By Leika Kihara TOKYO, April 8 (Reuters) - The Japanese business mood worsened in March to levels not seen since the start of the Ukraine war in 2022, a government survey showed, a sign surging oil ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bankruptcy cases seen rising as Iran conflict lifts costs, think tank says
TOKYO, April 8 (Reuters) - Japan saw corporate bankruptcy cases rise for the fourth straight year in fiscal 2025 and may see further increases from around summer this year as surging costs from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM urges Iran president to swiftly secure safe Hormuz passage
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday urged Iran to swiftly secure safe passage for ships of all nations through the St ... ( read original story ...)
The Iran War Has Finally Exposed Japan’s Achilles Heel
Energy crises expose structural vulnerabilities: like Germany's past reliance on Russian gas, Japan is now highly exposed due to heavy dependence on Middle Eastern oil via the Strait of Hormuz. ( read original story ...)
Trump faults Japan, South Korea and Australia for not helping in war against Iran
President Donald Trump criticized three key U.S. allies in the Pacific for not assisting in the war he launched against Iran in February. ( read original story ...)
Toyota’s Made-In-Japan Promise Needs A Foreign Workforce To Survive
Currently just 9 percent of workers in Japan's auto workers are foreigners, a number that needs to triple to sustain the market's annual pace ... ( read original story ...)
Thieves in ski masks loot Tokyo used luxury goods shop
Items worth several hundreds of thousands of dollars have been stolen from a secondhand luxury items shop in downtown Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Lewis Hamilton’s new “Tokyo Drift” video goes viral as fans brand it a hard launch
Kanye West was scheduled to headline Wireless Festival, one of the U.K.'s biggest music festivals, this summer. A year ago, McIlroy arrived at August National only to stumble upon the past champions ... ( read original story ...)
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway Style Valentino & Chanel in Tokyo
The two Oscar-winning actresses attended the Japanese premiere of "The Devil Wears Prada 2" on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Neolix and Pegasus to Jointly Debut at KANSAI LOGIX 2026 in Osaka — Bringing L4 Solution to Japan’s Logistics Sector
Neolix, the world's largest L4 autonomous urban delivery RoboVan solutions provider, announced today that it will jointly exhibit at KANSAI LOGIX 2026 (April 8–10, Intex Osaka, Hall 6, Booth B10-32) ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka celebrates World Expo opening anniversary with weeklong event
A weeklong event began on Wednesday in Osaka to mark the first anniversary of last year's World Expo opening in the western Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
3 dead, 1 missing after 40-meter scaffolding collapse near Tokyo
According to public broadcaster NHK, the accident occurred at around 4:30 pm local time on Monday at a portside steelmaking complex in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. A scaffold standing approximately ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber to exhibit at Aircraft Interiors Expo 2026
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced that, together with its US sales subsidiary, Yokohama Aerospace America, Inc., it will participate in the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2026, to be held in Hamburg ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo DisneySea to celebrate its 25th anniversary as a ‘Sparkling Jubilee’
The event, dubbed the 'Sparkline Jubilee,' will feature park-wide decorations in an ocean-blue theme color and run from April 15 until March of next year. ( read original story ...)
Incident: Cathay Pacific B773 near Osaka on Apr 7th 2026, engine oil problem
A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300, registration B-KQO performing flight CX-883 (dep Apr 5th) from Los Angeles,CA (USA) to Hong Kong (China) with 373 people on board, was enroute over the Pacific Ocean ... ( read original story ...)
Park Hotel Tokyo Installs ‘WITHERS TAIZAN BONSAI’, a Recycled Art Piece Redefining the Traditional Bonsai Tree
Experience Wabi Sabi through a sustainable bonsai plant, a recycled art project breathing new life into Japanese art at ( read original story ...)