Month: November 2016

But since the election result, the yen has fallen against the dollar. That makes Japanese goods cheaper abroad, which is good news for the country's exporters. The latest official data showed the world's third-largest economy expanded by 0.5% compared with ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka, Japan, 13 November 2106 – After lunch yesterday, His Holiness the Dalai Lama continued his explanation of Shantideva’s ‘Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life’. In his summary of the essence of the text he stressed that the most important ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department said the male driver was attempting a left turn at an intersection in Koganei City when he struck 61-year-old cyclist Yuko Matsuda, who suffered a strong blow to her head when she was thrown off, Nippon News Network ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese pitcher Shohei Otani added to his reputation as a powerful hitter on Sunday when he hit a fly ball that didn’t come down. Otani’s towering fly ball in the seventh inning of an exhibition game against the Netherlands got lodged ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police said on Friday. The driver was trying to park his car when he careened over a parking block into a Family Mart branch in the Misono area at around 1:30 p.m., Nippon News Network reports (November 11). Two customers were struck by ... ( read original story ...)

At the same time, Uber’s expansion in cities such as Tokyo has been limited by strict regulations which limit ride-sharing services to locations too small to support public transport. Only licensed black car or taxi drivers are permitted to ferry ... ( read original story ...)

“Japanese stocks rose to their highest level since April in the morning, and we saw profit taking before heading into the weekend,” said Masayuki Otani, chief market strategist at Securities Japan Inc. in Tokyo. “There might be more references to ... ( read original story ...)

One of the rumored major storylines of "Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 is that of Touka and her current troubles. In fact, there are speculations that season 3 will feature a Touka sporting a new white hairdo. The premiere episode of "Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 will ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: A man set a woman on fire following an argument in a ... The man and woman had been advised by police to stay away from each following a dispute involving their child, Kyodo News reported. ( read original story ...)

Later Friday morning, Toni took to Instagram with a video message thanking her followers for their support: "I just want to formally thank everybody from the internet all the way down or all the way up for your love and your congrats to me for my brand new ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO - Japanese pitcher Shohei Otani added to his reputation as a powerful hitter on Sunday when he hit a fly ball that didn't come down. Otani's towering fly ball in the seventh inning of an exhibition game against the Netherlands got lodged somewhere in ... ( read original story ...)

Dentsu Inc.’s branch office in Nagoya received an order from a local labor standards office in August 2010 to stop forcing employees to work illegally long hours, sources said Saturday. Branch offices of the Japanese advertising iant in Osaka ... ( read original story ...)