Tokyo, 10 March, /AJMEDIA/ Lone yokozuna Terunofuji decided Friday to sit out the impending Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in order to continue his recovery from knee surgery. The absence of… Read more
Tokyo, 10 March, /AJMEDIA/ The Diamond Princess liner returned to Yokohama near Tokyo on Friday for the first time since a mass COVID outbreak three years ago led Japan to… Read more
Tokyo, 10 March, /AJMEDIA/ TOKYO – Japan’s parliament on Friday approved academic Kazuo Ueda as the next Bank of Japan governor, entrusting him with the formidable task of minimizing the… Read more
Tokyo, 10 March, /AJMEDIA/ TOKYO – The Bank of Japan on Friday left its ultralow rate policy unchanged, maintaining its yield curve control program blamed for distorting the bond market,… Read more
Tokyo, 10 March, /AJMEDIA/ TOKYO – Major league superstar Shohei Ohtani was given a hero’s welcome but Japan had to overcome “heavy” resistance from China to win their World Baseball… Read more
Tokyo, 10 March, /AJMEDIA/ TOKYO – He’d paid about 10,000 yen for his ticket. He wore a Japan cap above a blue Los Angeles Angels jersey. And as he enthused… Read more
Tokyo, 10 March, /AJMEDIA/ WASHINGTON – Federal officials say they have completed outfitting 43 major U.S. airports with technology to warn when incoming planes are aimed at a taxiway instead… Read more
Tokyo, 10 March, /AJMEDIA/ TOKYO – Once a semi-legal sharing site, Crunchyroll is now a streaming giant credited with helping Japanese anime transform from a nerdy subculture into a lucrative… Read more
Tokyo, 10 March, /AJMEDIA/ JAKARTA – Leaders of Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will formally elevate their ties to a “comprehensive strategic partnership” in December during a… Read more
Tokyo, 10 March, /AJMEDIA/ SEOUL, South Korea – The leaders of South Korea and Japan will meet next week for a summit on strengthening ties, both governments said Thursday, days… Read more