Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte is considering the sale of a top-grade Tokyo skyscraper and has approached potential buyers about the property, according to people with knowledge of the matter ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Fukushima-linked seafood ban is unacceptable, Japan tells WTO
Japan has told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that China's ban on Japanese seafood after the release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant was "totally unacceptable", the Japanese foreign ministry said late on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Document sheds light on killings of Koreans after 1923 earthquake
A document released by a Yokohama group shows a much larger number of Koreans were killed by mobs in Kanagawa Prefecture following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake than the official count of two. ( read original story ...)
Osaka to delay opening of casino resort to autumn 2030
The Osaka prefectural and municipal governments said Tuesday that they will delay the opening of a planned casino resort to around autumn 2030. When the local governments submitted their development ... ( read original story ...)
GIC weighs sale of Tokyo office tower for more than $2.78b
Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC is considering the sale of a top-grade Tokyo skyscraper and has approached potential buyers about the property, according to people with knowledge of the matter. ( read original story ...)
Pace gallery to open in Tokyo next year
After more than one year of hinting, Pace will open a gallery in Tokyo in spring 2024. This will be the mega gallery's eighth location across six countries, joining spaces in London, Geneva, Seoul, ... ( read original story ...)
NetEase will be revealing a new console and PC game at Tokyo Game Show
NetEase Games has announced that it will be revealing a new game for consoles and PC at this year’s Tokyo Game Show. The publisher will be attending Tokyo Game Show for the first time this year, and ... ( read original story ...)
Trial opens in Japan in the 2019 animation studio arson that killed 36 people. Suspect pleads guilty
The suspect in a 2019 arson attack at an animation studio in Japan has gone on trial, pleading guilty to the murder of 36 people. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Osaka prefecture to postpone casino project opening – Kyodo
Japan's Osaka prefecture will postpone the opening of a casino project to around autumn 2030 from autumn-winter of 2029, Kyodo news agency reported. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks extend winning streak to 7th day, Topix at 33-year high
Tokyo stocks ended slightly higher Tuesday to extend the market's winning streak to seven days, with the Topix index rising to a fres ... ( read original story ...)
VOX POPULI: Latest ruling against Okinawa yet more proof of Tokyo’s coldness
In August 1996, then-Okinawa Governor Masahide Ota (1925-2017) read out a statement he had written at a Supreme Court session. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall in morning as gains locked in after 6-day rally
Tokyo stocks were slightly lower Tuesday morning as investors locked in gains after a six-day rally and amid a lack of fresh trading ... ( read original story ...)
“TOKYO BEAST” – A Crypto Entertainment Game By Renowned Web 3 Companies Announces Launch On Korea Blockchain Week
Chainwire TOKYO BEAST FZCO, headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; General Manager: Tomoe Mizutani; (hereinafter “TOKYO BEAST FZCO”) has announced the crypto entertainment project “TOKYO BEAST, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shedding postwar shackles raises specter of repeated mistakes
This photo taken on Aug 5, 2023 shows a photocopy of a document from a Japanese army hospital that cooperated with Unit 731, a Japanese germ warfare army during World War II, in Mudanjiang City, ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Faces Total Destruction in First Trailer for Godzilla Minus One
The king of the monsters returns, this time to devastated post-war Japan, in the terrifying first trailer for Godzilla Minus One. ( read original story ...)
Japan ruling parties end spat over election cooperation in Tokyo
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito agreed Monday to cooperate again in all constituencies in Tokyo for the next House of Representatives ... ( read original story ...)