OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Lone yokozuna Terunofuji said Monday he will do everything in his power to claim his 10th top-level championship at the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Asahi eyes overseas M&A to quadruple sales of Super Dry beer
Japan's Asahi Group Holdings is on the hunt for acquisition targets in the United States and elsewhere to quadruple overseas sales of its flagship Super Dry beer by 2030, its chief executive said. The ... ( read original story ...)
Chip giant TSMC opens first Japan factory as it diversifies away from Taiwan amid U.S.-China tensions
Japan's chip-manufacturing industry is 10 years behind world leaders such as TSMC and Samsung , according to a report. ( read original story ...)
Big Audio Nightmare: Kaisei Takechi debut, NJPW New Beginning in Sapporo
The Big Audio Nightmare is back with Adam Summers and Mike Sempervive to talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese wrestling. This week's topics include: Kaisei Takechi's ... ( read original story ...)
How To Find Every Yokohama Uptown Photo Rally Spot In Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
We go over every uptown photo rally location in Yokohama, showing where to find them all in LAD: Infinite Wealth. ( read original story ...)
Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline, while Tokyo again touches a record high
Asian shares are mostly lower, although the Tokyo stock markets touched another record high in morning trading ... ( read original story ...)
Projection mapping show at Tokyo government building world’s biggest
A nightly projection mapping display that debuted Sunday at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's headquarters building has been recognized as the largest of its kind in the world by Guinness World ... ( read original story ...)
Column-Funds’ short yen bets to test Japan’s intervention resolve: McGeever
Hedge funds are wagering one of their biggest bets against the Japanese yen in years, pushing Japanese authorities' tolerance of the currency's slide towards new 34-year depths to the limit.Although ... ( read original story ...)
Three Men Of Color Living In Japan Sue Government Over Racial Profiling
Three foreign-born men now living in Japan have filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government over racial profiling. Each of the men claims to have been targeted by police because of his race, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan January corporate service prices rise 2.1% yr/yr, BOJ says
Japan's business-to-business service prices rose 2.1% year-on-year in January, slowing from a 2.4% annual gain in December, central bank data showed on Monday. The Bank of Japan is closely watching ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul hopes Japan stock playbook can narrow ‘Korea discount’
By Jihoon Lee and Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea hopes to mirror Japan's efforts to boost the value of its companies as the neighbour's stock market surges to a record high, with measures ... ( read original story ...)
People gather in Tokyo to demand Russia end its invasion of Ukraine
More than 100 people, including Ukrainan refugees, held a demonstration in front of Shibuya Station on Saturday. They carried Ukrainian flags and placards reading "Stop Russia" to protest Moscow's ... ( read original story ...)
A whale that died in a port in Osaka is set to be buried to become skeletal specimen for museum
A whale as long as a train car that died after straying into a port in Osaka last month is set to be buried until it naturally becomes a skeletal specimen for a local museum. ( read original story ...)
One dead after stabbing at convenience store in Sapporo
A convenience store employee died after a man stabbed him and two other store staff members in Sapporo on Sunday. Police arrested the suspected assailant at the scene. The incident happened at a ... ( read original story ...)
Worker dies after falling through roof of station building in Yokohama
A 56-year-old male worker died after falling through the roof of the station building onto the concourse seven meters below at Nakayama Station on the JR Yokohama Line in Yokohama on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
Convenience store stabbing in Japan’s Sapporo kills 1, injures 2
One person has died and two more were injured on Sunday morning in a stabbing incident in a convenience store in Sapporo on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, NHK broadcaster reported. A Seicomart ... ( read original story ...)