The Tokyo Game Show 2020 Online is scheduled for September 23-27 The in-person event of the TGS was canceled in May due to COVID-19 TGS2020 Online will also stream eSports tournaments and round-table ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ‘izakaya’ pubs hurt as drinkers stay home
Business Japan's 'izakaya' pubs hurt as drinkers stay home. Posted . Japan's traditional izakaya pubs used to thrive in every corner of the country. But now their often cramped co ... ( read original story ...)
China Warns Japan On Hosting US Missiles As War Boats Hold Drill
China is quite content to have Japan remain as a country without a means of launching a military offense. The Communist superpower is understandably concerned when the U.S. steps in with no such ... ( read original story ...)
Japan confirms plans to scrap U.S. missile defense system
Japan’s National Security Council has endorsed plans to cancel the deployment of two costly land-based U.S. missile defense systems. ( read original story ...)
Japan to consider strike capability to replace missile defence system
Japan is to consider the acquisition of weapons able to strike enemy missile launchers to bolster defence against North Korea after a decision to cancel the Aegis Ashore missile defence system, the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Confirms Scrapping US Missile Defence System
Interceptors for the Aegis Ashore system were to be placed in two regions under the costly and controversial programme. But the government reversed course under pressure from local residents concerned ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka called racist after posting meme in response to COVID-19 cases
As a tennis superstar and now the highest paid sportswoman in the world, Naomi Osaka has recently been using her platform to raise awareness of racial injustice and specifically give support to the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Defence Minister Says Strike Capability an Option to Counter Missile Threat
Japan's Minister of Defence Taro Kono said on Thursday that acquiring weapons that would let Japan strike enemy missile bases was an option Japan will consider as a way to bolster its ballistic ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan Decided to Scrap a Key U.S. Missile Defense System
The council made its decision Wednesday, and now the government will need to enter negotiations with the U.S. about what to do with payments and the purchase contract already made for the Aegis Ashore ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Disband Panel of Coronavirus Experts After Criticism
Japan is to disband a panel of medical experts advising Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet on the response to the novel coronavirus after criticism of its transparency and lack of independence. Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for kicking pregnant woman in Sapporo
Police in Sapporo have arrested a 51-year-old unemployed man for kicking the stomach of a pregnant woman in her 20s as she walked along a street in April. According to police, the incident occurred at ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka is getting a Baby Star ramen theme park this October
Japan is home to some of the best ramen in the world, from instant ramen noodles to dry ramen snacks you can get at the local convenience stores. The Baby Star brand of snack rame ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics must firm up $3.3 billion in sponsor income
Local sponsors have chipped in a record $3.3 billion to support the postponed Tokyo Olympics. That's at least two times more than any previous Olympics, and it amounts ... ( read original story ...)
The soul of Tokyo: unseen shots from a Japanese master – in pictures
Issei Suda is regarded as one of the most important names in Japanese photography. The striking world he captured is on display in these previously unpublished photos ... ( read original story ...)
Japan confirms its scrapping US missile defense system
Japan's National Security Council has endorsed plans cancel the deployment of two costly land-based U.S. missile defense systems aimed at bolstering the country’s capability ... ( read original story ...)
In photos: see the new Uniqlo Park megastore in Yokohama featuring an outdoor park
The new retail space is home to Uniqlo and GU, plus a playground park with a jungle gym, slides and bouldering wall ... ( read original story ...)