AI glow brightens, Japan intervenes
By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, April 30 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks surged on Thursday to close a remarkable…
Japan signs first $2.2 billion loan under $550 billion US investment pledge
TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters) – Japan has signed a $2.2 billion loan agreement for the first batch of…
Japan survey finds sexual abuse at 15% of hospitals. Is the true scale higher?
More than 15 per cent of hospitals and long-term medical care facilities across Japan have recorded cases of…
Crude oil prices surge on fears of prolonged Hormuz strait closure
WTI crude oil futures briefly topped 108 dollars per barrel in New York on Wednesday, reaching the highest…
Japan eyes world-first transmission of space-based solar power to Earth
Science Experiment will use microwaves to send electricity from orbit Japan aims to launch a 2.5-square-kilometer solar panel…
Nikkei 225, Kospi, Hang Seng Index
An electronic stock board inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. Toru…
Brainless Slime Mold Recreates Tokyo’s Super-Efficient Rail Network
Slime molds are yellow, oozing, amoeba-like organisms often found on decaying logs and in moist areas. They have…
Bank of Japan keeps policy rate steady while raising inflation forecast on Iran war worries
The yen rose on Monday, helped by comments from Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda who left the…
China faces a France-sized demographic loss that threatens coastal growth: analysts
China’s population is projected to fall by about 60 million over the next decade, threatening economic activity in…
Mental problems fuel rise in pay of injury, sickness allowance
Injury and sickness allowance payments continue to rise at companies around Japan as mental health problems take a…
Inflation and shifting habits force Japan’s ubiquitous vending machines into reset
TOKYO, April 26 — From post offices and parks to stations and even the summit of Mount Fuji,…
Japan awakens to radio exercise tradition
TOKYO (AP) — This is how Japan wakes up. It’s called Radio Taiso — Exercise Radio in English…