Boeing case puts a spotlight on plea agreements involving corporate defendants

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ After two jetliner crashes killed 346 people, a $2.5 billion settlement that let Boeing avoid criminal prosecution failed to resolve questions about the safety of the… Read more

Adidas ‘revising’ campaign for retro shoes that drew criticism from Israel

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ Adidas said Friday that it is “revising” its campaign for running shoes inspired by a design dating back to the time of the 1972 Munich Olympics,… Read more

Cardmember spending drives American Express second-quarter profits soaring 39%

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ American Express said Friday second-quarter profits jumped 39% as the credit card company benefitted again from a broad increase in cardmember spending as well as more… Read more

Apartment in Saitama explodes following bizarre series of events

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ At roughly 8:30 on Thursday night, an explosion occurred in the town of Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, about 10 minutes north of Tokyo. The explosion didn’t occur… Read more

Japan’s weekly COVID-19 cases rise for 10th straight week

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ The average number of new coronavirus cases at designated hospitals across Japan rose for 10 consecutive weeks in the week through July 14, health ministry data… Read more

Japan expecting record 35 mil foreign visitors in 2024: Kishida

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japan could see a record 35 million foreign visitors this year, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday, with their spending in the country expected to grow… Read more

Japan’s top admiral steps down as SDF hit by scandals

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japan’s top admiral stepped down on Friday amid mounting public distrust of the Defense Ministry and the Self-Defense Forces following a recent spate of scandals centered… Read more

What to stream this weekend: Childish Gambino, ‘Love Lies Bleeding,’ ‘Cobra Kai’ and ‘Skywalkers’

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ Natalie Portman starring in her first TV series in “Lady in the Lake” for Apple TV+ and Roland Emmerich’s gladiator series “Those About to Die” are… Read more

Japanese scientists make robot face ‘smile’ with living skin

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ Japanese scientists have devised a way to attach living skin tissue to robotic faces and make them “smile,” in a breakthrough that holds out promise of… Read more

All Blacks beat Fiji 47-5 in return to San Diego after 44 years

Tokyo, 20 July, /AJMEDIA/ New Zealand’s All Blacks scored seven tries Friday in a 47-5 win over Fiji in their first rugby match in San Diego in 44 years. The… Read more