Japan is to relax its limits on tourists and other visitors for fear that its strict pandemic precautions are causing it to lose out to competitors and hurting ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is struggling to quit floppy disks and fax machines
The nation, home to some of the world's biggest technology firms, has a somewhat counterintuitive addiction to the technology of yesteryear. ( read original story ...)
Yen’s 24% Plunge Is Crisis Warning World Can’t Ignore
Tokyo is now losing control over the yen as the Federal Reserve hikes rates. And its trajectory is a crisis warning for the global economy. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo reports 8,855 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 8,855 new cases of coronavirus infection on Tuesday. The number is down more than 600 from a week ago. The daily tally in the capital has fallen week-on-week ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota Tsusho Unit Bunkers Car Carrier With Biofuel at Nagoya
The firm bunkered the car carrier Toyofuji Maru with a blend of biodiesel and conventional VLSFO at Nagoya on July 26 and August 3. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks edge up on tourism hopes, eyes on US inflation data
Tokyo stocks ended higher Tuesday as the Japanese government's plan to further ease COVID-19 border controls helped lift transportati ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo doctor arrested for allegedly forging COVID vaccine docs
A doctor here has been arrested on suspicion of defrauding a local government of commission payments for COVID-19 vaccinations by forging med ... ( read original story ...)
Pressure builds on Japan to return to unrestricted tourism by end of month
Businesses want prime minister Fumio Kishida to loosen restrictions to help the world’s third-biggest economy recover from the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka man arrested for allegedly slamming young daughter into table
A 24-year-old man was arrested on Sept. 12 on suspicion of inflicting injury on his then 2-year-old daughter by swinging her around by her le ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines’ international capacity outstrips demand, official says
Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) is operating at 65% of its international capacity before the coronavirus pandemic, although COVID-19 curbs are limiting demand to just about 40% of pre-pandemic levels, an ... ( read original story ...)
HERE SDK Navigate now available in Japan
The HERE SDK Navigate is the latest HERE location service extended to Japan. Yokohama -- HERE Technologies, the leading location data and technology platform, today announced that HERE SDK Navigate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s August wholesale inflation hits 9% as price rises broaden
Japan's wholesale prices rose 9.0% in August from the previous year, data showed, signaling that high raw material costs continued to squeeze corporate margins. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo station employee tells passengers to use rear train cars if they ‘do not want to be groped’
A Tokyo train station employee is facing backlash for an announcement he made instructing passengers to take the rear train cars if they “do not want to be groped.” During the evening rush hour, ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo to restart brewing Yebisu beer in Tokyo’s Ebisu after 35 years
Sapporo Breweries Ltd said Monday it will start brewing its flagship Yebisu beer at the brand's birthplace of Tokyo's Ebisu district for the first time in 35 years. The beer company will set up around ... ( read original story ...)
Man goes on trial for murder of 19-year-old woman in Chiba
A 25-year-old man went on trial Monday over the murder of a 19-year-old woman, whom he met on a social networking service, in Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture, in May 2021. In the opening session of the ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesian Consulate General in Osaka holds cooking class for local high school students
Staff members at the Indonesian Consulate General in Osaka taught local high school students in this western Japan city how to c ... ( read original story ...)