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Japanese Textile Manufacturer KOKKA to Exhibit New Collections at International Quilt Market
KOKKA, a leading Japanese textile manufacturer, will showcase its latest collections at the International Quilt Market TORRANCE, CA, UNITED STATES, October 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- This year, KOKKA will debut the highly anticipated 2026...

Tokyo Stocks Close Thursday with Mixed Results
(MENAFN) Tokyo’s stock market closed with contrasting moves on Thursday, as bargain-seeking investors pushed the Nikkei higher, while sluggish bank shares dragged down broader market sentiment. The Nikkei 225 index rebounded sharply, gaining...

Tokyo Stocks Close Wednesday Lower
(MENAFN) Japanese equities closed lower Wednesday, extending a four-day losing streak, as investor sentiment soured over the looming threat of a partial U.S. government shutdown and widespread profit-taking. The Nikkei 225, Japan’s key stock...

Tokyo Stocks Close Tuesday with Mixed Results
(MENAFN) Tokyo's stock market closed mixed on Tuesday, with gains in banking shares countered by investor concerns over a potential U.S. government shutdown. The Nikkei 225 index, Japan's key benchmark, fell by 111.12 points, or 0.25 percent,...
President Lai meets delegation led by Japanese House of Councillors LDP Members’ General Assembly Chairperson Matsuyama Masaji
TAIWAN, September 30 - Details 2025-09-30 President Lai meets US Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg On the afternoon of September 30, President Lai Ching-te met with a delegation led by Luke Lindberg, under...

Sunrise Granted Japanese Patent, Reinforcing Global Leadership in Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries Powering Energy Storage Systems in AI Data Centers
Dover, USA, Oct. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunrise New Energy Co., Ltd. (“Sunrise”, the “Company”, “we” or “our”) (NASDAQ: EPOW), a global leader in anode materials for lithium-ion batteries and energy storage, today announced that its...

Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Offers Tea Ceremony in 150-Year-Old Garden
Guests can now choose to wear traditional kimono during the ceremony, held in the historic Zangetsu tea house in the heart of Tokyo. TOKYO, JAPAN, September 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, known for its heritage-rich...

Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Offers Tea Ceremony in 150-Year-Old Garden
Guests can now choose to wear traditional kimono during the ceremony, held in the historic Zangetsu tea house in the heart of Tokyo. TOKYO, JAPAN, September 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, known for its heritage-rich...

Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Offers Tea Ceremony in 150-Year-Old Garden
Guests can now choose to wear traditional kimono during the ceremony, held in the historic Zangetsu tea house in the heart of Tokyo. TOKYO, JAPAN, September 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, known for its heritage-rich...

Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Offers Tea Ceremony in 150-Year-Old Garden
Guests can now choose to wear traditional kimono during the ceremony, held in the historic Zangetsu tea house in the heart of Tokyo. TOKYO, JAPAN, September 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, known for its heritage-rich...

Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Offers Tea Ceremony in 150-Year-Old Garden
Guests can now choose to wear traditional kimono during the ceremony, held in the historic Zangetsu tea house in the heart of Tokyo. TOKYO, JAPAN, September 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, known for its heritage-rich...

Platinum Launches the “Japan Entry PR Package” – Supporting Global Brands Enter the Japanese Market
JAPAN, September 29, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- – Platinum Inc., a leading Tokyo-based PR firm and subsidiary of Vector Group, today announced the launch of the Japan Entry PR Package, a comprehensive solution designed to support global...

Fire Flares Up at Haneda Airport in Tokyo
(MENAFN) A blaze erupted Monday morning in a building within Tokyo’s Haneda Airport premises, local media reported, with no resulting flight delays or cancellations. Shortly after 9:00 a.m. local time, emergency services received reports of "black...

Madhya Pradesh Tourism Strengthens Ties with Japanese Travel Trade at Tourism Expo Japan 2025
Strategic B2B engagements highlight heritage, wildlife, and cultural experiences of the Heart of Incredible India BHOPAL, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA, September 29, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board successfully engaged with...

Tokyo Stocks Close Wednesday Higher
(MENAFN) Tokyo shares closed higher on Wednesday, lifted by a late-session rebound in heavyweight technology stocks amid strong investor optimism around artificial intelligence demand. The Nikkei 225, Japan’s key benchmark index, rose 136.65...

Japanese City Enacts Ordinance to Curb Excessive Screen Exposure
(MENAFN) Toyoake, a city in central Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, has enacted a pioneering ordinance urging residents to restrict their daily use of smartphones, video game consoles, and other digital devices to two hours outside work and school...

Tokyo's Waseda Uni. Releases Podcast Season 2, Ep. 1 'Translanguaging and Identity: Research in the Japanese Context'
Assoc. Prof. Theron Muller from the Faculty of Human Sciences discusses his research on translanguaging within the Japanese sociolinguistic context. TOKYO, JAPAN, September 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Waseda University released the first...

KFSHRC Shares Global Transplant Milestones at C3 Davos of Healthcare in Tokyo
TOKYO, JAPAN, September 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Guided by its vision to be the provider of choice in highly specialized care, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSHRC) is advancing global standards in organ...

Karnataka Tourism Strengthens Presence in Japan with Roadshow in Tokyo and Participation at the Tourism Expo Japan 2025
Strengthening cultural and travel ties, Karnataka presents its heritage, wildlife, and wellness experiences to Japan’s travel trade and global travelers. BENGALURU , KARNATAKA , INDIA, September 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Karnataka Tourism’s...

Japanese PM urges UN to undergo sweeping reforms
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba underscored that international peace and stability do not sustain themselves automatically but require constant safeguarding. He pressed for sweeping reforms of the UN Security...