Japanese and South Korean defence authorities are set to agree early next month to link their radars via a U.S. system to share real-time information on North Korea's ballistic missiles, a person with ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. man pleads guilty to Tokyo Games doping charges
A man that U.S. prosecutors charged with supplying performance-enhancing drugs to athletes at the Tokyo Olympics pleaded guilty on Monday, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District ... ( read original story ...)
Cherry tree planted in friendship 70 years ago brings former Yokota leader’s family to Tokyo
The tree has a distinctive history attached to it. It was a gift in the 1950s from leaders of the surrounding Japanese communities to the base and its commander at the time, Col. Fred Stevers, as a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says G7 to discuss strengthening global banking system
Finance leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies will discuss this week ways to strengthen the global financial system, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday, as ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama TWS officially joins tire maker’s portfolio
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. has completed its acquisition of Trelleborg Wheel Systems. The new company will operate as Yokohama TWS. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-U.S. man pleads guilty to Tokyo Games doping charges
A man that U.S. prosecutors charged with supplying performance-enhancing drugs to athletes at the Tokyo Olympics pleaded guilty on Monday, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District ... ( read original story ...)
When 75 is time to die: the horrifically plausible film imagining state-run euthanasia in Japan
Japan’s ageing and lonely population is reaching crisis point. What’s the solution? The director of Plan 75, about a programme of voluntary suicide, explains why her film is ‘far from impossible’ ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Gas sees profit jump in FY23/24 after Freeport LNG restarts
Japan's Osaka Gas Co predicted on Monday that its net profit will double to 116 billion yen ($859 million) in the current fiscal year to March 2024 after the restart of exports from the U.S. liquefied ... ( read original story ...)
Key US Allies Meet as Seoul-Tokyo ‘Shuttle Diplomacy’ Resumes
Washington would love to see South Korea and Japan set aside political differences, as the two countries address the economy, security and energy supply. ( read original story ...)
Four held after failed heist in swanky Tokyo district
Four people were detained in Tokyo on Monday after they smashed their way into a luxury watch shop and stole items worth over $740,000, local media said.The robbery in the upscale Ginza district was an unusual attempted heist in a country with famously low levels of crime. ( read original story ...)
Osaka home help worker accused of beating, attempting to murder 81-year-old woman
A visiting care worker was arrested here on May 8 for allegedly viciously beating an 81-year-old woman at her apartment, leaving her with fra・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
Nostalgic Space Invaders game returns to giant screen in Osaka
OSAKA--Old and young players alike joined forces to fight off an alien attack in a nostalgic arcade video game reborn here on a massive screen on a building wall here. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Akihabara sees flood of tourists seeking electronics, anime goods
Many inbound foreign tourists were seen shopping and sightseeing in Akihabara, a famous electronics district in Tokyo, and other areas as Japan reache・・・ ( read original story ...)
Can explodes at Tokyo station, man taken into custody
A can exploded Monday near a ticket vending machine at a train station in Tokyo, injuring a woman in her 20s who was nearby, authorities said. Police took into custody a man who they believe placed the can at Nishiarai Station in Adachi Ward and are questioning him, ( read original story ...)
Over 50 students hospitalized after smelling gas in Osaka school – Reports
Over 50 students were hospitalized after a gas smell was detected at Kamei Elementary School in Yao, Japanese Kyodo News reported on Monday. ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 threat fades as Japan downgrades disease, officially ends restrictions
TOKYO — Japan marked the end of an era Monday by declaring COVID-19 a disease on par with influenza, dealing an end to years of restrictive public measures designed to curb its spread. The announcement by Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare ... ( read original story ...)