Core consumer prices in Tokyo dropped at the fastest pace in more than a decade in December while Japan's jobs market remained subdued in November, raising the risks of a return to deflation as the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Prime Minister Apologizes Over Scandal Tarring His Term
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he had unintentionally misrepresented the facts around a political scandal after prosecutors announced they would seek to punish a former aide to Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)
Ex-Japan PM Abe says sorry over political funding case
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday apologized for denying allegations that his office may have possibly violated Japan's strict political funding laws and admitted he was unaware ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Nagoya Grampus sign former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani, Cerezo add Taggart
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Nagoya Grampus announced the signing Thursday of former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani from fellow J-League first-division side Cerezo Osaka, who the same day added Australian ... ( read original story ...)
Former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani signs with Grampus
Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani from fellow J. League first-division side Cerezo Osaka on Thursday. A Cerezo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga Apologizes Over Scandal Tarring His Term
The prime minister said he had unintentionally misrepresented the facts around a political finance scandal after prosecutors announced they would seek to punish a former aide to Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Nagoya Grampus sign former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani from Cerezo
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Nagoya Grampus announced the signing Thursday of former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani from fellow J-League first-division side Cerezo Osaka. A Cerezo youth product, Kakitani ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Grampus sign former Japan forward Kakitani from Cerezo
Nagoya Grampus announced the signing Thursday of former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani from fellow J-League first-division side Cerezo Osaka. A Cerezo youth product, Kakitani came through the ranks ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games: All 68 domestic sponsors agree to new contracts
Tokyo Olympic officials said Thursday they have reached a “basic agreement” with all 68 domestic sponsors to extend their contracts into next year to support the postponed ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Domestic sponsors agree to extend contracts for delayed Tokyo games
Tokyo 2020 organisers said on Thursday that all 68 domestic sponsors for the Summer Olympics agreed in principle to extend their contracts for the delayed games. The Tokyo Olympics had originally ... ( read original story ...)
Boat and breakfast: this Yokohama Bay cruise comes with brunch at Bills
No plans yet for the weekend? Get on board the 45-minute Akarenga Café Cruise (adults ¥1,500, junior high and high school students ¥1,000, primary school students ¥800) that departs from Yokohama Red ... ( read original story ...)
Iwao Hakamada: Japan’s top court gives retrial hope for man who spent almost 50 years on death row
Japan's Supreme Court has overturned a ruling blocking the retrial of Iwao Hakamada, and 84-year-old man who spent almost half a century on death row awaiting the hangman's call over the murder of a ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Japan PM Abe may be summoned to parliament in funding case – sources
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may be summoned to parliament for questioning by lawmakers amid a row over a possible violation of election funding laws, several government and ruling party ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to lay out ‘green’ growth strategy to meet Suga’s net-zero emissions goal: Nikkei
Japan's government will lay out on Friday a "green" growth strategy that includes a goal to replace gasoline-powered vehicles with electric cars by around 2035, the Nikkei newspaper reported on ... ( read original story ...)
UK’s Octopus Energy valued at $2bn after Japan supply deal
The one-time owner of a London coffee shop now has a paper fortune worth an estimated $155m (£115m) after a deal with a Japanese utility firm valued Octopus Energy, the sustainable energy business he ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic Games opening and closing ceremonies pared back
The opening and closing ceremonies of Tokyo's Olympic Games will be carried out with a "simpler, more restrained approach," the Organizing Committee announced on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)