A Japanese startup developing what it calls "shooting stars on demand" says it will be ready to deliver the world's first artificial meteor shower in a spectacular show over Hiroshima in early 2020. A... ( read original story ...)
Ange Postecoglou’s Yokohama F. Marinos score eight goals in stunning J-League win
Ange Postecoglou's Yokohama F. Marinos have caught alight in the J-League, recording an extraordinary 8-2 win over Vegalta Sendai on Wednesday night. Yokohama were up 7-0 before Vegalta managed to fin... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Son says Japan is ‘stupid’ to disallow ride-sharing
TOKYO (Reuters) - SoftBank Group Corp Chief Executive Masayoshi Son blasted Japan on Thursday for not allowing ride-sharing services, calling it “stupid” and saying the country was lagging overseas ri... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Didi, SoftBank set up taxi-hailing joint venture in Japan
TOKYO — Chinese mobile service giant Didi Chuxing and Tokyo-based SoftBank Corp. have set up a joint venture for taxi-hailing in Japan. The companies announced the plan Thursday for a service that use... ( read original story ...)
Japanese city running out of ninjas as population shrinks
A small city in Japan is facing a ninja shortage as the town struggles with ... Nicole Darrah covers breaking and trending news for FoxNews.com. Follow her on Twitter @nicoledarrah. ( read original story ...)
Trade deal with Japan means cheaper cars for Europeans
... cheaper for car buyers in Europe than they have been until now thanks to the European Union and Japan signing a trade agreement. It will also be good news for anyone in the business of supplying m... ( read original story ...)
A month after magnitude 6.1 Osaka quake, progress slow on fixing walls and water pipes
OSAKA – A month after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northern Osaka Prefecture, progress is slow on removing substandard concrete walls that could collapse and on fixing the aging sewage system. Th... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic venues make progress with 2 years to go
TOKYO (AP) — The Japan Sports Council gave a progress report on the new National Stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, saying the project is 40 percent complete with two years to go before ... ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Sole leader Mitakeumi speeds to 9th win at Nagoya meet
Sekiwake Mitakeumi was a man in a hurry on Monday, when he needed just 1.8 seconds to remain unbeaten after nine days of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. His win over No. 5 maegashira Daishomaru (3-6 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, EU sign free trade pact amid worries about Trump
“There are rising concerns about protectionism, but I want Japan and the EU to lead the world by bearing the flag of free trade,” Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a news conference after the signing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, EU sign trade deal to eliminate nearly all tariffs
"The EU and Japan showed an undeterred determination to lead the world as flag-bearers for free trade," Abe said at a joint news conference with European Council President Donald Tusk and European Com... ( read original story ...)
Vietjet launches Ho Chi Minh City – Osaka route
Ho Chi Minh City, 2018-Jul-17 — /Travel PR News/ — In celebration of the most amazing promotional program of the year “Free up your summer with Vietjet”, Vietjet continues to open Ho Chi Minh City – O... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Japan, EU to sign widespread trade deal eliminating tariffs
TOKYO — The European Union and Japan are signing a widespread trade deal Tuesday that will eliminate nearly all tariffs, seemingly defying the worries about trade tensions set off by President Donald ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, EU to sign widespread trade deal eliminating tariffs
The European Union and Japan are signing a widespread trade deal Tuesday that will eliminate nearly all tariffs, seemingly defying the worries about trade tensions set off by President Donald Trump's ... ( read original story ...)
United adds more Guam-Nagoya flights
United airlines has announced that it is restoring four weekly flights between Guam and Nagoya from Dec. 2 to the end of March 2019. United says the decision to restore the service is in response to a... ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Mitakeumi stays unbeaten to hold onto lead in Nagoya
Sekiwake Mitakeumi stayed unbeaten Saturday to hold onto the sole lead at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Fighting in his ninth-straight tournament among the three "sanyaku" rankings beneath grand c... ( read original story ...)