Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Monday committed to cutting greenhouse gases to zero on a net basis by 2050 and achieving a carbon-neutral society, a major shift in its position on climate ... ( read original story ...)
Opponents of Osaka metropolis plan narrowly outnumber supporters ahead of vote: poll
Opponents of a plan to abolish Osaka's city status to turn it into a metropolis with four special wards narrowly outnumbered supporters in a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-based Malaysian filmmaker completes his Osaka trilogy selected for Tokyo International Film Festival
He returned to Osaka, where he is now mostly based, earlier this month. Lim, 47, graduated with a degree in electrical engineering from Osaka University in 1998. He worked in Tokyo for six years ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks flat in morning on hopes for earnings, COVID-19 concerns
TOKYO, Oct. 26 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks were essentially flat Monday morning as investors bought on optimism for upbeat earnings from Japanese firms although concerns over resurgences of COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Brings Origins To Life In New Manga-Inspired Campaign
Alongside ironic T-shirts and thick rimmed spectacles, a love of Manga is essential for any budding agency creative. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks flat in morning amid spikes in new coronavirus cases
Tokyo stocks were mixed Monday morning as buying on hopes for Japanese firms' positive earnings reports was offset by selling on investor worries amid spikes in new coronavirus cases in Europe and the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on hopes for upbeat earnings
Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday on hopes for upbeat domestic earnings reports this week, although concerns remained about a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Europe and the United States. As of 9:15 a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on hopes for recovering earnings
Tokyo stocks opened higher Monday on expectations for positive earnings reports from major Japanese firms, but spikes in coronavirus cases in Europe and the United States weighed on the market. In the ... ( read original story ...)
Prime minister floats fertility treatment to boost Japan’s birth rate
Japan has spent 50 years fretting about its low birth rate and declining population but new prime minister Yoshihide Suga has hit on a different solution: fertility treatment. In his leadership ... ( read original story ...)
Ticket refund process for Tokyo 2020 expected to begin next month
Tokyo 2020 are reportedly set to open applications for Olympic ticket refunds next month following the rescheduling of the Games. Organisers confirmed in July they would issue refunds to ticketholders ... ( read original story ...)
The Walking Gundam In Yokohama Is Getting Some Cool New Toys
The walking Gundam in Yokohama is getting ready for its public opening this December and it looks like we will get toys of the new design as well. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo wise to exercise restraint with Washington’s Taiwan games
The US and Japan are now mulling how to deal with possible "Taiwan contingency," Randall Schriver, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs in the US government, said at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fukushima Power Plant To Discharge Contaminated Water Into Pacific Ocean
Greenpeace believes that the Japanese government has the capacity to continue storing and processing the contaminated Fukushima water to avoid risks that are perilous to people. ( read original story ...)
British & Irish Lions could tour Japan in wake of sides meeting at Murrayfield
The British & Irish Lions have opened the door for a future tour of Japan after announcing only the third “home” match in their illustrious history against the Brave Blossoms next summer. Warren ... ( read original story ...)
Arcadia, a WWII incarceration site, names its first police chief of Japanese descent
Arcadia announced that 28-year veteran Capt. Roy Nakamura will officially take over as head of the police department Jan. 9 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo rally calls for return of individuals abducted by North Korea
About 800 people, including Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, gathered in Tokyo on Saturday to call for the immediate return of Japanese citizens abducted by ... ( read original story ...)