Tokyo police said Thursday they had charged a man with attempted murder after an alleged knife attack on the subway that reportedly injured two people during rush hour the previous day. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Generation of Risk-Taking Investors Is Finally Here
When it comes to investing, attitudes in Japan are undergoing a sweeping generational shift driven by the return of inflation and the rollout of a financial education program. ( read original story ...)
Man admitted to Japan’s Expo 2025 with 85-year-old ticket
They exchanged one of the old tickets for two one-day Expo 2025 passes. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train users up 5% on year over Golden Week holidays
The number of people using the Tokaido Shinkansen bullet trains between Tokyo and Osaka during the country's Golden Week holidays wa ... ( read original story ...)
News in Easy English: Big traditional ‘Awa Odori’ dance event held at Osaka Expo
On May 2 and 3, there was a big traditional dance event at Expo 2025 in Osaka. Around 700 dancers performed the "Awa Odori" dance. About 10,000 people・・・ ( read original story ...)
Sidec leads Selangor startups to World Expo 2025 Osaka and SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025
The mission is part of Sidec’s ongoing efforts to promote digital entrepreneurship and to help startups from Selangor explore new markets and partnerships. ( read original story ...)
Baseball: Seiji Uebayashi home run gives Dragons 2-1 win against BayStars
Seiji Uebayashi broke out of a mini-slump with a two-run blast to give the Chunichi Dragons a 2-1 win against the DeNA BayStars in C ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka teen acquires college graduate-level nat’l license for handling hazardous materials
A junior high school student here has passed the Japanese national qualification exam for handling Class A hazardous materials after teaching ... ( read original story ...)
Exxon agrees to supply Japan’s Marubeni with low-carbon ammonia
Exxon Mobil has signed a long-term agreement to supply 250,000 metric tons of low-carbon ammonia annually to Japanese trading house Marubeni , the U.S. oil producer said on Wednesday, representing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nippon Telegraph plans to buy remaining stake in NTT Data for $20.9 billion, Nikkei reports
Japan's telecom giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone is considering to make a tender offer of up to 3 trillion yen ($20.92 billion) to buy the remaining shares it does not already own in NTT Data, the ... ( read original story ...)
Drugmaker Shionogi to buy Japan Tobacco’s unit Torii Pharmaceutical for $1 billion
Japanese drugmaker Shionogi said on Wednesday that it will acquire Torii Pharmaceutical , a subsidiary of Japan Tobacco , for more than 150 billion yen ($1.05 billion). ( read original story ...)
Automaker owned by Taiwan’s Foxconn to make EVs for Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors
Foxtron, an automaker partly owned by Taiwan iPhone manufacturer Hon Hai Technology Group, and Mitsubishi Motors of Japan said Wednesday they have agreed to develop an electric vehicle to be sold in ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Deutsche Bank’s DWS and Japan’s Nippon Life in talks on India venture
Deutsche Bank's investment arm DWS is in talks to form an asset management joint venture in India with the Japanese insurer Nippon Life, four people with knowledge of the matter said, as the German ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s yellow street slashes prostitution in red-light area by 90% in Japan
Police believe the striking colour makes the streetwalkers and their potential clients feel uncomfortably conspicuous. ( read original story ...)
A man with a knife slashes 2 people at a Tokyo subway station and is arrested
Japanese police and media say a man with a knife has slashed two passengers on a train stopping at a Tokyo subway station during Wednesday's evening rush. ( read original story ...)
Stabbing attack at Tokyo subway station, two men injured
Tokyo police say a woman has been injured after a man went on a stabbing spree at a subway station in Tokyo. The police say the attacker is in custody and that they are investigating the incident. ( read original story ...)