Business sentiment among big Japanese non-manufacturers improved to a more than three-decade high in the first quarter, a closely watched central bank survey showed, offering policymakers hope that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s March factory activity shrinks at slower pace, PMI shows
Japan's factory activity in March contracted for the 10th consecutive month though the downturn was the least pronounced in four months, helped by softer contractions in output and orders, a ... ( read original story ...)
India, Korea and Japan to Stay Busy With IPOs While China Stalls
After the worst quarter in five years for Asia Pacific initial public offerings, a pick up activity is expected from South Korea, India and Japan while Chinese deals are likely to remain sparse. ( read original story ...)
Online high school exam applications in Japanese pose hurdle to foreign students
As more public high schools in Japan are bringing entrance exam application procedures online, there have been cases where children with for・・・ ... ( read original story ...)
‘Absolutely a wake-up call’: Key Bridge tragedy has markings of 1980 Baltimore crash, but worse
Data from the maritime tracking website MarineTraffic suggests the ship that crashed into the bridge in 1980, then known as Blue Nagoya, was about a third of the length and a fraction of the weight of ... ( read original story ...)
New Permanent Monster Hunter Café Opens in Osaka
Following several pop-up cafés throughout the years, CAPCOM and Pasela's "Hunters Bar" (MonHun Sakaba) has finally opened a permanent café in Osaka titled "Hunters Bar WEST." The café opened on March ... ( read original story ...)
Box Office: ‘Oppenheimer’ Opens in Japan With $2.5 Million
With these ticket sales, “Oppenheimer” stands at a staggering $965 million globally. It’s a remarkable tally for a three-hour, R-rated drama that mostly takes place in laboratories and the halls of ... ( read original story ...)
B.League: Kai Sotto shines but Yokohama goes on losing streak
Yokohama center Kai Sotto continued his stellar showing in the B.League over the weekend. Sotto notched a career-high 28 points on Saturday but his night was spoiled after the B-Corsairs lost to ... ( read original story ...)
Fans bid farewell to giant moving Gundam in Yokohama
YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Fans bid goodbye on Sunday to a "life-size," moving Gundam model based on the robot featured in the Japanese science fiction anime series, as the exhibition in Yokohama near Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Boxing: Melvin Jerusalem dethrones Yudai Shigeoka in split decision
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Japan's Yudai Shigeoka relinquished his WBC minimumweight championship to Filipino challenger Melvin Jerusalem in a split-decision upset on Sunday. Younger brother Ginjiro Shigeoka ... ( read original story ...)
Filipino champ Melvin Jerusalem defeats Shigeoka via split decision to claim WBC crown
Melvn Jerusalem gave the Philippines its first and lone world champion in three months after dethroning Japanese Yudai Shigeoka via split decision in their World Boxing Council (WBC) minimumweight ... ( read original story ...)
Jerusalem dethrones Japanese foe to wrest WBC minimumweight belt
Filipino boxer Melvin Jerusalem took home the WBC minimumweight championship after dealing Japanese foe Yudai Shigeoka his first professional loss Sunday evening in Nagoya, Japan. ( read original story ...)
New career-high: Kai Sotto erupts for 28, but Yokohama falls to Tokyo
Kai Sotto connects on 12 of his 15 field goal attempts to finish with a new Japan B. League career-high of 28 points, eclipsing his previous mark of 26 ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese officials raid two factories making health supplement linked to deaths of five and hospitalisation of more than 110
The inspection in Wakayama prefecture follows one on Saturday in Osaka, expanding the investigation into the drugmaker's use of 'Beni-Koji' red yeast materials. Osaka-based Kobayashi says it found ... ( read original story ...)
Body shot does it again as Amparo loses to Shigeoka in Japan
Jake Amparo was the recipient of a left straight to the body courtesy of Ginjero Shigeoka, who retained his IBF mini-flyweight title with a second-round knockout of his Filipino challenger Sunday at ... ( read original story ...)
Amparo falls short vs. Shigeoka in last minute world title bout
World-rated Boholano Jake “El Bambino” Amparo faltered in his first world title shot in the hands of the defending International Boxing Federation (IBF) world minimumweight champion Ginjiro Shigeoka ... ( read original story ...)