AI Enka Singer to Debut With Neo Kobushi
Japan's oldest record company is turning to artificial intelligence to reshape one of the country's most traditional musical genres, unveiling an AI-generated enka singer as part of a new label...
View Article'Tokuryu' Criminal Gangs Target Elderly Victims with Refrigerator Trick
Anonymous and fluid criminal groups known in Japan as "tokuryu" are adopting increasingly elaborate tactics, including a scheme in which elderly victims are persuaded to hide cash inside refrigerators...
View ArticleYen Strengthens Sharply as Intervention Warning Rattles Market
The yen strengthened by more than 1 yen against the dollar in a short period late on September 18 after the Bank of Japan conducted a rate check, a step commonly taken in preparation for possible...
View ArticleTokyo Chinese Restaurant Keeps Woks Flying After 62 Years
For more than six decades, Sanyuken Fukasawa Branch in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward has served generations of customers with familiar Chinese dishes, as its 72-year-old second-generation owner and his wife...
View ArticleNikkei Rallies as BOJ Rate Hike Weakens Yen and Lifts AI Shares
Tokyo stocks rose sharply on September 18, with the Nikkei 225 climbing to around 65,350 in afternoon trading after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates to 1.25%, as the yen weakened and investors...
View ArticleBOJ Raises Policy Rate to 1.25% as Yen Weakens
The Bank of Japan raised its policy interest rate from 1.0% to 1.25% on September 18, lifting borrowing costs to their highest level in 31 years as policymakers moved to contain growing inflation...
View ArticleJapan Women Rout Vietnam 8-0 to Reach Asian Games Quarterfinals
Japan secured a place in the women’s soccer quarterfinals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with one group-stage match remaining after overwhelming Vietnam 8-0 for its second consecutive victory. (News...
View ArticleRare Pod of About 50 Dolphins Spotted in Seto Inland Sea
A rare pod of around 50 dolphins was spotted swimming through the Seto Inland Sea off Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, with dozens of dorsal fins repeatedly breaking the surface as the animals moved together....
View ArticleAI Takes Center Stage at Tokyo Game Show
The Tokyo Game Show, one of the world's largest gaming exhibitions, opened with a record 1,138 exhibitors as companies from a growing range of industries seek a foothold in Japan's expanding gaming...
View ArticleKyushu Shinkansen Back on Track for Silver Week
The Kyushu Shinkansen will resume operations along its entire route on September 18 after suffering extensive track and other damage in the Kumamoto earthquake, raising hopes that the long-awaited...
View ArticleScam Base Targeting Japanese Run From Lavish Bangkok Mansion
A luxury mansion in Bangkok described as resembling a palace was being used as a base for a specialized fraud operation targeting Japanese people, with Thai authorities detaining 14 people, including...
View ArticleTakaichi Reshuffles Cabinet To Steady Markets And Party
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi launched her first cabinet reshuffle since taking office, keeping core economic, foreign-policy and security ministers in place while replacing a broad group of other...
View ArticleBear Sighting Raises Alarm at Popular Tokyo Hiking Spot
A black bear has been spotted near one of the most popular hiking trails on Mount Takao in western Tokyo, prompting authorities to urge visitors to take precautions ahead of the five-day Silver Week...
View ArticleStarbucks Considers Selling Majority Stake in Japan Business
Starbucks is considering selling a majority stake in its Japanese business, potentially valued at as much as $3 billion, or about 470 billion yen, as the U.S. coffee chain seeks to concentrate...
View ArticleNikkei Rises as Fed Relief Fades Before BOJ Decision
Tokyo stocks rose on September 17, with the Nikkei 225 closing at 64,136, up 213.25 points, as investors bought selected technology, pharmaceutical, insurance and consumer-related shares after the...
View ArticleGas Stations Decline Nationwide, Only 2 Left in Hakone
Hakone, one of the Kanto region's most popular tourist destinations, has been left with just two operating gas stations after a series of closures, prompting the town to provide more than 10 million...
View ArticleHeavy Rain Disrupts Tourism Ahead of Silver Week
Prolonged rain is disrupting tourism ahead of Japan's Silver Week holidays, forcing Nagatoro's popular river cruises to remain suspended for an 11th consecutive day while increased water flow at...
View ArticleCopper Thieves Target Remote Nagano Shrine
Copper roofing has been stripped from Shinano-no-miya Shrine in Oshika Village, Nagano Prefecture, leaving the wooden structure exposed in the latest of a series of similar thefts reported at shrines...
View ArticleJapan Confirms Global Hawk Drone Crashed Off Tottori
Japan's Air Self-Defense Force has concluded that a large Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft that lost communication off Tottori Prefecture on September 15 crashed into the sea. (News On Japan)
View ArticleTear Gas Prank Leaves 24 Students Injured
A second-year high school student was arrested at the scene after allegedly releasing tear gas spray inside a classroom at Osaka University of Commerce Sakai High School on September 16, leaving 24...
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