Following last week's aptly-named "Endgame" episode, season 2 of " Tokyo Vice " on Max has come and gone, bringing with it plentiful action and more than enough investigative reporting all set on a neon-drenched Tokyo backdrop unlike any other. ( read original story ...)
Japan Considers Emissions Cuts in New Energy Plan, Says Nikkei
Japan will consider slashing emissions 66% by fiscal year 2035, from 2013 levels, as the nation kicks off a review of its energy mix strategy, the Nikkei reported Monday without attribution. ( read original story ...)
Theft suspect admits taking gold tea bowl from unlocked case in Tokyo store
Tokyo investigative sources say a man suspected of stealing an expensive gold tea bowl has admitted taking it because the display case was not locked. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sapporo sees earliest 25C day since records began
Temperatures in Japan's northern city of Sapporo -- famous for skiing -- on Monday passed 25 degrees Celsius at the earliest point of any year on record, a weather agency official said.It is the ... ( read original story ...)
Why Sapporo’s bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics failed
Sapporo’s 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics bid failed to garner public support due to factors ranging from the negative impact of the 2020 Tokyo Games to a poor public relations campaign from ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka World Expo 2025: How to win influence with key economic drivers in Japan
Ballooning costs, construction delays, a carpenter shortage—the litany of reported woes besetting the World Expo 2025 in Osaka seems endless. One year out, Japanese media coverage of the Osaka Expo ... ( read original story ...)
OpenAI bids for Japan business as it opens Tokyo office
Microsoft backed artificial intelligence startup OpenAI made a pitch for business in Japan on Monday as it opened its first Asia office in Tokyo. The startup, which has caused excitement among ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Top Power Producer Jera Considers IPO to Fund Green Push
Japan’s biggest utility, Jera Co., is considering an initial public offering to help fund a massive rollout of renewables. ( read original story ...)
Philippine president: trilateral agreement with U.S., Japan not directed at anyone
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday the trilateral agreement signed between his country and the United States and Japan was not directed at anyone, but merely a strengthening of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s JERA creates global renewables-focused unit in Britain
Japan's largest power company JERA Co. has created a global renewable energy business to be headquartered in London, as it seeks to increase low-carbon investments to meet decarbonisation targets, the ... ( read original story ...)
Suspect ‘thought of drinking tea’ using $65,000 gold bowl stolen from Tokyo store
A man arrested for allegedly stealing a pure gold tea bowl priced at around 10 million yen ($65,000) has told police he ... ( read original story ...)
Suspect in Tokyo ‘thought of drinking tea’ using stolen $65,000 gold bowl
A man arrested for allegedly stealing a pure gold tea bowl priced at around 10 million yen ($65,000) has told police he ... ( read original story ...)
Climate investors target Japan’s top banks, this time on board oversight, sources say
A coalition of climate groups filed shareholder proposals with Japan's top three banks, including Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, calling for stricter board oversight of climate-related risk, people ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower on Middle East conflict, Wall St. falls
Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower Monday, as selling was spurred by fears of global economic instability from an escalating conflict ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s machinery orders rise sharply, may ease concerns about domestic demand
Japan's key gauge of capital spending grew much stronger than expected in February, rebounding sharply from the prior month's decline in a welcome sign for domestic demand even as the yen's slide ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Feb core machinery orders +7.7% mth/mth
Japan's core machinery orders rose a much stronger-than-expected 7.7% in February from the previous month, handily beating a 0.8% increase expected by economists in a Reuters poll, government data ... ( read original story ...)