The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. announced that it is supplying its GEOLANDAR A/T G94 to be used as original equipment (OE) tires on the new Triton pickup truck, which was launched by Mitsubishi Motors ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka to play Billie Jean King Cup for first time since 2020
Naomi Osaka will play the Billie Jean King Cup for the first time in four years when Japan faces Kazakhstan in a qualifier in Tokyo next month, the team said Friday. ( read original story ...)
Party capital: Nine must-do highlights of Osaka, Japan
The city’s reputation as Japan’s premier party town is challenged by few. Here’s how to make the most of a brief visit. ( read original story ...)
Japan on cusp of ending its negative interest rates experiment
The Bank of Japan is close to ending eight years of negative interest rate policy, with expected historical wage hikes heightening the prospect of a landmark shift away from its massive stimulus ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei dips as techs track US peers lower; BOJ meet in focus
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average dipped on Friday, as heavyweight technology shares tracked their US peers lower, while traders continued to position themselves carefully ahead of the Bank of Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Feb inflation likely quickened as BOJ weighs ditching negative rates: Reuters poll
Inflation in Japan is expected to have accelerated further in February as the effects of government fuel subsidies faded, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, boosting expectations the Bank of Japan will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan military helicopter crashes in Oita prefecture, media reports
A Japanese Self-Defence Forces' helicopter crashed in the country's southern prefecture of Oita, a local TV broadcaster reported on Friday. ( read original story ...)
MGM Osaka at critical stage for 2030 launch: Hornbuckle
“Between now and next summer is really a critical path and critical time” for ensuring Japan’s first integrated resort (IR) with casino, MGM Osaka, can stay on track for its promoters’ aspiration of a ... ( read original story ...)
Trump launched CIA covert operation to make China ‘chase ghosts’
Reuters spoke to three former officials who detailed the operation approved by Donald Trump while president. Such operations tend to outlast presidents. ( read original story ...)
Aman Group opens inaugural Janu property in Japan
Janu opened its inaugural hotel in Tokyo this week, marking the inception of a robust and expanding pipeline of 12 properties. ( read original story ...)
Shigeichi Negishi, the Inventor of Karaoke, Dies at 100
Internationally, the invention of karaoke has widely been credited to Daisuke Inoue, a Japanese musician who released the “8 Juke" in 1971. Later hailed as karaoke’s creator by a Singaporean ...
Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine picks ex-admiral as chief priest
Japan's Yasukuni Shrine has picked a former military commander as its chief priest in a move that could stir controversy over a site that other Asian nations see as a symbol of Japan's wartime ... ( read original story ...)
Japan unions will unveil results of wage talks, presaging shift at central bank
Japan's largest trade union group is due to announce results of this week's annual wage talks on Friday, with expectations for a rise of more than 4%, which would be the biggest boost since the early ... ( read original story ...)
Japan launches bullet train service to a region that ‘guidebooks rarely mention’
Japan is launching a new high-speed bullet train, or shinkansen, extension on Saturday that will make an under-the-radar prefecture more accessible to travelers. ( read original story ...)
Mystery in Japan as dangerous streptococcal infections soar to record levels
Health officials racing to identify cause of rise in streptococcal toxic shock syndrome – known as the ‘flesh-eating disease’ – which has a 30% fatality rate ... ( read original story ...)
Asia markets set to fall after hot U.S. inflation report; first estimates from Japan’s wage negotiations expected
Japan is expected to see the first estimates from its spring wage negotiations on Friday, ahead of the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy meeting on March 18-19.