Equinix has launched its fourth data center in Osaka, Japan. The company is also set to invest AU$240m (US$160m) in expanding its data center presence in Australia to meet artificial intelligence (AI) related demand. Equinix has opened its hyperscale xScale data center, OS4x, in Osaka, Japan. ( read original story ...)
Zheng fires a season-high 23 aces to beat Osaka in Berlin opener
No.8 Zheng Qinwen put on a serving masterclass to beat Naomi Osaka in the first round of the ecotrans Ladies Open. ( read original story ...)
Australia’s Qantas drops Sapporo flight plan over labor, fuel shortages
TOKYO/SAPPORO, Japan -- Australia's Qantas Airways has joined a number of carriers dropping plans for flights to and from regional Japanese airports as an acute fuel shortage looms over the rebound in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Crackdown on Cannabis and CBD Throws a Booming Market Into Uncertainty
Advocates and experts worry proposals to strictly limit THC levels will effectively prohibit CBD products in Japan and hamper a booming industry. ( read original story ...)
Godzilla, Nagoya Tower to celebrate joint 70th Anniversary
NAGOYA, (Japan): A Godzilla monument came to Chubu Electric Power Mirai Tower in Nagoya on Wednesday (June 19) ahead of the celebration for the 70th anniversary of the opening of the tower, formerly ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s space agency was hit by multiple cyberattacks, but officials say no sensitive data was taken
Officials say Japan’s space agency has suffered a series of cyberattacks since last year, but sensitive information related to rockets and satellites was not affected and it is continuing to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan vows to bring primary budget to surplus next fiscal year
Japan on Friday affirmed its pledge to deliver a primary budget surplus by the next fiscal year, reflecting concerns that its exit from the ultra low interest rate environment could boost government ... ( read original story ...)
Move over, Tokyo. Hong Kong is now the most expensive city to build, survey shows
Hong Kong's average building cost this year will rise 4.8% to $4,500 per square meter, ranking it ninth globally and first in Asia, according to Turner & Townsend. The city's construction industry ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Debate on Tokyo’s future needed as race to elect governor begins
Campaigning for the Tokyo gubernatorial election has begun with a record 56 people announcing their candidacy. Who should take the helm of this huge c ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor election race kicks off with all eyes on 2 powerful female candidates
Veteran incumbent Yuriko Koike, 71, faces her biggest challenge from prominent opposition lawmaker Renho Saito, 56. ( read original story ...)
Departing Air Force wing commander’s Super Hercules gets a check-up in Tokyo
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules looked like a massive mechanical patient on an operating table during a routine two-week inspection at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo. Stars and Stripes got a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor elections: Parties disrupt campaigning with excessive candidates and cat pictures
Campaigning began in Tokyo's gubernatorial election on Thursday (Jun 20) with a crowded field of more than 50 candidates. Already, campaign drama is playing out with one party fielding 24 candidates and using cat pictures in place of portraits on banners. ( read original story ...)
Japan Makes It Very Hard to Be Sterilized. These Women Demand Change.
The entrenched rule of Japan’s right - leaning Liberal Democratic Party, along with the country’s deep-rooted traditional family values, have prevented progress in reproductive rights, said Yukako Ohashi, a writer and member of the Women’s Network for Reproductive Freedom. ( read original story ...)
High court upholds life prison term for ex-nurse who killed 3 elderly patients at Yokohama hospital
The Tokyo High Court has upheld a ruling a lower court that sentenced a 37-year-old former nurse at a Yokohama hospital to an indefinite life term in prison for killing three terminally ill patients ... ( read original story ...)
Japan imposes trade curbs on China-based firms for supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine
Japan imposed trade restrictions on China-based companies as part of a fresh round of sanctions against individuals and groups supporting Russia's war on Ukraine, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Japan has no right to meddle in China-Philippines maritime issues, says Chinese embassy in Japan
Japan is not a party to the South China Sea issue and has no right to intervene in China-Philippines maritime matters, a spokesperson for China's embassy in Japan said on Friday. ( read original story ...)