U.S., Japan highlight ties with S. Korea after 3-way presser derails

Tokyo, 19 November, /AJMEDIA/ U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and her Japanese counterpart Takeo Mori on Thursday underscored the trilateral cooperation involving South Korea, after a territorial dispute… Read more

FEATURE: Tokyo luxury hotel offers lantern-inspired dining for COVID era

Tokyo, 19 November, /AJMEDIA/ Fancy having dinner with your own private lantern-styled pod hanging from above your head? That’s what one luxury hotel in Tokyo has come up with as… Read more

Mizuho Financial Group head likely to quit over repeated glitches

Tokyo, 19 November, /AJMEDIA/ Tatsufumi Sakai, president and CEO of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., is likely to step down as financial regulators aim to punish the company for its sloppy… Read more

Baseball: Angels’ ShoheiOhtani caps breakthrough season with AL MVP award

Tokyo, 19 November, /AJMEDIA/ Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani became the first Japanese in 20 years to be named Most Valuable Player in the majors when he claimed… Read more

Japan leads G-7 with COVID-19 vaccination rate of nearly 76%

Tokyo, 19 November, /AJMEDIA/ Japan has inoculated 75.7 percent of its population with two COVID-19 shots, the highest among the Group of Seven industrialized nations, according to government data released… Read more