Month: October 2016

The continuing drop in consumer prices, following a 0.5 percent fall in August, could put pressure on the Bank of Japan to make more efforts to achieve its 2 percent inflation goal. To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website, it is necessary to subscribe. ( read original story ...)

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TOKYO: Japanese railway operator Tokyu Corp has released a "make-up etiquette" video aimed at discouraging commuters from applying make-up while on their trains. The 30-second video was released last month according to the Japan Times, and has since ... ( read original story ...)

"I want to help people. Give me the right to help people - don't put me in here," Ms Obueza told Reuters news agency. The crackdown on asylum seekers comes as Japan faces a impending labour shortage due to its the ageing population. ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – Osaka celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Tsutenkaku tower on Friday as the landmark regained its popularity in recent years with a growing number of foreign tourists drawn to the retro allure of the relatively short observation tower. “I ... ( read original story ...)

In celebration of the 60th anniversary of Tsutenkaku, a beloved landmark in Osaka, a nearby restaurant has come up with a special menu item -- a curry udon noodle dish that is a one-500th model of the 100-meter tower. The special wheat flour noodle dish is ... ( read original story ...)

He told a news conference that Manila would respect treaty obligations as long as mutual interests converged. Japan and the Philippines also signed notes on two yen loan projects worth up to 21.4 billion yen ($205 million), including one to build two ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Senior officials from Japan, the United States and South Korea agreed Thursday to step up pressure on North Korea as they stick to their goal of persuading the communist state to abandon its nuclear weapons. Their pledge comes just two days after U ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - The younger brother of former Japanese Emperor Hirohito died Thursday at the age of 100. The Imperial Household Agency announced that Prince Mikasa had died in the morning at a hospital in Tokyo. Japanese media reports say he had been hospitalized ... ( read original story ...)

Australian motorcycling great Wayne Gardner remains behind bars in Japan, 12 days after being detained for allegedly assaulting three men in a road rage incident. The 57-year-old was reportedly involved in a minor car accident and scuffle in Motegi on ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — The leaders of Japan and the Philippines agreed Wednesday to co-operate in promoting regional peace and stability and endorsed Japan's provision of patrol boats and military training aircraft to bolster Philippine maritime security, without ... ( read original story ...)

PORTOROž (SLOVENIA) - Japan pleaded with the world's whaling watchdog Wednesday to allow small hunts by coastal communities, arguing that for three decades these groups had been unjustly barred from a traditional source of food. The issue of "small type ... ( read original story ...)

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sought to assure Japan his high-profile visit to rival China last week was only about economics, but had harsh words for Washington, threatening to repeal defence treaties. The volatile Philippine leader's visit to ... ( read original story ...)

The fresh broadside from Duterte came as he was about to board a plane for an official visit to fellow US ally Japan, a big investor in the Philippines that is becoming nervous about its apparent pivot towards rival power China. The volatile, crime-busting ... ( read original story ...)

The latest South China Sea news highlights Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to Japan after his headline-grabbing visit in China. He is in Japan for a three-day visit and it is expected that his anti-US rhetoric will be a key issue. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan should consider more government spending to maximise the impact of monetary policy, an adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday, indicating a shift in emphasis to fiscal from monetary policy. Koichi Hamada, long known ... ( read original story ...)