K-pop stars gathered at the Kyocera Dome in Osaka on Saturday to see who would win in the 2024 MAMA awards. (Nov. 23) ... ( read original story ...)
Crew Injured Following Turbulence On American Airlines Boeing 787 Near Tokyo
Cases of clear-air turbulence over the United States and the North Atlantic Ocean have increased by 55% between 1979 and 2020. ( read original story ...)
Japan Job Market Points to Shift on Immigration
Japan is offering taxi and bus license exams in other languages to attract more foreign drivers amid a manpower shortage. ( read original story ...)
Rosé and Bruno Mars perform APT live for first time at MAMA awards show in Osaka, Japan
Viral megahit song pairing K-pop star from Blackpink and US singer Mars earns pair the Global Sensation award at MAMAs show in Osaka. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, New York in deal to help startups expand into their turfs
Economic powerhouses Tokyo and New York will join hands to help Japanese and U.S. startups enter each other’s markets. ( read original story ...)
Japan will hold first memorial for ‘all workers’ at Sado gold mines but blurs WWII atrocity. Why?
Japan is holding a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines, which were listed this summer as a UNESCO World Heritage site after the country resolved years of disputes with South Korea and reluctantly acknowledged the dark side of their history ... ( read original story ...)
Japan considering raising income tax threshold in fresh economic stimulus
Japan's government said it would consider raising the basic tax-free income allowance in effective permanent tax cuts worth up to $51 billion, a step that could also help ease constraints on part-time workers amid intensifying labour shortages. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys, flying squirrels
Tokyo (AFP) – Lost your umbrella, keys, or perhaps a flying squirrel? In Tokyo, the police are almost certainly taking meticulous care of it. In Japan, lost items are rarely disconnected from their ... ( read original story ...)
Biodiversity treaty exploited by corporations, says MONLAR
Some treaties and conventions devised to preserve Sri Lanka’s genetic heritage and traditional knowledge have now become tools for multinational corporations to legally exploit genetic resources and ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea condemns US military drills with South Korea and Japan
North Korea condemned on Saturday recent joint military drills by the United States, South Korea and Japan, warning that it would take immediate actions if needed to defend the state. ( read original story ...)
Japan gov’t wants companies to take measures against customer harassment
Japan's labor ministry is aiming to submit draft legislation requiring businesses to have measures in place against ( read original story ...)
New York and Tokyo to step up economic development efforts
NEW YORK -- New York City and Tokyo will strengthen business and economic ties under an agreement inked Friday, including by helping startups in each city expand into the other. ( read original story ...)
Osaka zookeeper indicted for stealing food for monkeys and chimpanzees
Police in Osaka have sent papers to prosecutors on a 47-year-old man who worked as a zookeeper at Tennoji Zoo, on suspicion of stealing vegetables, fruit and other items used to feed the monkeys and chimpanzees. ( read original story ...)
Man pleads guilty to Yokohama workplace murder
A judge handed down punishment to a man who shot and killed a coworker at the Yokohama Tire plant near West Point. ( read original story ...)
Why Japan’s Tokyo is emerging as a sex hub
Tokyo, which is witnessing an influx of foreigners, a rise in poverty and a weaking of the Japanese yen, is emerging as a sex hub. Experts say many young women, left impoverished during the COVID-19 pandemic, ( read original story ...)
Tokyo couple served 4th arrest warrant in series of antifreeze chemical poisoning deaths
Kenichi Hosoya, left, and his wife Shiho. (Mainichi/Tatsuro Tamaki and Ayumi Iwasaki) TOKYO -- A Tokyo couple arrested on suspicion of killing three family members with a chemical found in antifreeze were served fresh arrest warrants on Nov. 22 on ... ( read original story ...)