Month: January 2017

Japan's Nikkei news service reported that Trump would soon announce the choice of Hagerty, the director of presidential appointments in his transition team. The adviser who spoke to Reuters confirmed the Nikkei report on condition of anonymity. Hagerty is ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese sushi chain boss bid a winning 74.2 million yen (C$849,328.82) Thursday for a 212-kilogram (466-pound) bluefin tuna in what may be Tsukiji market’s last auction at its current site in downtown Tokyo. The winning bid Thursday for the prized but ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Activity in Japan's services sector expanded in December at the fastest pace in 11 months, a private survey showed on Thursday, in a sign that economic growth could pick up due to gains in consumer spending. The Markit/Nikkei Japan ... ( read original story ...)

It comes as the threat from North Korea peaks following news it will soon have developed a missile capable ... Although North Korea hasn't actually made any direct threats against Japan, tubby tyrant Kim has claimed he could target US military bases ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has been pursuing a dream of nuclear energy since the 1960s. The country's first nuclear reactor was completed in 1965 and between then and 2011, Japan invested hundreds of billions of dollars into the industry. ABC reporter Mark Willacy, who ... ( read original story ...)

A Japanese sushi chain boss has bid a winning 74.2 million yen ($866,000) for a 212-kilogram bluefin tuna in what may be the last auction at the current site of Tokyo's Tsukiji market. The winning bid for the prized but imperilled species was the second ... ( read original story ...)

"Now is the time to look to the future, in anticipation of the next 70 years, and proceed with new nation-building," Shinzo Abe said, following his customary New Year's visit to a shrine in Japan, reported Efe news agency. "We, who are living today ... ( read original story ...)

The 1m-long fish, housed at the Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium, often swims up to greet its keeper, 35-year-old Hitoshi Okamoto, The Japan Times said in a report on Wednesday (Dec 21). In a video posted to YouTube by ANN News on Dec 9, the grouper is shown ... ( read original story ...)

Plant biologists at ITbM, Nagoya University have developed a genome editing method to knockout target genes in a model plant with high efficiency. The team reports a new CRISPR/Cas9 vector for the model plant that can strongly induce inheritable mutations. ( read original story ...)

Arising from a collaboration between plant and animal biologists, and organic chemists at ITbM, Nagoya University, the group succeeded in developing a new compound, a triarylmethane that can rapidly inhibit cell division in plants. This compound was found ... ( read original story ...)

Sister Hailey Bunker (Bunker Shimai) served her mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Bunker served in Japan Nagoya Mission, Japanese Speaking, from June 10, 2015 – December 13, 2016. She is the daughter of Robert and Jocelyn ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA – Police on Monday arrested a 20-year-old Chinese man for allegedly killing an 18-year-old female compatriot at a business hotel in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture. He has admitted to the charge, according to the police. Investigators said the woman, a ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA: Toyota's latest Intelligent Clearance Sonar (ICS) has managed to reduce accidents involving pedal misapplication and reversing by 70% and 40% respectively. The Japanese carmaker's ICS system helps to prevent or mitigate collision damage while in ... ( read original story ...)