Latest News
-
ReutersSoftBank Posts $7.18 Bln Annual Loss as Vision Fund Slides Further
TOKYO, May 11 (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank Group Corp 9984.T reported an annual net loss of 970 bill...
May 11, 2023
-
ReutersTakeda Pharma Says Full-Year Profit Rose 6.4%
TOKYO, May 11 (Reuters) - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co 4502.T said on Thursday its full-year profit rose...
May 11, 2023
-
Defense & SecurityJapanese Foreign Minister Protests Chinese Ambassador’s Remarks on Japan, Taiwan
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi on Wednesday strongly protested remarks made about the Taiwan sit...
May 11, 2023
-
General NewsUpper-5 Quake Hits Chiba Pref. for 1st Time in 11 Years
Four people were slightly injured after a strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.2 struc...
May 11, 2023
-
Books & LiteratureFrench Author: Reading Helps Us Understand People Different from Ourselves
Clara Dupont-Monod, who won the first Choix Goncourt du Japon prize with her novel “S’adapter,” spok...
May 11, 2023
-
CompaniesToyota Forecasts Operating Profit to Exceed ¥3 Trillion in First for Japan
Toyota Motor Corp. announced Wednesday that it expects an operating profit of ¥3 trillion in its con...
May 11, 2023
-
Crime & CourtsGinza Shop Robbers Allegedly Made Off With 70 Rolex Watches Worth ¥250 million
Rolex watches with a total value of around ¥250 million were stolen by robbers who broke into a spec...
May 11, 2023
-
EnvironmentAlbania Pushes out Boat to Save World’s Rarest Seal
VLORA, Albania (AFP-Jiji) — A team of Albanian marine biologists scan the azure waters of the Ionian...
May 11, 2023
-
Politics & GovernmentTime Magazine Features Kishida on Cover
Time magazine featured Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the cover of its online edition of the May 2...
May 11, 2023
-
General News‘Fireball’ Sightings in Japan Posted on Social Media
Many people posted on social media that they saw a fireball-like light moving in the sky over the so...
May 11, 2023
-
General NewsKampai! Nagano Sake-Tasting Event Held in Tokyo
At the Yomoyama Nagano sake-tasting event, visitors could meet and talk with toji master brewers and...
May 11, 2023
-
ReutersOtsuka Pharma Gets FDA Approval for Alzheimer’s Agitation Drug
May 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Otsuka Pharmaceutical's 4578.T bre...
May 11, 2023
-
Associated PressG7 Finance Ministers Tackle Global Economic Challenges as Yellen Seeks to Reassure on Debt Standoff
NIIGATA, Japan (AP) — The financial leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations will meet in Japan...
May 11, 2023
-
Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (May 11)
....
May 11, 2023
-
Yomiuri EditorialDeepen Discussions to Prevent Spread of Financial Instability
A recent series of bank failures in the United States has highlighted problems with regulation and s...
May 11, 2023