Japan and China are giving conflicting accounts about whether their foreign ministers briefly spoke last week. ( read original story ...)
Osaka welcomes the Borussians in black and yellow
One fan has stretched a Nmecha jersey over a piece of cardboard, with the pen for the autograph already in position. Another has prepared a sign: “Nmecha, could I ... ( read original story ...)
BVB explores Osaka and looks forward to reuniting with Kagawa
The BVB Evonik Japan Tour is themed “BUILT ON KIZUNA.” In Japanese, “Kizuna” refers to the special bond that connects people through trust, solidarity, and mutual connection. With this theme, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takaichi defends policy as underpinning yen, approval rating slumps
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said government efforts to boost the country's growth potential will underpin market trust in the yen, countering ... ( read original story ...)
Japan June services producer prices rise as Iran war keeps freight costs high
TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - Japan's services producer price index rose 3.2% in June from a year earlier, central bank data showed on Monday, a sign of broadening inflationary pressure that will keep ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama sees strong growth in India’s premium tyre market, bets on SUV boom
Yokohama India is strengthening its position in the country's premium passenger vehicle tyre market through capacity expansion, localisation and a stronger focus on SUVs. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Recalls More than 4,000 Commercial Tires
Yokohama has recalled the above listed tires manufactured between late January and early February of this year from its manufacturing plant in Mississippi. Yokohama Tire is recalling more than 4,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Takaichi’s approval rating slides as inflation bites, Yomiuri poll shows
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration slumped in July to the lowest level since she took office last year, the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Confidential releases a new konbini-inspired menu
One of Tokyo’s most inventive cocktail bars is shaking things up with a menu inspired by convenience store favourites ... ( read original story ...)
Intense heat grips western Japan, unstable weather expected in the afternoon
Weather officials in Japan are calling on people to take precautions against heatstroke as scorching heat grips mainly western Japan and the Tokai region on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Fukuoka, Aichi among prefectures aiming to be second Japan capital
Discover which Japanese prefectures are vying to be named a second capital, focusing on disaster preparedness and decentralisation efforts. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com ... ( read original story ...)
‘I don’t really want to be famous’: How Osaka has stayed grounded through career
WASHINGTON -- When Naomi Osaka won the 2018 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, she felt nothing could top it. The 6-3, 6-2 March 2018 win over Daria Kasatkina marked the then 20-year-old Osaka's first ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO REPORT: Tokyo’s Pain-Relief Childbirth Subsidies Draw Strong Demand
The Tokyo metropolitan government launched an epidural subsidy program for childbirth last October, becoming the first prefecture-level government in Japan to help cover the cost of pain-relief ... ( read original story ...)
‘I don’t really want to be famous’: How Osaka has stayed grounded through evolving career
WASHINGTON -- When Naomi Osaka won the 2018 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, she felt nothing could top it. The 6-3, 6-2 March 2018 win over Daria Kasatkina marked the then 20-year-old Osaka's first ... ( read original story ...)
US, Japan join Philippines in South China Sea drills
MANILA, July 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Japan joined the Philippines in maritime exercises in the South China Sea, as the Filipino and Chinese governments traded accusations following an encounter between vessels from their countries in the disputed waters. ( read original story ...)
Pokémon Card Trading Mania Is So Insane Japan’s Government Wants To Step In
Japan is now floating imposing new regulations on its trading card market amid the surging value of the items driving counterfeiting and alleged money laundering, Bloomberg reported Thursday. A new ruling Liberal Democratic Party caucus in Japan formed to investigate the matter claimed in a statement that "trading cards are no longer simply consumer products, ( ...