Shares in Japanese drugmaker Eisai Co fell more than 6% on Tuesday after a report that a woman in a trial of the company's Alzheimer's disease treatment died. ( read original story ...)
Twenty children taken to hospital after being sickened by foul odor in Osaka, Japan
Japanese authorities reported Tuesday that 22 elementary school students in Toyonaka, north of Osaka, have been taken to a hospital after a «strange odor» made them sick. After 9:00 a.m. (local time), ... ( read original story ...)
Formerly Detained Japanese Journalist Urges Tokyo to Pressure Myanmar Junta
TOKYO—A Japanese journalist released from Myanmar in a prisoner amnesty called on Monday for Tokyo to put more pressure on the junta and accept refugees fleeing the Southeast Asian country. Toru Kubota spent three-and-a-half months in prison after being ... ( read original story ...)
Hoping to beat the tourist crowd on your trip to Japan? That ship has sailed
In October, Japan recorded 498,600 visitors, up from 206,500 arrivals in September, preliminary data from the Japan National Tourism Organization showed. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall in morning as China protests spark concern
Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday morning as intensifying protests against China's strict "zero-COVID" policy stirred fears over the adverse impact on the global economy. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 163. ( read original story ...)
Japan retail sales up for 8th month on tourism reopening
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese retail sales marked an eighth successive month of annual growth in October, data showed on Tuesday, after full reopening of borders added to the boost from ... ( read original story ...)
In world first, scientists demonstrate continuous-wave lasing of deep-ultraviolet laser diode at room temperature
Hiroshi Amano, Nobel laureate in Physics for his work on the blue LED, led a team of researchers that successfully conducted the world's first ... ( read original story ...)
Police invoke old anti-dueling law over Osaka club catfight
"If you're gonna lose your temper, then fight it out with each other," came the command, from Eiichi Ueno, manager of CUBE, a "girls bar" in Osaka's Kita-Shinchi entertainment zone. On Oct 31, Ueno, ... ( read original story ...)
Scientists are manipulating mosquito mating behavior
Now, a research team led by Nagoya University in Japan has discovered a new promising method for keeping mosquito populations in check, by taking advantage of perhaps their most annoying feature: the ... ( read original story ...)
26/11 anniversary protest reaches Pak Embassy in Tokyo, people demand action against protectors of terrorists
Tokyo: On the 14th anniversary of the Mumbai terror attack, people gathered in front of the Pakistan Embassy in Tokyo to hold protests calling for justice and paid tribute to 166 victims killed by ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo students take oral English test in high school entrance exam
Students take the Tokyo metropolitan government's English speaking test as part of its public high school entry exam in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Tokyo prosecutors raid ad agencies in bid-rigging probe
The new probe follows a sponsorship bribery scandal that also saw Dentsu Inc offices raided in August. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Fact Check: Does Video Show Japan Fans Dropping Trash After World Cup Loss?
Japan's soccer players and fans are known for collecting all the trash from the locker room and inside the stadium, but did they do the opposite after defeat? ( read original story ...)
Japan births at new low as population shrinks and ages
The number of babies born in Japan this year is below last year’s record low in what the the top government spokesman described as a “critical situation.” Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno ... ( read original story ...)
79-year-old bar owner found stabbed to death in Osaka
Police in Osaka are investigating the murder of a 79-year-old woman whose body was found in the bar she owned. According to police, Toyoko Nakagawa was found dead at around 3 p.m. on Saturday after ... ( read original story ...)
Hakuhodo latest frim to be raided in Tokyo 2020 corruption investigation
Advertising agency Hakuhodo has become the latest company linked to corruption allegations over their involvement in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and ( read original story ...)