People tour new shinkansen bullet train platforms in central Japan

People tour new shinkansen bullet train platforms in central Japan

People get to see new bullet train platforms at Kagaonsen Station, one of the new stops on the extended Hokuriku Shinkan...

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Tokyo condos surpass 100 million yen for first time in average annual price

Tokyo condos surpass 100 million yen for first time in average annual price

The average annual sales price of newly built condominiums in central Tokyo surpasses 100 million yen for the first time...

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Sompo Insurance ordered to improve business over fraud scandal

Sompo Insurance ordered to improve business over fraud scandal

Japan's Financial Service Agency issues a business improvement order to a Japanese insurance company giant over its invo...

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JR East says overhead line trouble caused by failed equipment

JR East says overhead line trouble caused by failed equipment

East Japan Railway says that the overhead line trouble that suspended service on three Shinkansen Bullet Train lines was...

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Apple to launch classical music app in Japan

Apple to launch classical music app in Japan

IT giant Apple will launch an app dedicated to classical music called Apple Music Classical in Japan on January 24.

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Amazon Web Services to invest 2.26 tril. yen in Japan

Amazon Web Services to invest 2.26 tril. yen in Japan

Amazon Web Services says it will invest 2.26 trillion yen in Japan over five years through 2027 on expectations of growt...

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Japanese beer wins top place in South Korea's imported beer market

Japanese beer wins top place in South Korea's imported beer market

Japanese beer wins top place in South Korea's imported beer market.

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Japan Airlines taps former flight attendant as first female president

Japan Airlines taps former flight attendant as first female president

Japan Airlines taps its former flight attendant as its first female president.

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PM Kishida bans fundraising parties by LDP factions

PM Kishida bans fundraising parties by LDP factions

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio informs his colleagues within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party that he will ban the use ...

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Japanese mobile phone operator develops taste-sharing technology

Japanese mobile phone operator develops taste-sharing technology

Japanese mobile phone operator NTT Docomo and researchers at Meiji University develop a technology that enables people t...

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