Police searched the offices of a bus operator on Tuesday, a day after a fatal crash on an expressway in Nagoya city, central Japan. ( read original story ...)
YOKOHAMA develops rubber compound design system that utilizes AI compound generation technology
YOKOHAMA announced that it has begun applying a proprietary rubber compound design system that utilizes AI-based compound generation technology. The new system was developed with the cooperation of ... ( read original story ...)
Lil Pump Dragged for Acting Surprised Crowds in Japan Didn’t Recognize Him
"I love it when famous people don't get recognized and you can clearly see it hurts their ego," said a commenter on TikTok. ( read original story ...)
Everything you need to know about traveling to Japan
In June, Japan expanded that opportunity to 98 countries with low coronavirus infection rates while keeping entry requirements complex and strict. Given the painstaking steps of getting approved to ... ( read original story ...)
Apple’s first international store in Ginza, Tokyo, moves to a beautiful wooden building
Apple's first-ever international store outside the U.S. now has a new location. The store, situated in Ginza, Tokyo, has moved to a remarkable building in the area, made out of fire-resistant wood and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo must stop making provocation: China on recent Japanese lawmaker’s visit to Taiwan
China on Tuesday strongly deplored the move by a Japanese politician who is visiting Taiwan and said that Tokyo must stop making provocation and seek selfish ga ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first female photojournalist dies age 107
Japan's first female photojournalist Tsuneko Sasamoto, who captured the lives of civilians under the country's tumultuous Showa era, has died at the age of 107. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo team adds stability to acoustic tweezer technology
Researchers in Japan have successfully enhanced their ‘acoustic tweezers’ technology to lift small particles using sound waves, an advance that promises contactless control of small objects. ( read original story ...)
Japanese interned in Siberia remembered in ceremony in Tokyo
An annual memorial service has been held in Tokyo to remember Japanese nationals who died in Soviet detention camps in Siberia and elsewhere after World War Two. ( read original story ...)
Two ‘Stranger Things’ pop-up stores are now open in Tokyo
Following the Stranger Pronto café in Shibuya and a special line of FamilyMart Convenience Wear, popular Netflix series ‘Stranger Things’ has now opened a series of pop-up shops all across Japan. And ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close lower on fresh inflation fears
Tokyo stocks closed lower today, extending US falls as concern grew that the Federal Reserve would stick to its rate-hike plans to combat inflation. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end lower on weak auto issues, Wall St. decline
Tokyo stocks ended lower Tuesday as new data falsification by Toyota Motor Corp.'s truck making subsidiary led to selling in auto related issues, with overnight falls on Wall Street dragging overall ... ( read original story ...)
Japan weighs lifting of pre-departure COVID tests for travellers – media
Japan may lift requirements for pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travellers entering the country, the Nikkei newspaper has reported. ( read original story ...)
Japan weighs relaxing border rules on COVID -media
Japan may lift requirements for pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travellers and raise daily caps on entrants, domestic media have reported. Japan has some of the strictest pandemic border measures ... ( read original story ...)
Japan may scrap COVID tests for travellers: Nikkei
East Asian country currently requires arrivals to produce a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of departure. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s finance ministry to seek US$195 billion for FY2023 debt servicing: Report
TOKYO: Japan's Ministry of Finance is set to request 26.9 trillion yen (US$195.5 billion) for debt servicing in the fiscal year beginning in April 2023, Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday (Aug 23). ( read original story ...)