokyo's largest military buildup since WWII is now being pitched as an engine for growth — and Beijing isn't buying it. ( read original story ...)
Can Robots Save an Aging Japan?
Monster Wolf and Pochi are among the robots deployed to scare away bears and transport cherry blossoms in a northern region where many farmers are in their 70s or older. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo plans to produce eighty thousand drones annually by 2030.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party approved a plan on June 9 to produce roughly 80,000 drones annually by 2030, though funding details remain sketchy. ( read original story ...)
Will Japan’s non-nuclear pledge survive?
The government is revising its main defence policies and considering whether to revise its non-nuclear principles in the face of an unstable world order. Takaichi Sanae, the prime minister, argues ... ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to boost domestic drone production to reduce reliance on China
Japanese startups pivot from civilian to defense drones amid security concerns ... ( read original story ...)
Manga artist Mari Yamazaki named honorary director of new Hokkaido Univ. children’s library
SAPPORO -- Manga artist Mari Yamazaki, best known for "Thermae Romae," has been appointed honorary director of a newly opened children's library on a ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s government approves Takaichi’s costly food tax cut despite fiscal concerns
By Takaya Yamaguchi, Yoshifumi Takemoto and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Japan's government on Wednesday signed off on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's flagship plan to slash the ... ( read original story ...)
China complains to Japan over defence white paper, foreign ministry says
BEIJING, Aug 5 (Reuters) - China's foreign ministry on Wednesday said it had complained to Japan about Tokyo's newly released defence white paper, accusing it of playing up a Chinese threat and making ... ( read original story ...)
Record heat wave impacts people and animals in Japan and Korean Peninsula
Fans fainting at a baseball park. Lions dying at a zoo. A woman taking shelter in a car found dead. A doctor advising people to eat dog meat to promote stamina. The scenes caused by a record heat wave ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka aims Toronto breakthrough ahead of US Open
Osaka hopes this is the year she posts a great result at the WTA 1000 tournament in Toronto. ( read original story ...)