‘BOJ shock’ behind Japan’s dramatic stock plunge
TOKYO The sudden appreciation of the yen in the wake of the Bank of Japan's…
Yokohama: A guide to Japan’s port city that has it all
YOKOHAMA ust under an hour on the subway from central Tokyo, the port city of…
Paris ‘flying taxi’ test flights scrapped during Olympics
PARIS Test flights of so-called flying taxis -- futuristic drones capable of transporting people --…
Kishida to visit Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia from Friday
TOKYO Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make a four-day trip from Friday to visit Kazakhstan,…
Kobayashi Pharma to exit red yeast rice business amid health scandal
TOKYO Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co said Thursday it will discontinue its red yeast rice business following…
Serbia announces plans to build Djokovic museum
BELGRADE Following Novak Djokovic's dramatic gold medal victory at the Paris Olympics, Serbia is set…
U.S., UK, other envoys to skip Nagasaki A-bomb ceremony because Israel not invited
TOKYO U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel will skip this year's atomic bombing memorial service…
After AI, quantum computing eyes its ‘Sputnik’ moment
CAMBRIDGE, England Quantum computing promises society-changing breakthroughs in drug development and tackling climate change, and…
Music and gaming help Sony hike net profit forecast
TOKYO Sony raised its annual net profit forecast on Wednesday after a solid performance in…