For author Murakami, reading fiction helps us ‘see through lies’ in world divided by walls

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ For Japanese author Haruki Murakami, the bloody conflict in the Gaza Strip is a horrendous example of how our world is divided by walls, both physical… Read more

Kishida asks ruling bloc to weigh income tax cut to fight inflation

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida asked senior ruling coalition executives on Friday to consider reducing income tax as a temporary measure to relieve households from the adverse… Read more

Japan’s foreign minister to attend Cairo meeting on Middle East conflict

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa said she would visit Egypt to attend an international conference on Saturday that will discuss ways of tackling humanitarian and safety… Read more

Toyota to join Tesla’s electric vehicle charging network and adopt Tesla connector in future EVs

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ Owners of Toyota and Lexus electric vehicles in North America will be able to charge on Tesla’s network starting in 2025, and the Japanese automaker also… Read more

Japan’s inflation slows to 2.8% in Sept as energy impact lessens

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s core consumer prices rose 2.8 percent in September, the slowest pace in about a year, amid the moderating effects of fuel price rises, though the… Read more

603 pages of hand-drawn Hayao Miyazaki art – Boy and Heron storyboards, art book going on sale

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ Hayao Miyazaki is celebrated as one of the best animators in the history of the medium, but it’s easy to forget that he’s an incredibly talented… Read more

Meta, Google quit tech summit over organizer’s Israel remarks

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ Meta and Google have pulled out of the Web Summit, one of the tech sector’s biggest annual events, after the organizer criticized Israel’s actions following the… Read more

Shelton shocked by success after moving into Japan Open semis

Tokyo, 21 October, /AJMEDIA/ Rising tennis star Ben Shelton said Friday that his career has moved “a lot faster than I would have thought” after advancing to the semifinals of… Read more