LDP's Shimomura Asked for Kickback Restart: Ex-Accountant

Hakubun Shimomura, former policy chief of the Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party, asked to resume the practice of kicking back part of fundraising party revenues to faction members, a former chi ...

Japan July Real Wages Revised Down to 0.2 Pct Drop

Japan's inflation-adjusted real wage index in July has been revised down to a year-on-year drop of 0.2 pct from the rise of 0.5 pct marked in a preliminary report, the labor ministry said Friday. The ...

Apple Ginza Reopens at Original Location after 3 Years

U.S. tech giant Apple Inc. on Friday reopened its Apple Ginza store at its original location in the posh Ginza district of Tokyo's Chuo Ward after a break of three years. The store initially opened in ...

ATOMIX IN NEW YORK CITY IS NAMED NO.1 IN THE INAUGURAL LIST OF NORTH AMERICA'S 50 BEST RESTAURANTS 2025

Gastronomic leaders gathered this evening at Wynn Las Vegas, for the inaugural unveiling of the North America's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list, sponsored by S.Pellegrino & Acqua Panna, with Atomix ...

UnionPay Expands Acceptance Across Europe, Now Accepted in Over 90% of European Countries and Regions

UnionPay International ('UPI') announced today significant progress in building a seamless payment environment across Europe, which has now made its services available in over 90% of European ...

INTERVIEW: LDP Candidate Hayashi Sees Need for Backup of Tokyo

There is a strong need for creating a backup capital in Japan that can take over Tokyo's functions in an emergency, Yoshimasa Hayashi, a candidate in the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election ...

Chiba Bank, Chiba Kogyo Bank Mulling Business Integration

Japanese regional lenders Chiba Bank and Chiba Kogyo Bank are planning to reach a basic agreement on their business integration by the end of this month at the earliest, people familiar with the ...

Mitsubishi Estate Breaks Ground on London Complex Project

Japan's Mitsubishi Estate Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday for a large office complex to be built along the River Thames in London. The complex, named 72 Upper Ground, is scheduled to be ...

Tokyo Core Consumer Prices Rise 2.5 Pct in Sept.

The core consumer price index for Tokyo's densely populated 23 special wards climbed 2.5 pct in September from a year earlier, marking the 49th consecutive month of increase, government data showed ...

AGCO Tech Day 2025 Spotlights AI, Autonomy and Mixed-Fleet Solutions to Enhance Farmer Profitability

AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a global leader in agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, is showcasing some of ...

iotaMotion Surpasses 1,000 Clinical Procedures Performed with iotaSOFT® --Defining a New Era in Cochlear Implant Surgery

ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- iotaMotion, Inc., the leader in robotic-assisted insertion systems for ...

LG's Radio Optimism Campaign Inspires People to Share Their Love with Family and Loved Ones Through One-of-a-Kind AI Songs

LG Electronics (LG) today announced the success of its AI-powered Radio Optimism campaign, which revealed a universal truth: ...