Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back home, he’s a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed the …
Lonely sunfish in Japan gets cardboard human friends
Staff members believe the sunfish stopped eating when the aquarium was temporarily closed because it was lonely.
Bank of Japan poised to raise rates to highest in 17 years
The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates on Friday barring any market shocks when U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office, a move that would lift short-term borrowing costs to …
Prime Video Names Keisuke Oishi Country Manager For Japan
Prime Video Japan has a new Country Manager in the shape of Keisuke Oishi. Effective today, the former Sony Corp exec will take on the post after rising through the ranks over ten years at Amazon.
Japan Excellent, Inc. Changes Property Management
all in one place with Analyst Top Stocks Make smarter investments with weekly expert stock picks from the Smart Investor Newsletter Japan Excellent, Inc. has announced a change in the master lease …
‘A dark page’: Why were remains of 19th-century train station in Kyushu not preserved?
Remnants discovered of a train station built in the late 19th century in the southwest Japan city of Kitakyushu, originally slated to be pr …
Rubio will meet with peers from India, Japan, Australia after expected confirmation, officials say
U.S. officials say the Trump administration would begin formal international engagements this week when Marco Rubio — expected to be confirmed soon as secretary of state — meets with the foreign ministers of India,
Japan’s foreign minister leaves for US to attend Trump inauguration
Japan’s Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi has left for the United States to attend Donald Trump’s presidential inaugural ceremonies in Washington on Monday, local time. Iwaya will be the first Japanese …
Bank of Japan Is Set to Raise Interest Rates, Trump Permitting
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will size up the need to raise interest rates on Friday amid heightened expectations of a hike — and barring a market shock triggered by Donald Trump’s first few days …
Japan: 10,006 Japanese firms go bankrupt in 2024
Storyline: Rising prices, worsening labor shortages and depreciation of yen in Japan resulted in its business failures leading to 10,006 firms going bankrupt in 2024, crossing the 10,000 mark for the …