TOKYO – Japanese organizers for next month's Asian Winter Games say contentious history books will be removed from guestrooms at a hotel that will be used to house athletes. The organizers also say Chinese athletes will stay at another hotel in ... ( read original story ...)
Give yourself a break with Japan’s limited-edition Kit Kat sushi
The unimaginable “sushi cut kits” debut Thursday at Tokyo’s first-ever street-facing Kit Kat specialty store, according to former Gawker property Kotaku and Japanese media. The treats reportedly come in three flavors: “Maguro” (tuna), “Uni ... ( read original story ...)
Cervical Cancer-Market Insights, Epidemiology and Market Forecast-2023- Japan
LONDON, Jan. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- DelveInsight's "Cervical Cancer- Market Insights, Epidemiology and Market Forecast-2023- Japan" Report provides marketed drugs information of Cervical Cancer. It includes historical and forecasted epidemiology and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan central bank upgrades outlook, keeps policy intact
Japan's unemployment rate remained steady at 3.1 percent in December, and averaged that level for all of 2016, the lowest in 22 years. The number of jobs available to job seekers rose to 1.43, the highest level since 1991. Click below for the top news from ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese government planning to build 45 new coal fired power stations to diversify supply
Audio: Japan plans 45 new high-energy, low-emissions HELE coal fired power plants. (ABC News) The power plants will utilise high energy, low emissions (HELE) technology that use high-quality black coal. Japan is the largest overseas market for Australian ... ( read original story ...)
Trump accuses Japan, China of currency devaluation
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday lambasted Japan and China for devaluing their currencies ... The yen also strengthened on a news report that Trump's trade adviser slammed Germany for using a "grossly undervalued" euro to gain an unfair advantage ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese arcade pioneer and 'Father of Pac-Man' has died
Masaya Nakamura, the "Father of Pac-Man" who founded the Japanese video game company behind the hit creature-gobbling game, has died. He was 91. Nakamura, who died on Jan. 22, founded Namco, part of Bandai Namco, in 1955. It started out as just two ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan upgrades economic outlook
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has upgraded its growth forecasts for the current fiscal year, which ends in March, and the following fiscal year by 0.4 and 0.2 per cent. The BoJ announced the new forecasts on Tuesday at the end of its two-day monthly meeting ... ( read original story ...)
Upbeat Financial Markets May Further Boost Tokyo Office Demand in 2017
Global real estate consultant CBRE expects Tokyo Grade A office rents to peak in Q3 2017 before entering a period of gradual correction. CBRE also reports companies looking to relocate have become more cautious since mid-2016 because of concerns about ... ( read original story ...)
Adult swaddling therapy fad hits Tokyo
TOKYO: Wrapped up from head to toe in a white bag and gently rocking from side to side, five Japanese mothers are hopeful Tokyo's latest health trend can cure their post-pregnancy aches and pains. According to its exponents, Otonamaki, which translates as ... ( read original story ...)
Base fare for Tokyo taxis lowered to ¥410
Hoping to drum up more business, including from overseas visitors and the elderly, base taxi fares were lowered Monday to ¥410 from ¥730 in central Tokyo and two suburban cities. The new base fare is for the first 1.052 km, while the one it replaced ... ( read original story ...)