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All the same, Tokyo-based Mari Mobility Development leaned a little too heavily into its marketing plan of billing itself as a real-life Mario Kart rental company. For starters, the co…
Japanese telecom company KDDI Corp is taking a 2.1% stake in convenience store chain Lawson as part of a tie-up in smartphone payment services, amid a push by the government and businesses to bo…
Japan ranked 121st among 153 countries in the gender gap rankings in 2019, down from 110th the previous year and in last place among major advanced economies, the World Economic Forum said Tuesday.…
By Casey Baseel, SoraNews24As Japan’s largest specialty retailer for anime merchandise, the Animate chain is loved by many otaku. One said “Instead of the people from Kyoto Animation, all of you…
A 49-year-old police officer left a loaded gun in its holster in the toilet of a convenience store in Machida, Tokyo, on Sunday. According to police, the officer, who is an assistant i…
At about 4 p.m. on Sept 19, the doorbell of an 85-year-old woman in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, rang. Standing at the entrance was a man claiming to be a police officer who was c…
The Japanese government intends to use J-Village in Fukushima as the starting point for the Japan leg of the Olympic torch relayBy CHARLY TRIBALLEAUEnvironmental pressure group Greenpeace said W…
Dentsu Inc said Thursday it has again received a warning from labor authorities over its illegal overtime practices. Dentsu had been repeatedly recommended by labor authorities since 2010 to cor…
An ex-student is labeling Seiseiko High School in Kumamoto Prefecture as one such school, claiming corrupt traditions there cost him his education. He has since transferred to a corresponde…
Workers are seen outside the New National Stadium, the main stadium of Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. The Reuters Corporate Survey found Japanese firms have a gloomier outlook of the econo…
