The Japanese mental health community is hoping that a new coffee shop will help spread awareness.

Yogi, a district in the Shibuya area of Tokyo, is home to a trendy new coffee shop named Hideaway. There's a nice assortment of food and drinks available at Hideaway, including pastries, soups (including clam chowder), and sandwiches (including croissants, baked goods, and soups). The roast b...

The Tokyo District Court has dismissed a lawsuit for damages filed by same-sex couples.

On Wednesday, a Japanese court upheld the government's ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional, while also laying the groundwork for more favorable future rulings.

While dismissing the plaintiffs' request for damages, the Tokyo District Court stated that the lack of a legal s...

Before bidding began, the IOC reportedly knew how to select Tokyo Games operators.

Tokyo Olympic organizers, both domestic and international, are thought to have communicated information on how to pick corporations running competition sites in 2018 before bidding for pre-games test events began, according to a person close to the situation.

The IOC announcement comes ...

Prosecutors raid Dentsu as part of their investigation into the Tokyo Olympics

On Friday, Japanese authorities searched the offices of big advertising firm Dentsu, as the probe into the Tokyo Olympics scandal intensified.

Tokyo District Prosecutors and Japan Fair Trade Commission officers were seen entering Dentsu headquarters, according to major local TV channels...

ADK advertising firm claims bid manipulation for Tokyo Olympic test events

A source close to the matter said Tuesday that ADK Holdings Inc, a major Japanese advertising agency, reported to the fair trade watchdog that it participated in bid rigging for the rights to organize test events for the Tokyo Olympics.

ADK came forward after Tokyo prosecutors recently ...

Store in Tokyo gets high marks for turning away Halloween costumers

Some might say it's too huge, but Japan's largest Halloween party is held at Shibuya, Tokyo's renowned scramble crossing. An enormous street party takes over the famous crossing every year, with revelers in costumes spilling out into the neighborhood. Many people attend in good fun, b...

Tokyo begins to acknowledge same-sex couples.

On Tuesday, Tokyo began awarding partnership certificates to same-sex couples who reside and work in the capital, a long-awaited development in a nation lacking marriage equality.

The certificates permit LGBTQ couples to be classified as married couples for a variety of public services,...

Ad agency CEO and two others arrested in bribery probe related to the Olympics by Tokyo prosecutors

Japanese media reports that the president and two former employees of Japanese advertising business ADK Holdings Inc were arrested on Wednesday by authorities in Tokyo on suspicion of bribery related to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

Originally concentrated on a former member of the Tokyo 202...

Kishida offers a sacrifice at Yasukuni Shrine

As a source of diplomatic concern with certain Asian countries, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a traditional offering to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Monday.

Though he sent the masakaki ceremonial tree for the Shinto shrine's autumn festival, Kishida is not expected...

With rising energy prices and a depreciating yen, Tokyo is seeing its highest rate of inflation in 30 years

Core consumer prices in Tokyo rose 2.8% from a year earlier in September due to rising energy costs and a weak yen, the fastest annual rate of increase in almost three decades when removing the effects of tax increases.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said that the c...

Numerous people want the state funeral for Abe to be cancelled.

In a Tokyo park on Friday, several hundred protestors chanted and waved placards calling for the postponement of the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official burial.

Demonstrator Mayumi Ishida stated that Abe's policies "favored war," stressing that Abe per...

Websites for the Tokyo and Osaka metro were purportedly attacked by a pro-Russian hacker gang.

In what looks to be a second day of cyberattacks against Japan, the websites of the Tokyo Metro Co. and the Osaka Metro Co. became unreachable on Wednesday evening. A hacker collective supporting Russia claimed credit on social media.

The assaults, which might have been carried out by K...

MOL Tankers Turned 50

The ocean shipping sector began to detect a trend toward specialisation in the 1960s, which resulted in boats committing themselves to hauling particular types of cargo. This trend was first observed in the shipping business. This pattern is still typical in today's society. During the same t...

Singaporean Athletes Celebrating 2021 Victories

On 26th December 2021, four Singaporean athletes got aboard an open-top bus to celebrate their achievements in 2021.

The players included badminton star Loh Kean Yew, pool player Aloysius Yap, para-swimmer Yip Pin Xiu, and bowler Shayna Ng. The athletes waved to the crowds gathered to e...

Floating pumice stones arrive on coastal areas near Tokyo

Coastal areas around Tokyo are expecting a mass of floating pumice stone to arrive at the coasts of Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures. These pumice stones are created by a huge underwater volcanic eruption which took place in August. These stones will affect the marine life in the country and blanke...

South Korea is willing to provide friendly business environment for Japanese firms

Highlights

• South Korea wants to promote trade ties with Japan
• The country is willing to create an open and transparent business environment for Japan

South Korea will be seeking to strengthen trade cooperation with Japan, i...

Japan is planning to establish national training centers for ‘urban sports’

Highlights

• The sports agency of Japan is planning to establish national training centers
• The national training centers are for skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing, and BMX freestyle park

The sports agency of Japan is planning to e...

Japan Airlines Co. Ltd(JAL) is looking to raise 300 billion Yen to get out of funding challenges

Highlights

• Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) is looking to raise 300 billion yen (S$3.66 billion) by the end of the month.
• This is done to fund challenges faced because of the slump in air traffic.

Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) is planning t...

Japan to extend Covid-19 emergency in Tokyo and neighboring states with rising cases of Delta variant

Highlights

• Japan to extend emergency regarding Covid-19 in Tokyo and neighboring states
• A rise in cases of Delta variant in the country

The rising cases of delta variant of Covid-19 in Tokyo and neighboring states have forced the gov...

FIRST UNMANNED ELECTRONICS STORE OPENS IN JAPAN

HIGHLIGHTS

• The first unmanned electronics store in Japan has opened in Tokyo.
• The new store called GO12 is completely unmanned.
• In Tokyo, GO12 is located in the Kamata neighborhood.
• GO12 will soon have a security system to preven...