Premium pumpkin fetches 50,000 yen in northern Japan
A premium pumpkin fetches 50,000 yen at the season's first auction in northern Japan.
read moreKeidanren chief to watch Olympic opening ceremony at home
Tokura Masakazu, chairman of the Japan Business Federation also known as Keidanren, says he will not attend the opening ...
read moreToyota eyes protecting environment and jobs with hydrogen fuel engine
Toyota Motor seeks to protect the environment and also jobs by proposing hydrogen-fueled engine as an environmentally fr...
read moreIkea begins food delivery service
Sweden-based furniture and household goods company Ikea has launched a food delivery service in Japan.
read moreCOVID-19 medicine approved in Japan
Japan approves the first medicine for those with mild COVID symptoms.
read moreTop sponsor Toyota scraps plans to run Olympic TV ads
Toyota Motor says it will not air TV commercials that the company made for the Tokyo Olympics.
read moreBaskin Robbins collaborates with Japanese spicy snack maker
Ice cream parlor chain Baskin Robbins collaborates with a Japanese snack company that makes spicy rice crackers.
read moreLawson and Kirin cooperate in recycling plastic bottles
Convenience store chain Lawson and beverage firm Kirin Holdings cooperate in a project to recycle plastic bottles.
read moreTraditional Japanese footwear business struggle amid pandemic
Traditional Japanese footwear businesses are struggling to find a way to survive amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
read moreTokyo enters fourth state of emergency 11 days before Olympics
Tokyo enters a fourth state of emergency with just 11 days to go until the Tokyo Olympics.
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