TOKYO -- Japanese energy importer JERA will expand purchases of U.S. liquefied natural gas, it was learned Thursday, helping to triple the company's supply of American LNG. JERA agreed to buy up to 3.5 million metric tons of LNG a year from three U.S. …
spotlight June 11 06:33 pm JST June 11 | 10:06 pm JST 0 Comments By Jeff W. Richards TOKYO What really goes on inside Japan’s idol industry? In this episode of Japan Today Spotlight, we explore the strict no-dating and no-sex rules placed on Japan’s J-pop …
Hello Kitty seems an unlikely trigger for an immigration debate. But that’s what happened in Japan this week when Megumi Hayashibara, a prominent voice actress behind icons from Kitty to the long-running anime franchise Evangelion’s Rei Ayanami, took to …
Three decades after Tokyo subway gas attacks that killed 14 people and injured thousands more, a new book by the head of the police investigation into the Aum Shinrikyō cult looks back on the authorities’ activities before and after the deadly event. Was …
Former Japanese Self-Defense Forces and US military officers have taken part in a simulation to respond to possible attack by China on Taiwan. Private-sector groups in Taiwan organized the event in Taipei on Tuesday and Wednesday. It was attended by former …
South Korea and Possible Re-Set with China, Russia, and North Korea (Japan) Kanako Mita, Sawako Utsumi, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times South Korea, under the former leader President Yoon Suk Yeol, took an anti-North Korea and anti-Russian Federation …
BRASILIA, Brazil — Japan’s Princess Kako of Akishino, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, was welcomed on Wednesday by Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva for a private ceremony on the latest leg of her 11-day tour of the South American nation. The …
Japan’s biggest energy producer to triple LNG imports from U.S. 12 June 2025 23:23 (UTC+04:00) Japan's largest electricity generation company, JERA, has announced the conclusion of contracts for the annual purchase of 5.5 million tons of liquefied …
Walls are closing in for boxed lunch shops, especially small and independent ones. Bento, boxed lunches, are practically a symbol of Japanese cuisine itself. A self-contained meal of rice and a number of meat, fish, or vegetable side dishes, they’re a …
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