The Tokyo
In our Perfect Days column, we ask notable Tokyoites to share how they’d spend an ideal day in their home city. Originally from Canada, Kristine Fel — or k.fel — moved to Japan in 2024, where she has since made a career out of documenting her travels, her endless side quests and ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan posted a current account surplus of 4.06 trillion yen ($25 billion) in August, government data showed Thursday.The surplus rose
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Thursday, with the Nikkei stock index falling below the 70,000 line, tracking overnight Wall Street losses
Their relationship has become more crucial at a time when Russia and North Korea are deepening their military ties.
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- IDC Frontier Inc., a SoftBank Corp. subsidiary, said Wednesday that a cyberattack involving ransomware had disrupted part of its clou
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese organic chemist Kenso Soai, who won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry with French researcher Henri Kagan, told the Royal
TOKYO -- A team from Japan's comprehensive research institution Riken identified for the first time a protein that extends lifespan when diets are res
TOKYO -- A charity event supporting people in the Gaza Strip through knitting was held at a temple in the Japanese capital Oct. 6.Called "Knit for Gaz
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Major Japanese travel agency H.I.S. Co. said Wednesday that passport information for as many as 627 of its customers may have been le
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of stocks constituting a revamped Topix index will be eventually cut by around 40 percent to below 1,000 from around 1,600
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday told Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja that Japan intends to take preventive steps with the United S
According to the indictment, Miyanishi cut Tachibana's head with a machete on a sidewalk outside the industry ministry in Tokyo on March 14 last year.
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is considering crafting an extra budget for the current fiscal year through March to fund disaster relief and
Lack of sunlight, like what the Kanto region experienced during its record string of rainy days, can cause seasonal affective disorder.
TOKYO -- Japan's antitrust watchdog raided four major domestic brewers Oct. 7 over suspected cartel activity in retail beer pricing, sources familiar
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja urged Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday to take "effective and fundamental" measures following t
A new event features fewer exhibits than in the past to allow visitors to better experience the architecture and its ornaments from the 1930s.
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Wednesday, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street after the upward trend of U.S. Treasury yields eased, b
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. said Tuesday it will launch a dog-shaped social robot in fiscal 2028 in an effort to ease the burden o
In separate incidents in Tokyo last year, Sukarno threw a glass at her then-secretary and punched and kicked her then-manager.
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's real wages in August rose 1.5 percent from a year earlier, climbing for the eighth straight month, reflecting pay growth and
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Suzuki Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will launch an ultracompact electric vehicle model in November in Japan in the hope of enticing cu
From Oct. 10, the "world-first" bus will offer tours of downtown Tokyo alongside all-you-can-eat sushi. Heaven help us.
Following Tokyo’s oldest subway from Asakusa to Shibuya is an opportunity to discover shifting ideas of leisure, hidden histories, and the stubborn pockets of old Tokyo that still shape the present....
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan may refer to nuclear-powered submarines in revised key security documents by year-end, possibly identifying them as a subject
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Kei Nishikori said his love for tennis remains unchanged as he bid farewell to his storied career at a retirement ceremony Tu
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's anime industry is enjoying unprecedented success overseas, but its growing global reach is also creating a dilemma as cultura
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More Japanese companies, including the maker of Citizen watches, reported Tuesday unauthorized access to servers and possible leaks o
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Nikkei stock index on Tuesday ended above the 70,000 line for the first time since early July as optimism about artificial intell
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Internationally renowned Japanese pianist Kyohei Sorita went on trial Tuesday in Tokyo after being indicted without detention for dri
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Dewi Sukarno, an 86-year-old Japanese TV personality and widow of Indonesia's first president Sukarno, was ordered by a court on Tues
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A survey by the Consumer Affairs Agency has found that dozens of eco-labels on products and services in Japan lack clear claims, with
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese skin-care product makers are working to protect children's delicate skin by educating both children and their parents about
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged Tuesday to find a breakthrough to resolve the issue of Japanese nationals abducted in the past
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Finance Ministry on Tuesday raised the coupon rate for a new 10-year Japanese government bond issue to 3.1 percent, the highest i
TOKYO -- "I did not set out to become 'the first female prime minister'; when I became prime minister, I just happened to be the first woman. But if t
TOKYO -- The Imperial Palace forest is in the middle of Tokyo. It is a safe home for wildlife. The Fukiage Gardens are there. They are not open to the
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, supported by buying that tracked overnight advances on Wall Street, but the upside was capped as
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Daiwa Securities Group Inc. said Monday that data on around 110,000 customers of its securities brokerage unit and other nonpersonal
Japan is a country where you can step from one era into another without leaving the present day. In Tokyo, a Meiji-era building reveals the moment Japan began reshaping its cities through Western architectural ideas. In Kyushu, Edo-period porcelain tells a story of craftsmanship ...
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An extraordinary parliamentary session that convened Monday may put a spotlight on a rule that could lead Prime Minister Sanae Takaic
TOKYO -- A black shape came charging toward him at tremendous speed. There was no time to escape. Video footage recorded in a mountain forest in north
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Hoshoryu, who has withdrawn from three consecutive grand sumo tournaments due to injury, performed a ring-entry ceremony at
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Kazuo Yana on Monday retracted recently revealed past remarks he made on local
