Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Japan was canceled after the pilot got drunk and "disorderly" in the days before the flight, Japan Airlines officials said.The incident happened ahead of an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kishida will stress rules-based global order, support for emerging nations at OECD meeting
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will stress the need for a rules-based international order when he attends a meeting of the Organizations for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris ... ( read original story ...)
Jay Bothroyd hoping new project shows that ‘golf can be fun and is for everyone’
F ormer England striker Jay Bothroyd hopes swapping the penalty area for a new project on the fairway can help offer improved access to golf for young players and increase diversity participation ... ( read original story ...)
Idea of removing Korea-Japan border checks sparks controversy
Controversy is growing over a senior Korean foreign ministry official’s idea of allowing Korean and Japanese nationals to visit each other's countries without passports as part of efforts to promote ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis-For Japan Inc, the weak yen may be too much of a good thing
Corporate Japan is starting to wonder if the weak yen has become too much of a good thing.The currency fell to a 34-year low on Monday and has lost about a quarter of its value against the surging U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Lerato Dlamani-Arnold Khegai: TGB Promotions Outbids Top Rank For IBF Title Eliminator
Arnold Khegai’s first fight with Top Rank could take place on a Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) show. TGB Promotions won a purse bid hearing for an ordered IBF featherweight title eliminator between ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ruling party considers tax breaks to spur yen repatriation, officials say
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is examining the possibility of introducing measures to provide tax breaks for companies converting foreign profits into the yen, two senior party ... ( read original story ...)
Akiya houses: why Japan has nine million empty homes
New figures show nearly 14% of all houses in Japan are empty – but this real estate glut is attracting growing interest from foreigners ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis-Bank of Japan’s hawkish whispers drowned out by rowdy yen selloff
The Bank of Japan's decision to keep policy unchanged last week gave yen bears plenty of sell cues, but largely overlooked in the stampede were signals the central bank could raise rates in several ... ( read original story ...)
‘Nothing But Love’: Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora’s Epic ’80s Friendship in Photos
Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora rocked out together before Sambora quit the band in 2013, a relationship addressed in the band Bon Jovi's new docuseries, Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story. ( read original story ...)
Masahiro Yuki adds IR Dept responsibility to Yokohama Rubber role
Member of the Yokohama Rubber board Masahiro Yuki has become responsible for the company’s IR Department as of 1 May 2024. ( read original story ...)
Brazilian swimmer Fratus, feted for Tokyo bronze joy, to miss Paris
Brazilian swimmer Bruno Fratus, whose jubilation at winning a freestyle bronze medal went viral at the Tokyo Olympics, has opted out of the Paris Games after a long battle with injuries. ( read original story ...)
Japanese police arrest Korean suspect over links to grisly murder of Tokyo couple
Japanese police arrested a Korean suspect accused of dismembering the bodies of a Japanese couple, according to Japanese media reports Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s leader denies he will step down over election defeat
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday his governing party’s major defeat in last weekend’s by-elections was largely due to a political fundraising scandal and that he would not ... ( read original story ...)
Huge FX Gains Are Japan’s Benefit From Intervention, Setser Says
The Japanese government can expect to have realized “windfall” profits if officials did indeed intervene in currency markets by selling dollars and buying yen on Monday, according to Brad Setser, a ... ( read original story ...)
Oppressive heat scorches Asia, prompts grim warning from scientists
BANGKOK: Large swaths of Asia are sweltering through a heatwave that has topped temperature records from Myanmar ... ( read original story ...)