Tokyo, 7 February, /AJMEDIA/ Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan won Olympic ski jumping gold on the normal hill on Sunday, becoming the first from his country to win the event since… Read more
Tokyo, 7 February, /AJMEDIA/ The 72nd Berlin film festival opens Thursday, bucking a trend of pandemic on-the-couch streaming with a packed program of live premieres featuring a stable of European… Read more
Tokyo, 7 February, /AJMEDIA/ Though we call them “tea ceremonies” in English, in Japanese the structured sharing of freshly brewed matcha is usually called chakai, or a “tea meeting.” Calling… Read more
Tokyo, 6 February, /AJMEDIA/ Seibu eyes selling Prince brand hotels, other assets to Singapore fund TOKYO – Seibu Holdings Inc. is considering selling about 30 properties in Japan, including Prince… Read more
Tokyo, 6 February, /AJMEDIA/ Seibu Holdings Inc. is considering selling about 30 properties in Japan, including Prince brand hotels, to Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC for about 150 billion yen… Read more
Tokyo, 6 February, /AJMEDIA/ The United States has urged Japan to consider imposing economic sanctions on Moscow if Russian troops invade Ukraine, diplomatic sources said Saturday. Japan, however, has deferred… Read more
Tokyo, 6 February, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s Self-Defense Forces guarded U.S. and Australian military assets a total of 22 times last year in protection missions under security legislation that took effect in… Read more
Tokyo, 6 February, /AJMEDIA/ Washington and Tokyo are in the final stage of talks to exempt a portion of U.S. imports of steel from Japan from extra tariffs imposed by… Read more
Tokyo, 6 February, /AJMEDIA/ Okinawa Gov Denny Tamaki is set to run for the gubernatorial election expected to take place in September, seeking his second term as the governor of… Read more
Tokyo, 6 February, /AJMEDIA/ Four years after falling short of expectations, Ikuma Horishima exorcised some Olympic demons by winning a Beijing Olympic Games bronze medal the hard way. Entering the… Read more