SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea and Japan on Friday announced their own fresh, unilateral sanctions on North Korea as their nuclear-armed neighbour warns of retaliation against toughened UN sanctions over the nuclear and missile tests it conducted ... ( read original story ...)
IOC: Tokyo's huge cost could give wrong message
A top IOC official renewed his demand Thursday that Japanese organizers further reduce their $18 billion budget ceiling for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, saying the figure could scare off cities considering bids for future games. IOC vice president John Coates ... ( read original story ...)
No LPGA Tour in Prattville for 2017 after Yokohama drops sponsorship
Yokohama Tires has chosen not to renew a three-year contract to bring the LPGA Tour back to the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. No reason was given. The tour featured an annual gathering in Prattville of the world's best female golfers. The event was a huge ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei dips as investors take profits, on track for weekly gain
TOKYO Dec 2 Japan's Nikkei share average was poised for a weekly gain but dipped as investors locked in gains ahead of U.S. jobs data later in the session, with losses kept in check as higher Japanese yields lifted financial shares. The Nikkei was down 0.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks higher with Nikkei headed for best close of 2016
Asian stock markets were broadly up early Thursday, with Japan’s Nikkei on track for its highest close this year, after major oil-producing nations signed a deal to cut crude-oil output. The Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +1.12% gained 1.1% to 18,513.2 in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Exchange Group Launch Their Own Blockchain Consortium
Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) has announced today that TSE, Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE) and Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC) will form a consortium of Japanese financial institutions to continue proof of concept (PoC) testing and discuss the ... ( read original story ...)
Universal Theme Parks To Bring Nintendo Video-Game Worlds To Life
Comcast-owned Universal Parks & Resorts plans to open themed areas based on Nintendo video games at its parks in Orlando, Hollywood and Osaka, Japan. ( read original story ...)
Universal Parks & Resorts And Nintendo Will Bring The Fun Of Nintendo To Life With Expansive, Highly …
In addition, Comcast NBCUniversal owns a 51 percent majority interest in Universal Studios Japan, in Osaka and has a license agreement with Universal Studios Singapore at Resorts World Sentosa, Singapore. The company has also announced plans for a theme ... ( read original story ...)
Valuation of Game Swaptions under the Generalized Ho-Lee Model
1 Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University, Osaka ... Term Structure Movements and Pricing Interest Rate Contingent Claims. The Journal of Finance, 41, 1011-1029. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6261.1986.tb02528.x [3] van der Hoek, J. ( read original story ...)
Couple caught driving around with dead boy in trunk likely received child care allowances
The case is the latest in series that is drawing attention to child abuse by relatively young couples mired in financial trouble. The Osaka Prefectural Police arrested Rena Suzuki, 24, and her partner Yuta Oshima, 22, on Tuesday on suspicion of abandoning ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda to Invest More Than 100 Million Euros in Dengue Vaccine Manufacturing Plant in Germany
KONSTANZ, Germany & OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 29, 2016--Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502) (“Takeda”) today announced that it will invest more than 100 Million Euros to build a new manufacturing plant for its dengue vaccine ... ( read original story ...)
Peach signs for 10 A320neos, 3 A320s
The three CFM International CFM56-5B-powered A320s will be delivered within the 2018 financial year. Peach Aviation is a low-cost airline based at Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan. ( read original story ...)
Intraoperative Manipulation for Flexion Contracture During Total Knee Arthroplasty
The authors have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. The authors thank Biomet Japan Inc, Tokyo, Japan, for providing the cadavers for this study. Correspondence should be addressed to: Yoshio Matsui, MD, Osaka City General Hospital ... ( read original story ...)
Japan culling 230,000 more birds over avian flu
Japan has mobilised its military to help with a second mass cull of 230,000 chickens amid a spreading outbreak of a highly contagious strain of avian flu, officials said. The highly virulent H5 strain was found in chickens at a farm in Joetsu city in ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo software developer’s app puts best bowls forward for ramen lovers
SAPPORO – A smartphone app developed by a ramen lover has proven a hit among fellow noodle enthusiasts, providing them with insight into the most popular bowls being slurped across Japan. Sapporo-based software developer Toru Domon says he also wants to ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire will not sponsor LPGA tournament in Prattville in 2017
Yokohama Tire has decided not to sponsor the LPGA tournament at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail next year, according to a statement from RTJ President John Cannon. Yokohama Tire has sponsored the tournament at RTJ's Capitol Hill in Prattville for the ... ( read original story ...)