Parks gains top Asia player citation in Japan B.League

MANILA, Philippines -- Osaka Evessa’s Ray Parks has been named the Impressive Asia Player of the Year in the Japan B.League. Parks, who played 60 games and started all but three for Evessa in the season, was given the award on Friday during the B.League …

Japan's Video Game Rankings, May 19-25

Fantasy Life i Switch version debuts at #1, PS5 version at #3 Japan's Game Ranking: May 19-25 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1 NSw Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Level 5 May 22 82,968 82,968 2 NSw Mobile …

Japan’s Palace Confirms Former Princess Mako Has F

TOKYO—Former Japanese princess Mako Komuro has given birth to her first child, palace officials confirmed Friday, though they gave no details, saying she is no longer a royal member. The Imperial Household Agency said both the mother and child are in good …

Japan says progress made in U.S. tariff talks

Japan’s chief trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said progress was made toward reaching a deal during his fourth round of tariff talks with his American counterparts, but declined to provide specifics. He met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and …

Oasis Management's Fischer on Japan, Korea

Seth Fischer, Founder and CIO at Oasis Management, discusses the investment opportunities in Japan and Korea ahead of the "Sohn Hong Kong Investment Leaders Conference". He speaks with Annabelle Droulers and Haidi Stroud-Watts on "Bloomberg: …

Urgent: 6.0-magnitude quake hits Hokkaido, Japan Region -- GFZ

HONG KONG, May 31 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Hokkaido, Japan Region at 08:37:14 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 42 …

Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hits Japan’s Hokkaido, JMA says

(Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit Hokkaido in Japan on Saturday afternoon, the country’s Meteorological Agency said, adding that it hit at a depth of 20 km (12 miles). The epicentre of the earthquake was off the east coast of Hokkaido, the …

Long lines greet start of retail sales of Japan gov't reserve rice

Consumers pick up bags of government reserve rice at a home center in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on May 31, 2025. (Mainichi/Natsuki Nishi) TOKYO -- Government stockpiled rice went on sale at retail stores across Japan on May 31 after it was released …

Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hits Japan’s Hokkaido, JMA says

Iwate governor warns against 'too low' rice prices, wants Japan farmers' incomes secured

Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso calls for fair rice prices to ensure farmers' incomes at the Iwate Prefectural Government office in the city of Morioka on May 30, 2025. (Mainichi/Hideyuki Yamada) MORIOKA -- In response to the Japanese government's bid …