On May 29, Kazuhiro Yoshizawa, president and CEO of Docomo, highlighted the new business opportunities 5G will create in a keynote speech to the Global Digital Summit 2017, a Tokyo event co-hosted by Nikkei Inc. and Japan's communications ministry. ( read original story ...)
Ex-Moritomo Gakuen boss to be investigated for alleged fraud
OSAKA – Prosecutors are set to search sites this weekend ... the prosecutors have received a separate criminal complaint filed against a local finance bureau official, alleging breach of trust. The public uproar over the case resulted in the school ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan’s leader sends sympathy message to Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has sent a sympathy message to President Donald Trump over the fatal collision involving a U.S. Navy destroyer. Seven U.S. sailors went missing after the USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship ... ( read original story ...)
Mysterious ship crash off Japan leaves 7 U.S. sailors missing
Family members were frantically seeking news, appealing via social media for calls from sailors ... Associated Press writers Mari Yamaguchi and Elaine Kurtenbach in Tokyo and Cathy Bussewitz and Jennifer Kelleher in Honolulu contributed to this report. ( read original story ...)
Late Amano goal leads Yokohama past Tokyo in J-League
TOKYO — Jun Amano scored with two minutes left in regulation as Yokohama F Marinos beat FC Tokyo 1-0 on Sunday to pull within five points of J-League leaders Kashiwa Reysol. With his first career goal, Amano helped Yokohama to extend its unbeaten run to ... ( read original story ...)
USS Fitzgerald crash: Seven navy crew missing off Japan
Japan's coastguard is co-ordinating the search with US teams ... One of the most advanced warships in the world - Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, BBC News, Tokyo The area where the collision took place is extremely busy, with shipping heading in and out of Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
7 sailors missing from USS Fitzgerald after collision off Japanese coast
TOKYO --Seven U.S. Navy sailors are missing after the USS Fitzgerald destroyer collided before dawn with a container ship four times its size off the coast of Japan, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports. A spokesman for the 7th ... ( read original story ...)
USS Fitzgerald collision: Bodies of sailors found in flooded compartments of ship
Japan's Kyodo News service says the Japanese coast guard is investigating ... vessels sailing to and from Japan's two biggest container ports in Tokyo and Yokohama. Japan's public broadcaster NHK showed aerial footage of the Fitzgerald, which had a large ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Japan coast guard leads search for Navy sailors
The Navy says the Japanese coast guard is leading the search for seven sailors missing after their U.S. destroyer collided with a container ship early Saturday. The USS Fitzgerald was damaged both above and below the water line. A search of some parts of ... ( read original story ...)
Meet the women shifting the political landscape in Japan
At least I'm not chauvinistic," Yuriko Koike said, smiling. As Tokyo's first female governor, Koike is used to breaking glass ceilings, reports CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz. Japanese politics have long been dominated by men, and some are hostile to ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Trump thanks Japan for help in sailor search
The 29,060-ton ship, four times the size of the destroyer, is Philippine-flagged and all the crew are Filipinos. Japan's Kyodo News service says the Japanese coast guard is investigating the incident with the U.S. Navy and plans to question the crew ... ( read original story ...)
TH Real Estate eyes Japan property on growth outlook
US pension giant TIAA is setting its sights on Japanese real estate, betting Abenomics has the economy well placed to grow in coming years. The near 100-year-old firm, known for offering retirement products to teachers, plans to invest about $1 billion in ... ( read original story ...)
US, Japan search for 7 Navy sailors, puzzle over ship crash
the destroyer USS Dewey joined other American and Japanese vessels and aircraft in the search for the missing sailors. At least three other Navy sailors were injured in the collision. Family members were frantically seeking news, appealing via social media ... ( read original story ...)
USS Fitzgerald collision: Warship docks in Japan with 7 sailors still missing
At around 29,000 tons displacement, the ship dwarfs the 8,315-ton U.S. warship, and was carrying 1,080 containers from the port of Nagoya to Tokyo. None of the 20 crew members aboard the container ship, all Filipino, were injured, and the ship was not ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan search for 7 Navy sailors after ship crash
the destroyer USS Dewey joined other American and Japanese vessels and aircraft in the search for the missing sailors. At least three other Navy sailors were injured in the collision. Family members were frantically seeking news, appealing via social media ... ( read original story ...)
USS Fitzgerald collision: Destroyer docks in Japan with 7 sailors still missing
At around 29,000 tons displacement, the ship dwarfs the 8,315-ton U.S. warship, and was carrying 1,080 containers from the port of Nagoya to Tokyo. None of the 20 crew members aboard the container ship, all Filipino, were injured, and the ship was not ... ( read original story ...)