Japan's fair trade watchdog has warned 15 luxury hotels in Tokyo that their sharing of information on occupancy rates and prices could violate anti-monopoly laws. ( read original story ...)
Nissan abandons plan for $1.1 billion EV battery plant in southern Japan
Nissan Motor said on Friday it would abandon a plan to build a $1.1 billion factory for electric vehicle batteries on Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu, marking the latest change of plans for the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Early Exports in April Slow as US Tariffs Hit Firms
Japan’s exports slowed in the first 20 days of April as the US tariff campaign intensified with new car and across-the-board levies. ( read original story ...)
At Tokyo Disneyland, I Found a New Collecting Obsession
(On the top level, you’ve got, from left to right, Haunted Mansion, Indiana Jones and Beauty and the Beast, Frozen and Peter Pan, and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Jungle Cruise. On the bottom, you ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Industrial Heartland Warming Up to Winds of Change
Signs are emerging that Japan’s much-touted corporate reforms are reaching the industrial heartland of Nagoya, after sweeping through Tokyo and helping lift share prices. ( read original story ...)
Tiny vibrations have a massive impact: Transmitting clear signals over long distances using nonlinear math
A team of researchers at Nagoya University has discovered something surprising. If you have two tiny vibrating elements, each one barely moving on its own, and you combine them in the right way, their ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka advances in Rome as comeback continues
Coming off her first tournament title since becoming a mother in 2023, four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka scores three-set win at Italian Open. ( read original story ...)
Osaka and Jabeur advance in Italian Open as Badosa, Kvitova pull out
Naomi Osaka and Ons Jabeur advanced to the Italian Open third round in Rome on Thursday after ninth seed Paula Badosa and twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova withdrew due to injury. ( read original story ...)
Five staff reported injured by intruders at Tokyo primary school: Reports
TOKYO: Five staff members sustained minor injuries at a primary school in Tokyo after two men intruded onto the premises on Thursday (May 8), with no immediate reports of children harmed, Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Thomas Bach welcomes future Japan Olympic bid after Sapporo withdrawal
The German set to receive the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun at Tokyo’s Imperial Palace on May 9. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Osaka and Jabeur advance in Italian Open as Badosa, Kvitova pull out
Naomi Osaka and Ons Jabeur advanced to the Italian Open third round in Rome on Thursday after ninth seed Paula Badosa and twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova withdrew due to injury. Japan's Osaka b ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Osaka inspired by Agassi as she embraces claycourt grind
(This story has been corrected to fix the score in Osaka win and victory streak in paragraph 9)(Reuters) -Four-times Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said this year's claycourt swing feels different as ... ( read original story ...)
Better late than never: Man enters Expo 2025 in Osaka with ticket from 1940
A man was admitted to the World Expo in Japan with a ticket to a 1940 event that was called off as war escalated, organisers said. Tickets for the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka found her tennis down the WTA Tour ladder. She found a mindset too
The former world No. 1 has adopted various mindsets throughout her return to tennis. She's still searching for the best one. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Escapes From Jaws of Defeat in a Dramatic Match at the Rome Open
Naomi Osaka produced a dramatic turnaround in her second-round match against lucky loser Viktorija Golubic, clawing back from the brink of defeat to extend her winning streak in 2025. What began as a ... ( read original story ...)
Rome: Naomi Osaka comes back from brink of loss to beat lucky loser in 2R
Naomi Osaka struggled and found herself a game away from exiting the Rome Open in the second round but then went on a major run and completed a 2-6 7-5 6-1 win over lucky loser Viktorija Golubic. ( read original story ...)