Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang told Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa by phone on Thursday that Beijing hopes Japan can stop "right-wing forces" from provoking disputes over contested ... ( read original story ...)
SPOTTED: Expecting Naomi Osaka in NYC following pregnancy announcement
Naomi Osaka is popping up all over New York City in the wake of her announcement that she is expecting her first child, going to dinner and coffee with mother Tamaki. The former world No. 1 shared the ... ( read original story ...)
Kazuyoshi ‘King Kazu’ Miura breaks more records as the 55-year-old signs for Portuguese club Oliveirense
The legend of “King Kazu” took another turn as Kazuyoshi Miura joined Portuguese second division club Oliveirense on loan from J-League club Yokohama FC, just a month shy of his 56th birthday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic bribery scandal rolls on; company apologizes
A Japanese company embroiled in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic corruption scandal said Thursday it would strengthen oversight to prevent further wrongdoing. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s social media helps keep urban neighborhoods clean
TOKYO >> Prior to the pandemic, it was common to see cheerful groups of volunteers picking up trash on the streets, but COVID-19 put a kink in such community service. After several years of living ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Takeda’s profit slips 13%, pipeline bolsters outlook
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co posted a 13% drop in operating earnings for the nine months ended December but kept its profit outlook for the fiscal year unchanged as it works to bolster its drugs ... ( read original story ...)
Japan forces conduct 1st Osprey flights into Tokyo’s Tachikawa base amid protests
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) conducted the first of a series of flights of controversial V-22 Osprey transport aircraft into Tach ... ( read original story ...)
S. Korea-Japan leaders may watch baseball together in Tokyo: report
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida may watch their countries' national baseball teams pla ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police: Suspected drugstore points hacker may have used cyberattack data
Tokyo police have arrested a Chinese man on suspicion of illegally logging into the membership website of a drugstore chain to buy items using a member's points. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ANA Holdings raises profit forecast as travel demand recovers
The logo of All Nippon Airways (ANA) at Tokyo International Airport, commonly known as Haneda Airport, in Tokyo, Japan October 27, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo ... ( read original story ...)
Protests in Tokyo and Osaka mark 2 years on from Myanmar coup
Hundreds of people from Myanmar living in Japan and their supporters rallied in Tokyo and Osaka on Feb. 1 to mark the second anniversary of a 2021 military coup that has thrown the Southeast Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese police investigating apparent knife attacks in two cities near Tokyo
Japanese police are investigating two apparent knife attacks against pedestrians that occurred on the same day in two places near Tokyo. The locations are 40 kilometers apart. ( read original story ...)
Potentially harmful chemicals found in blood of Tokyo citizens: Civic group
A Tokyo civic group said it has detected high concentrations of potentially harmful substances known as PFAS in the blood samples of some inhabitants of the western area of the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan utilities boost efforts to cut coal import costs, improve energy security
Japanese power utilities are stepping up efforts to cut thermal coal import costs by switching to lower quality grades and widening import sources, company officials said, as Tokyo looks to fight ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ANA Holdings posts 9-mth profit as travel demand recovers
The logo of All Nippon Airways (ANA) at Tokyo International Airport, commonly known as Haneda Airport, in Tokyo, Japan October 27, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo ... ( read original story ...)
Kazuyoshi Miura, at 55, joins Oliveirense in deadline day blockbuster
One of world soccer's all-time great players is on the move, with a long-mooted move coming to fruition on deadline day. Lionel Messi? Cristiano Ronaldo? Kylian Mbappé? With all due respect to them, ... ( read original story ...)