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Web3 consumer platform Flickplay has partnered with “Pac-Man” company Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. and the City of Shibuya for an interactive experience and platform localization in Tokyo. The ... ( read original story ...)

Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi made his long-awaited comeback for Japan in their comfortable 3-1 win against China in a World Cup qualifier. Kyogo started the match in Xiamen on the bench, alongside club team-mates Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate, and came on in the 77th minute for his first cap in over a year. ( read ...

When it was confirmed that Ayase Ueda would be absent from the current international window -- after suffering an injury that will rule him out for the rest of 2024 while on club duty with Feyenoord -- there was initially slight apprehension as to how Japan would cope without the man who has made their ...

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested five people on suspicion of violating Japan's Employment Security Act. They are believed to have run a nationwide operation to recruit women via social media to ... ( read original story ...)

Bayer on Tuesday struck a collaboration deal with U.S. biotech firm Cytokinetics to acquire certain rights in Japan to an experimental heart drug, as the German group strengthens its cardiovascular ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Kansai Electric Power Company have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the joint study of a liquefied hydrogen carrier, the companies said in a joint ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s ruling party named Daishiro Yamagiwa as the new chairman of its group that promotes semiconductors, as it sets up a new mechanism to boost funding for the key industry.Yamagiwa, who formerly ... ( read original story ...)

Investors are betting a slide in the yen will force a hawkish shift at the Bank of Japan and are shorting bonds, buying bank shares and bracing for rates to rise as soon as next month. ( read original story ...)

Sony Group Corp. is in discussions to acquire Japanese content publisher Kadokawa Corp., Reuters reported, citing two unidentified people familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)

An Osaka resident in his 20s was arrested in August for allegedly threatening to kill an influencer in a wheelchair via social media, investi･･･ ... ( read original story ...)

We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, ... ( read original story ...)

Their civil aviation agencies are also beefing up collaboration among parties that have an impact on runway safety, including airlines, airport operators, ground handlers and air navigation service ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama, September 1st, 1923. A city of liberal ideas like labor unions, women's rights, and democracy. A city of foreign delights like chocolate and cigars. A city about to be destroyed! Buildings ... ( read original story ...)

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the economy was making progress in achieving sustained wages-driven inflation, but gave few clues on whether the central bank could raise interest rates again ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday as technology issues tracked overnight gains by their U.S. counterparts and investors scooped up bargains after recent declines. In the first 15 minutes of trading, ... ( read original story ...)

Northern Japan saw temperatures plunge below freezing. Overnight lows were minus 10.4 degrees Celsius in Hokkaido's village of Shimukappu and minus 3 in the city of Sapporo, while the city of Aomori ... ( read original story ...)