Category: Asia

Published by Kyodo News Shunsuke Nakamura made his farewell appearance before retirement on Sunday, coming off after an hour to huge applause from 20,000-plus spectators

Published by Kyodo News Japan and South Korea are discussing a plan for a foundation funded by contributions from Korean companies to pay compensation for

Published by Kyodo News Restaurants serving local cuisine from various parts of China have been popping up around many of Japan’s large metropolitan areas, bringing

Published by Reuters UK TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s promised economic stimulus must be big enough to exceed the economy’s output gap of about 15 trillion

Published by NJ.com Japanese eatery Nami Nori recently opened its first New Jersey location. The restaurant debuted in Montclair at 2 South Willow St. on

Published by Reuters SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida agreed on Saturday to strengthen security ties between the

Published by Kyodo News Japan will play Spain, Costa Rica and Zambia in Group C of the 2023 Women’s World Cup soccer finals to be

Published by Reuters UK By Shinji Kitamura and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan intervened in the foreign exchange market on Friday to buy yen for

Published by Reuters By Shinji Kitamura and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan intervened in the foreign exchange market on Friday to buy yen for the

Published by Kyodo News Japanese authorities conducted a yen-buying, dollar-selling market intervention in New York trading overnight, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday. The

Published by Reuters UK SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday said their countries had agreed

Published by Kyodo News Former Japan international striker Masato Kudo, who also had stints with the Vancouver Whitecaps in Canada and Brisbane Roar in Australia,

Published by Kyodo News Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese held a summit meeting in Perth on Saturday with a

Published by Reuters By Leika Kihara, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss TOKYO/LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Japanese authorities likely intervened in markets to stem the

Published by Kyodo News Japan’s top currency diplomat declined Saturday to comment on whether Tokyo has conducted another market intervention after the country’s currency suddenly

Published by Kyodo News Olympus Corp. said Friday its director Stefan Kaufmann will become president and chief executive officer in April next year, promoting a

Published by Kyodo News Japan is considering spending just over 20 trillion yen ($133 billion) on a new economic package aimed at helping households cope

Published by Football Tribe Asia A glittering, long-running career has come to an inevitable end on Monday, after Shunsuke Nakamura announced that he will retire

Published by Kyodo News Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Friday refrained from clarifying the government’s stance on allegations by Western nations that Iran has

Published by Kyodo News Japan, the United States and four other nations have condemned Russia’s war in Ukraine in a joint release as they wrapped

Published by Kyodo News Japan will take measures to ease the burden of an anticipated increase of 2,000 yen ($13) to 3,000 yen per month

Published by Kyodo News Core consumer prices in Japan gained 3 percent in September from a year earlier, government data showed Friday, topping the threshold

Published by Kyodo News Japanese developer Mitsui Fudosan Co. has completed a 58-story office building in Manhattan that houses one of the largest office spaces

Published by Reuters By Leika Kihara and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese policymakers made fresh threats of intervention on Thursday after the yen tumbled past

Published by Kyodo News The president of ADK Holdings Inc., Japan’s third-largest ad agency, has resigned, the company said Thursday, a day after he was

Published by Kyodo News Shock omissions are on the cards when Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu announces his 26-man squad for the World Cup in Qatar

Published by Savvy Tokyo Savvy Tokyo’s resident “Love in Japan” columnist, Hilary Keyes, answers anonymous questions from readers on everything from dating in Japan to

Published by Kyodo News Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki warned Thursday that “appropriate steps” may be taken to address excessive volatility in the foreign exchange

Published by Relaxnews By Behrouz MEHRI / AFP What is the meaning of happiness? Why not ask AI Buddha, a tool made by Japanese researchers

Published by Kyodo News The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in September increased 11.7-fold from a year earlier to 206,500, government data showed

Published by Kyodo News The Japanese government on Wednesday eased its travel warning over the coronavirus pandemic for 76 countries and areas, such as Australia

Published by Kyodo News Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday he will discuss security, energy and climate change issues with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio

Published by Kyodo News The yen’s recent rapid and one-sided depreciation is “negative” for the Japanese economy, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Wednesday

Published by Reuters By Tim Kelly, Nobuhiro Kubo and Yukiko Toyoda TOKYO (Reuters) – Between China’s 20th Communist Party Congress, that began Sunday, and the

Published by Kyodo News Japan should target around 30 trillion yen ($201 billion) for a new economic package to be compiled later this month, a

Published by Kyodo News Munetaka Murakami, Japan’s youngest batting Triple Crown winner at 22, is a player in the same vein as MLB superstar Shohei

Published by Relaxnews By Richard A. Brooks / AFP Japanese food is famously paired with sake, but winemakers near Mount Fuji are on a mission

Published by GaijinPot Most people who visit Japan like to play it safe and stick to the cities in the country’s so-called “golden triangle” of

Published by Kyodo News Japan stands ready to take “appropriate” steps against volatility in the foreign exchange market, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said Tuesday after

Published by Reuters UK (Reuters) – THG said on Monday a trading arm of Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp has agreed to sell its holding in

Published by Euronews (English) With many people determined to travel despite the cost of living crisis, the question on everyone’s lips is: “Where will my

Published by Kyodo News Human bones found near Universal Studios Japan’s premises in Osaka last week are those of a man aged between 60 to

Published by Kyodo News Companies from Japan and abroad are showcasing next-generation business tools related to the metaverse — a virtual world in which people

Published by TravelPulse Japan has reopened to visa-free travel from dozens of countries around the world, eliminating its daily entry cap on tourist arrivals and

Published by Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — There is no need to purchase a plane ticket to sip in one of the best bars in the

Published by GaijinPot Even in the days of black-and-white filmmaking, Japanese filmmakers were leaders in the field of making audiences scared, uncomfortable and at times

Published by Kyodo News The leaders of Japan and Australia are planning to release a new declaration on security cooperation when they meet next weekend,

Published by Kyodo News The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan rose 6.9 percent in the April-September period from a year earlier to 3,141 for

Published by Kyodo News Keita Nakagawa singled in the winning run in the ninth inning as the Pacific League champion Orix Buffaloes advanced to the

Published by Kyodo News Numerous tourists spots in Japan saw visitors return Saturday, the first weekend after the government scrapped coronavirus border controls and implemented

Published by Kyodo News The Japanese government’s rollout of a new travel subsidy program aimed at boosting domestic tourism has hit a snag, with some

Published by Kyodo News The Yakult Swallows completed a sweep of the Hanshin Tigers with a 6-3 victory in Game 3 of the Central League

Published by WINgg Universal Studios in Los Angeles and then Orlando will be getting their own Nintendo World in the near future. But for now,

Published by Kyodo News Japan’s Cabinet approved Friday bills to revise laws to ensure stable supply and demand of liquefied natural gas in the event

Published by Kyodo News Japan celebrated the 150th anniversary of its railway system on Friday with a series of events, observances and merchandising tie-ins in

Published by Savvy Tokyo A world of unassuming, under-visited and unimaginably charming Tokyo shopping streets await; beckoning with tasty handheld bites, pop cultural paraphenalia and

Published by Kyodo News No joint statement will be issued by the finance chiefs of the Group of 20 major economies after their just-ended meeting,

Published by Kyodo News Triple Crown winner Munetaka Murakami and Jose Osuna each hit two-run homers as the Yakult Swallows beat the Hanshin Tigers 5-3

Published by Kyodo News Japan will take “decisive” steps against rapid, volatile movements in the currency market driven by speculators, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said

Published by Kyodo News Wholesale prices in Japan surged 9.7 percent in September from a year earlier as a sharp fall in the yen inflated

Published by Euronews (English) Japan has finally fully reopened to international tourists. Many of us have been eagerly awaiting its reopening, planning the trip of

Published by IntelliNews All of the Russian assets of Japanese carmaker Nissan, including its plant in St. Petersburg, will be taken over by the state,

Published by Kyodo News A Universal Studios Japan worker found Wednesday what appeared to be human bones on the theme park’s premises in Osaka, police

Published by Euronews (English) A highly anticipated theme park from Studio Ghibli, the creators of beloved films such as My Neighbour Totoro and the Oscar-winning

Published by The Bangkok Post HONG KONG: Hundreds of Hong Kongers undaunted by expensive air fares and ticket troubles have dashed to Japan on the

Published by Kyodo News Two top Japanese universities, the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University, dropped in an annual ranking published Wednesday of the world’s

Published by Kyodo News A Japan space agency-conducted launch failed on Wednesday, with an Epsilon rocket ordered to self-destruct after takeoff. The rocket apparently experienced

Published by GaijinPot After learning how to choose your bike and exploring your local neighborhood, you’ll soon find that almost anywhere is within biking distance

Published by Kyodo News Japan’s drastic easing of COVID-19 border controls may bode well for the pandemic-hit domestic tourism sector, but it could raise fears

Published by Relaxnews By Bérangère Chatelain / ETX Studio As Japan fully reopens its borders to tourists this October 11, many travelers will be back

Published by City AM By Michiel Willems Japanese carmaker Nissan has said it plans to sell its Russian operations to its local partner and withdraw

Published by Kyodo News Japanese pharmaceutical firm Shionogi & Co. said Tuesday it will file a request with Japan’s health ministry for approval of its

Published by Relaxnews By Richard A. Brooks / AFP Japan reopened its doors to tourists Tuesday after two-and-a-half years of tough Covid-19 restrictions, with officials