Japan faces another scorching summer, but the country's biggest investment companies are stalling the shift to clean energy with the risk of making global warming-fueled disasters worse by pouring ...
Japan to cut super-long bond issuance amid demand slump
Japan's Finance Ministry plans to cut this year's issuance of super-long government bonds amid slumping demand for debt instruments with maturities of over 10 years.
Deputy Speaker Duke Frasco joins President Marcos at World Expo 2025 in Osaka
DEPUTY Speaker and Cebu 5th District Representative Duke Frasco accompanies President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to visit the Philippines' pavilion at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan as he reaffirms ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling party suffers record low result in Tokyo poll
Japan’s ruling party has suffered its worst result in local assembly elections in Tokyo, as residents of the capital used the vote to protest against soaring food prices and low wage growth. ( read original story ...)
Japan Prime Minister Ishiba to skip NATO summit, source says
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is planning to cancel his attendance at the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in the Hague, a source with direct knowledge said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Investors wooed with freebies at Japan’s shareholder meetings
TOKYO] More Japanese companies are giving gifts at annual general meetings (AGMs) in a practice that could increase the ranks of loyal retail investors as pressure from activist investors grows. Read ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka’s comeback exposes uneven playing field
Naomi Osaka is mostly comfortable with being the poster girl for motherhood in sport. What she is less comfortable with is the women’s tennis tour branding itself as a leading supporter of mothers in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo voters deal blow to ruling LDP in key poll ahead of national vote
Voters in Tokyo decisively knocked Japan’s ruling party from its position as the largest group in the city assembly, results showed Monday, a warning sign ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Says No US Demand for Defense Spending Worth 3.5% of GDP
Japan denied a report that the US directly asked Tokyo to raise its defense spending to 3.5% of annual gross domestic product, with its top government spokesman saying that the amount of spending was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan calls for de-escalation of Iran conflict
Japan called on Monday for de-escalation of the conflict in Iran and said U.S. strikes demonstrated Washington's determination to prevent Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin briefly sinks below $99,000 as U.S. strikes on Iran trigger crypto market sell-off
Bitcoin fell to its lowest level in over a month after U.S. airstrikes on Iran, fueled by inflation fears, institutional pullback, and forced liquidations.
Japan PMI Pickup Points to Front-loading Ahead of US Tariff Jump
Japan’s manufacturing activity expanded for the first time in more than a year in June in a likely sign of front-loading of output ahead of a scheduled increase in US tariffs next month.
The Korea e-Sports Association holds an event to expand the base of four e-sports events at the Aich…
The Korea e-Sports Association announced on the 23rd that it will hold the '2025 KeSPA CUP Expansion Event' to prepare for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and expand the base of the event. The ... ( read original story ...)
The Mainichi News Quiz: Some tourists are tossing away what on Osaka city streets?
How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for June 23 to test your news knowledge. Ready? ( read original story ...)
The Saudi Arabia pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka achieves 1 million visitors
The Saudi Arabia Pavilion has welcomed 1 million visitors in the first 70 days of operations, hosting 5,396 VIP delegates and conducting 1,137 events ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo rebuke puts Ishiba at risk in national election
A sharp warning from voters for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's party in Sunday's Tokyo assembly election has signaled that his tenur ... ( read original story ...)