The U.S. military has announced it is grounding all of its Osprey V-22 helicopters, one week after eight Air Force Special Operations Command service members died in a crash off the coast of Japan
Verdict due in landmark Japan army sexual assault case
A Japanese court is due Tuesday to give a verdict in the landmark trial of three ex-soldiers accused of sexual assault in a country where still very few victims come forward.Rina Gonoi, 24, won praise …
Atomic bomb thriller ‘Oppenheimer’ finally set to debut in Japan after controversy
Director Christopher Nolan’s film “Oppenheimer” is slated to release in next year in Japan, according to Tokyo-based distributor Bitters End, per The Japan Times.
The story behind Japan’s epic 600-mile Michinoku Coastal Trail
Japan’s Michinoku Coastal Trail, stretching along the country’s northeast coast on the main island of Honshu, passes through four prefectures and 29 municipalities.
World War II veteran, 103, returns to Pearl Harbor 82 years after Japan’s attack to honor fallen comrades
A 103-year-old World War II veteran who survived Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor has returned to Hawaii to honor those who lost their lives in the tragedy.
Are direct flights to Japan close? Trade group from Miami-Dade returns with answers
Levine Cava and the delegation, which returned to Miami International Airport on Wednesday evening, had several meetings focused on transportation and infrastructure, the Miami Herald reported last …
Asia markets set for largely lower open ahead of Japan GDP numbers, India rate decision
Investors will be watching Japan’s revised third quarter GDP numbers, as well as India’s central bank monetary policy decision.
India’s stock market tops $4 trillion in value as investors buy into world’s fastest growing big economy
The long rally has left the India market behind the U.S., (which is some ten times bigger), China and Japan but with a similar valuation to Hong Kong, which has faltered of late amid concerns about …
Japan firms see more listing-related burdens as TSE, shareholder pressure mount – Reuters poll
Most Japanese companies feel burdens related to being listed have increased amid growing pressure from shareholders and regulators for better governance and capital strategies, a Reuters monthly poll …
The Finger-Lickin’ Secret Behind Japan’s Christmas KFC Craze
On Christmas Day the business explodes and locations can sell up to 10 times their usual amount. Japanese people didn’t just start mobbing KFC on Christmas for no reason, the Colonel’s holiday is …