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Osaka Expo organizer head speaks on revenue

Masakazu Tokura, chair of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2025. The association said the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka that closed in October generated a surplus of up to 37 billion yen ($237 million).

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US: Airport Fire Expands In Southern California, Destroys Homes 3

Airport Fire burning in Orange and Riverside Counties, Southern California has grown to more than 23,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, September 11. The fire injured at least seven people and destroyed homes.

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[Breaking News]Dollar surges against yen

Screens at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo show the U.S. dollar rising to the lower 161 yen range on June 28, 2024.(Kyodo)

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Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to the press at the ministry in Tokyo on June 27, 2024, after the yen hit its lowest level in over 37 years, reaching the upper 160 range against the U.S. dollar in New York.

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Dollar surges to 160 yen range

Screens at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo show the U.S. dollar trading at the 160.80 yen level on June 27, 2024, after climbing to its highest level in over 37 years on expectations the interest rate differential between Japan and the United States will remain wide.

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Bank of Japan keeps interest rate unchanged, yen sinks below 156

STORY: Bank of Japan keeps interest rate unchanged, yen sinks below 156 SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:37 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bank of Japan 2. various of city view in Tokyo 3. various of fresh food in supermarkets 4. various of city view in Tokyo STORYLINE: The Japanese central bank on Friday maintained its policy rate unchanged after wrapping up its two-day policy meeting, which sent the Japanese yen to its fresh 34-year low past the 156 line. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to guide short-term interest rates in a range of zero and 0.1 percent, a month after it ended the negative interest rate policy in its first rate hike in 17 years. The announcement weakened the country's currency against the U.S. dollar to the lowest level since May 1990, raising the risk of forex intervention by Japanese authorities. The BOJ, which also maintained its policy regarding government bond buying, said the country's core inflation, which excludes volatile

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Japan books 13.6 bln USD current account surplus in April

STORY: Japan books 13.6 bln USD current account surplus in April DATELINE: June 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ports in Japan 2. various of city views in Japan STORYLINE: Japan logged a current account surplus of 1.9 trillion yen (13.6 billion U.S. dollars) in April, said a government report on Thursday. According to the Finance Ministry's preliminary information, the figure, in the black for the third consecutive month, was 76.3 percent higher than in the same period last year. According to the ministry, the country saw a goods trade deficit of 113.1 billion yen and a services trade deficit of 646.5 billion yen in the recording period. Imports decreased by 4.1 percent while exports expanded 2.6 percent year on year, the preliminary data showed. The report also said that the primary income, which reflects returns on overseas investments, booked a surplus of 3.07 trillion yen. (1 U.S. dollar equals 139.94 Japanese yen) Xinhua News Agency

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JAL shares tumble to all-time low of 37 yen

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display at a securities company in Tokyo's Yaesu business district shows the stock price of Japan Airlines dropping by the daily limit of 30 yen to 37 yen on Jan. 12, 2010. This was the lowest price for the stock since the airline integrated operations with Japan Air System in 2002.

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JAL shares tumble to all-time low of 37 yen amid possible delisting

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display at a securities company in Tokyo's Yaesu business district shows the stock price of Japan Airlines dropping by the daily limit of 30 yen to 37 yen on Jan. 12, 2010. This was the lowest price for the stock since the airline integrated operations with Japan Air System in 2002.

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World's largest gold coins to go on sale Oct. 7

TOKYO, Japan - A woman poses with the world's largest gold coin created by the Austrian Mint at the Austrian Embassy in Tokyo on Oct. 6. The face value of the coin, weighing about 31 kilograms and measuring about 37 centimeters in diameter, is set at 100,000 euros (about $122,870 or 13.5 million yen).

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Sanyo to offer plasma TVs for terrestrial digital broadcasts

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. said Aug. 6 it will release plasma-display television sets (in handout photo) equipped with built-in tuners for terrestrial digital broadcasts for the first time. Beginning on Oct. 1, the consumer electronics maker will offer 11 models, with 37- or 42-inch screens, in its Vizon series at prices ranging from 720,000 yen to 930,000 yen.

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Sharp to launch terrestrial digital broadcast LCD TVs

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. on June 17 took the wraps off four liquid crystal display (LCD) TV models (one in photo) capable of receiving high-resolution terrestrial digital TV broadcasts, which will start in Japan in December. The TVs will carry suggested retail prices of 770,000-800,000 yen for the 37-inch models and 560,000-580,000 yen for the 30-inch models.

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Bathhouse ordered to compensate foreigners denied entry

SAPPORO, Japan - David Aldwinckle, a 37-year-old U.S.-born resident of Hokkaido who is a naturalized Japanese citizen, points at a ruling by the Sapporo District Court on Nov. 11 ordering the operator of a bathhouse in Otaru, Hokkaido, to pay a total of 3 million yen in compensation to him and two other foreigners for refusing them admission because of its policy of rejecting foreign customers.

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Court orders bathhouse to compensate foreigners denied entry

SAPPORO, Japan - David Aldwinckle (R) enters the Sapporo District Court on Nov. 11 to hear a ruling on his lawsuit demanding 6 million yen in compensation for being refused entry to a private bathhouse in Otaru, Hokkaido. The court ordered the bathhouse to pay a combined 3 million yen in compensation to Aldwinckle, a 37-year-old U.S.-born local resident who became a naturalized Japanese under the name of Debito Arudo, Olaf Karthause, 39, of Germany, and Ken Sutherland, 38, of the United States.

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Lawmaker Yamamoto detained

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a vehicle House of Representatives member Joji Yamamoto is believed to be in entering a detention house in Tokyo's Kosuge on the evening of Sept. 4. Yamamoto, 37, of the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, was arrested earlier in the day on suspicion of fraud in connection with his alleged misuse of a total of 20 million yen of his former secretary's state-paid salary.

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Lawmaker Yamamoto arrested for alleged fraud

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Joji Yamamoto, a House of Representatives member of the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, who was arrested on Sept. 4 by prosecutors on suspicion of fraud in connection with his alleged misuse of a total of 20 million yen of his former secretary's state-paid salary. Yamamoto, 37, who represents Tokyo's No. 21 electoral district, has denied the allegation, investigative sources said. He left the DPJ shortly before his arrest.

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Wakayama poisoning case hearing draws crowds

People line up to draw lots for admission to a hearing at the Wakayama District Court, western Japan, on Oct. 13 at which Masumi Hayashi, 37, denied allegations she attempted to murder a 35-year-old acquaintance with arsenic in September last year and swindled insurance companies out of 1.6 million yen. Her husband Kenji, 53, denied insurance fraud and attempted insurance fraud charges.

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World's largest gold coins to go on sale Oct. 7

TOKYO, Japan - A woman poses with the world's largest gold coin created by the Austrian Mint at the Austrian Embassy in Tokyo on Oct. 6. The face value of the coin, weighing about 31 kilograms and measuring about 37 centimeters in diameter, is set at 100,000 euros (about $122,870 or 13.5 million yen). (Kyodo)

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(2) Bathhouse ordered to compensate foreigners denied entry

SAPPORO, Japan - David Aldwinckle (L), a 37-year-old U.S.-born resident of Hokkaido who is a naturalized Japanese citizen, points at a ruling by the Sapporo District Court on Nov. 11 ordering the operator of a bathhouse in Otaru, Hokkaido, to pay a total of 3 million yen in compensation to him and two other foreigners for refusing them admission because of its policy of rejecting foreign customers. (Kyodo)

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(3) Bathhouse ordered to compensate foreigners denied entry

SAPPORO, Japan - David Aldwinckle (R), a 37-year-old U.S.-born resident of Hokkaido who is a naturalized Japanese citizen, walks into the Sapporo District Court on Nov. 11, suing the operator of a bathhouse in Otaru, Hokkaido for a total of 6 million yen in compensation to him and two other foreigners for refusing them admission because of its policy of rejecting foreign customers. (Kyodo)

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(2) Bathhouse ordered to compensate foreigners denied entry

SAPPORO, Japan - David Aldwinckle (L), a 37-year-old U.S.-born resident of Hokkaido who is a naturalized Japanese citizen, points at a ruling by the Sapporo District Court on Nov. 11 ordering the operator of a bathhouse in Otaru, Hokkaido, to pay a total of 3 million yen in compensation to him and two other foreigners for refusing them admission because of its policy of rejecting foreign customers. (Kyodo)

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JAL shares tumble to all-time low of 37 yen

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display at a securities company in Tokyo's Yaesu business district shows the stock price of Japan Airlines dropping by the daily limit of 30 yen to 37 yen on Jan. 12, 2010. This was the lowest price for the stock since the airline integrated operations with Japan Air System in 2002. (Kyodo)

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JAL shares tumble to all-time low of 37 yen amid possible delisti

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display at a securities company in Tokyo's Yaesu business district shows the stock price of Japan Airlines dropping by the daily limit of 30 yen to 37 yen on Jan. 12, 2010. This was the lowest price for the stock since the airline integrated operations with Japan Air System in 2002. (Kyodo)

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Toilet paper for sex education

Photo taken July 10, 2020, shows toilet paper rolls on which illustrations and guidance for sex education are printed. Sowledge, a general incorporated association based in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, is selling four rolls of the toilet paper for 4,000 yen (37 U.S. dollars), targeting schools and children's homes with the aim of helping children obtain accurate sexual knowledge.

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Sanyo to offer plasma TVs for terrestrial digital broadcasts

OSAKA, Japan - Sanyo Electric Co. said Aug. 6 it will release plasma-display television sets (in handout photo) equipped with built-in tuners for terrestrial digital broadcasts for the first time. Beginning on Oct. 1, the consumer electronics maker will offer 11 models, with 37- or 42-inch screens, in its Vizon series at prices ranging from 720,000 yen to 930,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Bathhouse ordered to compensate foreigners denied entry

SAPPORO, Japan - David Aldwinckle, a 37-year-old U.S.-born resident of Hokkaido who is a naturalized Japanese citizen, points at a ruling by the Sapporo District Court on Nov. 11 ordering the operator of a bathhouse in Otaru, Hokkaido, to pay a total of 3 million yen in compensation to him and two other foreigners for refusing them admission because of its policy of rejecting foreign customers. (Kyodo)

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Court orders bathhouse to compensate foreigners denied entry

SAPPORO, Japan - David Aldwinckle (R) enters the Sapporo District Court on Nov. 11 to hear a ruling on his lawsuit demanding 6 million yen in compensation for being refused entry to a private bathhouse in Otaru, Hokkaido. The court ordered the bathhouse to pay a combined 3 million yen in compensation to Aldwinckle, a 37-year-old U.S.-born local resident who became a naturalized Japanese under the name of Debito Arudo, Olaf Karthause, 39, of Germany, and Ken Sutherland, 38, of the United States. (Kyodo)

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Lawmaker Yamamoto detained

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a vehicle House of Representatives member Joji Yamamoto is believed to be in entering a detention house in Tokyo's Kosuge on the evening of Sept. 4. Yamamoto, 37, of the largest opposition Democratic Party of Japan, was arrested earlier in the day on suspicion of fraud in connection with his alleged misuse of a total of 20 million yen of his former secretary's state-paid salary.

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Wakayama poisoning case hearing draws crowds

People line up to draw lots for admission to a hearing at the Wakayama District Court, western Japan, on Oct. 13 at which Masumi Hayashi, 37, denied allegations she attempted to murder a 35-year-old acquaintance with arsenic in September last year and swindled insurance companies out of 1.6 million yen. Her husband Kenji, 53, denied insurance fraud and attempted insurance fraud charges. ==Kyodo