Japan is home to the world's largest fish market, the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo. It handles over 2,000 tons of seafood daily. The Japanese language has many different levels of formality, with some words and phrases used only in very formal or polite situations. ( read original story ...)
US, Japan, South Korea Vow Strategic Cooperation to Boost Security, Economies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Commerce and trade ministers from the United States, Japan and South Korea vowed on Wednesday to cooperate on strategic issues including artificial intelligence (AI) safety, export controls, clean energy and semiconductor supply chains. ( read original story ...)
Axcelis Expands Semiconductor Equipment Business Operations in Japan
Both service office locations opened in June 2024. President and CEO of Axcelis Technologies Russell Low, said, "We are proud of our growing installed base in Japan and remain focused on expanding our market share by providing customers the most innovative ... ( read original story ...)
Japan issues fresh warnings after yen hits 38-year low; Elon Musk’s SpaceX ‘valued at $210bn’ – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news. 10:29 The French stock market has dipped this morning, with the CAC40 share index down 0.2%. Traders are jittery ahead of the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka shows true feelings after being handed Wimbledon wildcard like Emma Raducanu
Naomi Osaka is feeling "very starry-eyed" at the prospect of playing in Wimbledon for the first time in five years. The 26-year-old from Japan has been handed a wildcard spot at this summer's ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo woman accused of killing parents, possibly to inherit restaurant business: sources
Investigators enter the home of Manami Takarajima to search it, in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on June 27, 2024. (Mainichi/Kengo Suga) TOKYO -- A 31-year-old woman in the Japanese capital was arrested on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo woman accused of killing parents, possibly to inherit business: sources
A 31-year-old woman in the Japanese capital was arrested on June 27 for allegedly killing her restauranteur parents, whose burned bodies were found in April in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo skyscraper demolished for blocking Mount Fuji view
A Japanese property developer has decided to demolish a near-complete, 10-story condominium in Tokyo after pushback from neighbors who said it blocked a view of Mount Fuji. The company, Sekisui House, ... ( read original story ...)
Slain Tokyo couple slipped sleeping pills, then strangled
A Tokyo couple whose burned bodies were found in April had sleeping pills slipped into their drinks before they were lured to a vacant property and strangled, investigative sources said. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks plummet
Tokyo stocks ended lower on Friday after a mixed close on Wall Street, where the tech-rich Nasdaq index dived while the Dow ended up. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0.09 percent, or 36.55 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan warns prolonged high U.S., Europe interest rates
Japan's government said on Thursday its economy was gradually recovering, but warned in its monthly report that high interest rates in the United States and Europe risked damaging its own economy, as ... ( read original story ...)
Rescuers seek to bring down bodies found on Japan’s Mount Fuji
Three bodies were found at the summit of Mount Fuji, Japan’s most famous mountain, with one of them already brought down from the slopes ... ( read original story ...)
Integrated resorts: Japan’s axis of future growth
The casino in Osaka is named “Osaka IR ... The purpose of the IR Act is to “utilize the proceeds from the casino business” and “realize the attractive stay-at-home tourism that is internationally ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei skids 1% as yen intervention risks rise
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average fell 1% on Thursday, giving up most of its gains from the previous session, as the yen’s slide past the closely watched 160 per-dollar level put traders on high ...
‘Police-obsessed’ Osaka man accused of forging emblem, pretending to be cop
A 26-year-old delivery driver was arrested by police on June 26 in west Japan's Nara Prefecture on suspicion of forging official documents including a police emblem of the type found on ... ( read original story ...)
Life-sized “Gundam” to be displayed at 2025 Osaka Expo
Bandai Namco Holdings has said it will display a life-sized Gundam robot model in its pavilion of the 2025 World Exposition in the city of Osaka. According to the toy and video game company's ... ( read original story ...)