French expats in Japan queue up outside the French embassy in Tokyo to cast their vote in the second round of the French Presidential Election. Rough cut. No reporter narration. ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION). French expats queue up to cast their ... ( read original story ...)
Living the Game doc chronicles Street Fighter champions' guts, glory and anguish
Practising in his cramped Tokyo apartment, Yusuke Momochi demonstrates to Gotsu ... At Hot Docs earlier this week, Gotsu pointed out to CBC News that "gamers are living in a 60 frames-per-second world." Daigo Umehara, the film's other main focus, is ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese tradition denies surrogacy
Most major media covered the March 22 Tokyo news conference where Sachiko Kishimoto of the nonprofit organization Oocyte Donation Network (OD-Net) explained how a woman in her 40s had recently given birth to a daughter who had been conceived using the ... ( read original story ...)
Annual Tokyo Rainbow Pride event embraces ‘change’ among LGBT community
Thousands of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people paraded through Tokyo’s Shibuya district on Sunday, demonstrating their hopes Japan will further embrace gender equality and diversity. The parade was held as the finale of the annual Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Bronze statue unveiled in Tokyo in memory of beloved elephant Hanako
Posing at the newly opened bronze statue of Hanako the elephant in Tokyo are sons of late politician Somwang Sarasas, |who gave the pachyderm as a gift of friendship to Japan in 1949. From left, Sriphob, Chinavais and Ukrit Sarasas. A BRONZE STATUE of ... ( read original story ...)
Most Tokyo high schools demand students prove their real hair color, study finds
In Japan, a dye job can do you in. According to a new survey published by Tokyo news outlet The Asahi Shimbun, 57% of public high schools in the city require students to prove that their hair color is natural. The measure is designed to uphold strict ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cops: Man raped woman while posing as employee from sex parlor
Naoki Ohashi allegedly posed as a sex parlor worker in sexually assaulting a woman at a love hotel in April (TV Asahi) TOKYO (TR ... to receive training at a hotel to be hired,” TBS News reported (May 4). After the incident, Ohashi told the victim ... ( read original story ...)
It’s Beatlemania all over again!
I’ve never seen such a spectacle in my life. After two days of attending conventions and business meetings in Tokyo, it was time to fulfill my lifetime dream to watch the concert of a living legend Paul McCartney who is turning 75 on June 18. ( read original story ...)
Japan bolsters evacuation plans as missile threat grows
TOKYO -- North Korea's increased aggression has spurred Japan to begin revamping outdated evacuation measures against possible missile attacks. Though questions remain concerning these procedures, the steps being taken are welcome indeed. It was only in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and China discuss economic ties and cooperation
YOKOHAMA -- Japan and China held high-level talks on the sidelines of the Asian Development Bank's annual meeting on Saturday to discuss the bad loan situation in China and bilateral cooperation in Asia. Taro Aso, Japan's deputy prime minister and finance ... ( read original story ...)
Calling card: the evolution of business cards in Japan
Another theory suggests that Commodore Matthew C. Perry’s delegation carried business cards with them when the Black Ships sailed into Tokyo Bay in 1853. “The people who were on the ship with Perry already had something that looked like business cards ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, “rental families” provide wisdom and solace at an hourly rate
people in Japan are now paying for impostors. Ryuichi Ichinokawa runs something called a "rental family" company and business has never been better. For a fee, he and his staff will impersonate your parents, your boss, even your spouse, reports CBS News ... ( read original story ...)
Demand for condos slowing in Tokyo but growing in Osaka
Demand for condominiums in Osaka is growing, not just from wealthy people but from family households, with the increasing supply of affordable rooms, in stark contrast to falling demand for property in central Tokyo. The number of new condos listed for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China to boost financial ties amid protectionist, North Korean tensions
"We actively exchanged views on economic and financial situations in Japan and China and our cooperation in the financial field," Aso told reporters after the meeting, which included senior finance ministry and central bank officials. "It was significant ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to provide $40 million to ADB to back high-level technology
YOKOHAMA, Japan Japan will provide $40 million to the Asian Development Bank to promote high-level technology as part of efforts to boost quality infrastructure in Asia, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Saturday. "Japan has been promoting quality ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo housing: City life draws youth, leaving seniors in depopulated suburbs
Adam Walsh is a reporter for the St. John's Morning Show, currently working in Tokyo on a partnership with the Japanese public broadcaster NHK. Tucked away in his office in Japan's most prestigious university, Hideki Koizumi is worried. The towering cranes ... ( read original story ...)