Month: October 2016

OSAKA – The Osaka Municipal Government will begin accepting applications from minpaku private inn service operators Monday, in a bid to help ease the accomodation shortage in the city caused by the increase in foreign tourists. The services to let ... ( read original story ...)

Three of Japan's biggest shipping companies are merging their container operations to become more efficient. Nippon Yusen, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha said the joint venture would see savings of more than $1bn (£820m) a year. The move ... ( read original story ...)

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OSAKA – The Osaka Municipal Government started accepting applications Monday from the minpaku industry, which involves paid accommodations using private houses or apartments, in a bid to offset lodging shortages as foreign visitors flock to the city. The ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese high school student was allegedly slapped and had his hair shaved off for showing up to class with a hairdo his teacher didn't like, media report. The boy had shown up to Kofu Josai Yamanashi Prefectural High School Oct. 24 with the sides of his ... ( read original story ...)

Pikotaro, as he is known, debuted a two-minute "long" version of the 45-second song and answered a wide range of questions at a Tokyo news conference in from the song's origin to whether the Japanese prime minister has called him. Sort of. His responses ... ( read original story ...)

Dressed in his trademark yellow outfit with snake and leopard patterns, Pikotaro debuted a two-minute “long” version of his 45-second song before taking questions at a Tokyo news conference Friday. His responses had the packed audience of journalists ... ( read original story ...)

10/27 TOKYO ELECTRON: Patent Issued for Bonding Apparatus, Bonding System and Bonding.. 10/20 TOKYO ELECTRON: Patent Issued for Joining Method and Joining System (USPTO 9463.. 10/20 TOKYO ELECTRON: Patent Issued for Method of Manufacturing Thermal ... ( read original story ...)

Who wore it better? [Image by Anthony Chodor/Flickr] A Rocket News report writes about photographer Naoko Tatibana, who has not only dedicated her life to advancing the LGBT cause, but also put up a a cross-dressing studio in Tokyo called Taiyodo ... ( read original story ...)

The casting was announced today at Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) at an event attended by Matsuzaka, Tsuguhiko Kadokawa and Yoshishige Shimatani, who head Kadowkawa and Toho respectively, and Japanese and Chinese government officials. ( read original story ...)

HEALTH authorities have issued a warning for West Australians to be on alert for measles after a passenger flying from Tokyo to Perth, via Singapore, was diagnosed with the infection. WA Health Medical Epidemiologist Dr Gary Dowse said the male passenger ... ( read original story ...)

He was 100. The Imperial Household Agency announced his death. Japanese news reports said he had been hospitalized since May, initially because of pneumonia. Prince Takahito Mikasa was born in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 1915. He was the uncle of the current emperor ... ( read original story ...)

A railway operator in Japan has sparked debate after releasing a video imploring female commuters to mind their manners and refrain from applying their makeup during their journey. The video by Tokyo Corp, which has polarised opinion in the country ... ( read original story ...)

He breathed his last at 8.34 a.m. on Thursday at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo, Japan News reported. According to Hirokazu Nagawa, the medical supervisor of the Imperial Household, said the Prince’s physical condition had been stable in ... ( read original story ...)

will not use Japanese nuclear power plant technology for military purposes, Kyodo news agency quoted diplomatic sources as saying. Both leaders are also likely to discuss defence cooperation, including joint maritime exercises between Japan, India and the US. ( read original story ...)

Japan's consumer prices fell in September for the seventh straight month, data showed Friday, heaping more pressure on the central bank to push back its inflation target deadline. The disappointing data came as the world's third largest economy struggles ... ( read original story ...)