Yokohama commercial tire market outlook from Dan Funkhouser, including trends, tariffs, and new fuel-efficient products. ( read original story ...)
U.S. mulls expanding military ties with Japan despite Trump’s criticism of the alliance
President Trump has complained the U.S.-Japan defense partnership is one-sided, but with China throwing its weight around, Tokyo is hoping for even more support. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s leader calls for finding common ground ahead of key meeting with China and South Korea
Japan’s prime minister has urged foreign ministers from China, South Korea and Japan to focus on finding common ground ahead of a key joint meeting of the three Asian power houses. ( read original story ...)
Japan becomes first country to qualify for 2026 men’s World Cup
Japan became the first country to qualify for the 2026 men’s World Cup after it beat Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama closes US automotive hose plant
Yokohama Industries Americas Inc. (YIA) announced plans to end production at its Versailles, Kentucky, USA factory by mid-2025. The decision will result in the loss of 250 jobs. YIA has been producing ... ( read original story ...)
2025 Miami Open presented by Itau: Baptiste [98th] vs. Osaka [61st] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview
Hailey Baptiste (No. 98 ranking) will take on Naomi Osaka (No. 61) in the Round of 32 of the Miami Open presented by Itau on Sunday, March 23.Osaka is favored over Baptiste for this match, with ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka court rejects damages suit over coercive interrogations
Shinobu Yamagishi, 62, the former president of Osaka-based real estate company Pressance, was seeking about ¥700 million in damages. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says ties with South Korea, US remain important, South Korea says
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said the importance of relations between Japan, South Korea and the United States will not change, South Korea's foreign ministry said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Regulations needed to spur airlines to use sustainable fuel, Japan oil refiners group head says
Japanese oil refiners believe concrete regulations and frameworks are needed to encourage airlines to use sustainable aviation fuel and develop supply chains to support decarbonization efforts, the head of the industry lobby group said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Names Japan’s Ex-Defense Chief as Cabinet Consultant
Taiwan named a former head of the Japanese defense forces as an adviser, according to officials in the archipelago’s government, a move coming as the two governments deal with China’s increasing assertiveness. ( read original story ...)
A destitute Osaka district faces erasure
Authorities aim to 'gentrify' Kamagasaki, once Japan's largest day laborer district, by displacing the many homeless who have sought refuge there. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court finds student pressured prof. into giving hugs, nixes forced resignation
The district court here on March 19 invalidated the forced resignation of a university professor over alleged sexual misconduct toward a fema ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s space debris firm Astroscale to tie up with India’s Digantara, Bellatrix Aerospace
By Kantaro Komiya and Nivedita Bhattacharjee TOKYO/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Japan's Astroscale, a company specialised in removing orbital junk, has agreed with Bengaluru-based space companies Digantara ... ( read original story ...)
Stone Brewing-anchored Henrico warehouse sold to JLL division for $40M
The sale of the Sapporo-Stone building is the latest in a trend of high-dollar industrial real estate deals to close in recent months in eastern Henrico. ( read original story ...)
Fil-Am Nation, Nagoya team test mettle in Pinoyliga Global Cup
A select team of Fil-Am Nation and Nagoya Gakuin University lead the participating teams that will vie for supremacy in the first Pinoyliga Global Invitational Cup that starts this Saturday at Enderun ... ( read original story ...)
Man given suspended prison term for assisting daughter in Sapporo decapitation
On March 12, the Sapporo District Court handed psychiatrist Osamu Tamura a 16-month prison term, suspended for four years. The sentence was well short of the 10-year term sought by the prosecution. ( read original story ...)