Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in September but prices of imported goods slid due to the yen's rebound, data showed on Thursday, suggesting that price pressures from raw material costs were subsiding. ( read original story ...)
Corpses of hanged man, stabbed woman found in Yokohama hotel
KANAGAWA (TR) – A man was found hanged and a woman fatally stabbed inside in a hotel in in Yokohama City’s Konan Ward on Monday, police have revealed. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s wholesale inflation rises in September
Japan's wholesale prices rose 2.8% in September from a year earlier, data showed on Thursday, accelerating from the previous month in a sign of lingering inflationary pressure from raw material imports. ( read original story ...)
He moved into a 194-square-foot apartment in Japan — and found that downsizing boosted his productivity
"Living with intention actually makes life so much better because I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything," LaJuan told BI. ( read original story ...)
1-year-old boy dies from intra-abdominal bleeding in Osaka
Police in Osaka are investigating the death of a one-year-old boy who died of intra-abdominal bleeding. According to police at around 12:05 p.m. on Monday, a woman in her 20s called 119, and said her ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama lighthouse has guided ships for 130 years
Yokohama: For over a century, a lighthouse standing near the tip of a breakwater has offered safety as a beacon for incoming and outgoing vessels to ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Says She’s ‘Not as Involved’ on Social Media Anymore and ‘Began to Feel Like It Was Very Negative’
Mental wellness was a major topic during a recent interview that Osaka had with People to promote her Brave Together campaign with Maybelline . As a Brave Together ambassador, Osaka's mission is to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Still Pushing China for Explanation of Schoolboy’s Killing
Japan’s new foreign minister asked China’s government to provide a proper accounting of the facts in the stabbing death of a schoolboy in China last month, in a sign the new government in Tokyo will continue to push Beijing to explain the attack. ( read original story ...)
Inflation-hit voters in Japan hope for higher wages
People whose lives have been upended by inflation expressed hope Wednesday that the Japanese government will implement policies that ( read original story ...)
Football: Grampus, Albirex off to hot starts in Levain Cup semis
Nagoya Grampus and Albirex Niigata took big steps toward reaching the final of Japan's Levain Cup on Wednesday with sizable first-l ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top diplomat raises concerns with China’s Wang about stabbings, military activity
Japan's new foreign minister raised concerns on Wednesday about stabbing attacks on Japanese nationals in China and about Chinese military activity during his first phone call with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi since taking office last week. ( read original story ...)
Saying Goodbye to the Nissan GT-R on Japan’s Hakone Turnpike
Those who wish to shout about their additional outlay will likely relish the carbon hood (and its NACA ducts) more. In Japan it costs 30.6 million yen—roughly $215,000—only a small premium over the regular Nismo GT-R, although almost double the price ... ( read original story ...)
Lead Real Estate Co., LTD Announces Business Alliance with MEDIROM Healthcare Technologies Inc. for Healthtech Support in the Hotel Business
Lead Real Estate Co., Ltd is a Japanese developer of luxury residential properties, including single-family homes and condominiums, across Tokyo, Kanagawa prefecture, and Sapporo. In addition, the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Says She’s ‘Still Learning’ How to Handle Negativity on Social Media (Exclusive)
Naomi Osaka opens up to PEOPLE about dealing with negativity on social media after she was announced as Maybelline's first Brave Together ambassador to encourage awareness around mental health. ( read original story ...)
China looks forward to ‘new atmosphere’ with new Japan cabinet, minister says
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his new Japanese counterpart Takeshi Iwaya on Wednesday that Beijing looked forward to a "new atmosphere" with Japan's new cabinet, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Election Race Begins With Dissolution of Parliament
A bid by new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to turn his personal popularity into a fresh mandate for the scandal-plagued Liberal Democratic Party began with the dissolution of the lower house of parliament on Wednesday ahead of a national election later this month. ( read original story ...)