Japan’s imperial palace fires an employee for stealing cash from the household

TOKYO (AP) — Japan ‘s Imperial palace said Thursday that it has fired an employee for stealing cash totaling 3.6 million yen ($24,900) from Emperor Naruhito and his family over more than a year. The Imperial Household Agency identified the suspect as an …

Snake on a train line: Japan’s busiest bullet train route brought to a halt

Japan’s busiest bullet train line was brought to a halt on Wednesday after a metre-long snake wrapped itself around a power line, shorting the electricity supply and stranding hundreds of passengers. Shinkansen trains running between Tokyo and Osaka were …

Snake on a train line: Reptile causes major delays in Japan

TOKYO — It's likely some of the tens-of-thousands of passengers were hissing with madness after a snake brought Japan’s busiest bullet train line to a halt. The slippery 39-inch reptile slithered onto an overhead power line and tangled itself, a …

Couche-Tard advances deal talks for Japan's Seven & i with access to books

Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) and Japan's Seven & i said they have signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that will give the Canadian company access to the Japanese retailer's financial data as it seeks a $47 billion acquisition. The move …

Bank of Japan holds rates steady for second straight meeting as Trump tariffs threaten exports

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. The Bank of Japan kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged. Getty Images Japan's central bank held its policy rate at 0.5% Thursday, holding them for a second straight …

Man arrested in Japan after suspected car attack on children: Reports

TOKYO: A man was arrested in the Japanese city of Osaka on Thursday (May 1) after allegedly ploughing his car into seven schoolchildren in a suspected deliberate attack, local media said. The children, who had been on their way home from school, were …

Japan Mitsui's annual net profit down 15%, misses expectations

TOKYO :Japanese trading house Mitsui on Thursday posted a 900.3 billion yen ($6.3 billion) net profit for the year ended in March, 15.4 per cent down from a year ago amid weaker performance in its liquefied natural gas trading and lower coking coal prices. …

Couche-Tard advances deal talks for Japan's Seven & i with non-disclosure agreement

Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) and Japan's Seven & i said they have signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that will give the Canadian company access to the Japanese retailer's financial data as it seeks an acquisition. The move represents …

Japan’s share buybacks nearly triple as governance push gains pace

The 25th Italian Film Festival in Japan kicks off

A gala evening at the Embassy headquarters in Tokyo, as is tradition during the Golden Week festivities, for the presentation of the 25th edition of the Italian Film Festival in Japan, which kicks off today with 12 films selected to be shown to the public …