Japan's real wages extended their slide to a fourth straight month in July, government data showed on Tuesday, as the biggest jump in consumer prices in more than seven years outpaced a much more ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s household spending extends growth but inflation risks loom
Japan's household spending extended growth in July for a second straight month despite a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, but inflationary pressures from the yen's slump to a 24-year-low have cast doubt ... ( read original story ...)
Memorial museum for ex-Japanese soldier who lived for 28 yrs in Guam’s jungle closes
The memorial museum here for the late Shoichi Yokoi, a former Japanese soldier who lived in the mountains of Guam for 28 years without knowi ... ( read original story ...)
NSW Production Touring Cars announces Yokohama control tyre deal
NSW Production Touring Cars has announced Yokohama as the new control tyre manufacturer for the category from the start of the 2023 season, in a two-year exclusive supply arrangement. From the start ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Mayor cancels planned visit to IOC headquarters to discuss city’s bid to host 2030 Winter Olympics
The Mayor of Sapporo Katsuhiro Akimoto has cancelled a planned visit to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) headquarters in Lausanne, where he ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 bribery investigation ‘widens’, Sapporo 2030 officials cancel IOC meeting
Japanese prosecutors have raided the offices of advertising firm Daiko as part of the investigation into alleged bribery within the Tokyo 2020 Olympics organising committee, according to reports. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal deepens with police raids
Criminal prosecutors in Japan have carried out the latest in a series of raids on companies suspected of paying hundreds of thousands of pounds in bribes to an executive of the Tokyo Olympics, in a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan protests to Russia over military exercises with China
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has protested to Russia over multinational military exercises including China that it is conducting on Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, and is seriously concerned about ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s newly appointed digital minister is waging war on floppy disks. Companies fear the fax machine could be next
Japan's newly appointed digital minister Taro Kono is looking to get rid of all floppy disks still used by the government and businesses. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 7,296 COVID-19 cases, along with 31 deaths
Tokyo confirmed 7,296 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 5, down 2,584 from a week ago. Slightly over 300 of these were cases where the samples were brought in from outside the capital for testing or where ... ( read original story ...)
China joins Russian-led drills in Sea of Japan amid tensions with Tokyo
Chinese navy sends flotilla led by its largest destroyer to conduct live-fire drills as part of the Vostok 2022 war games. ( read original story ...)
Ad company allegedly bribed arrested ex-Tokyo Olympic exec
Haruyuki Takahashi, a former Tokyo Olympic organizing committee executive arrested in a bribery case, may have been paid by an advertising company seeking favors for a client company during the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 7,296 COVID cases on Sept. 5
The Japanese capital reported 7,296 coronavirus infections on Sept. 5 after recording 9,635 cases the previous day, the Tokyo Metropolitan Go ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s traditional sento bathhouses steaming ahead – in pictures
Once ubiquitous in Japan’s crowded capital where many homes did not have baths, sento are closing fast – but some of these public bathhouses have been given a new lease of life through renovations, wh ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks extend losses to 4th day on global economic woes
Tokyo stocks ended modestly lower Monday, extending their losing streak to a fourth trading day, amid concerns over the future course ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 7,296 new coronavirus cases
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Monday reported 7,296 new coronavirus cases, down 2,339 from Sunday. The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 33, down two from ... ( read original story ...)