TOKYO, June 5 Japan's Nikkei share average barely moved on Monday, capped by a stronger yen but retaining enough momentum to stay close to a 22-month high scaled the previous session. At 0150 GMT, the Nikkei was up 0.1 percent at 20,197.80. after slipping ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s prime minister eyes legacy with proposed change to pacifist constitution
TOKYO: Japan could hold its first referendum on revising its pacifist constitution next year, a historic step which if successful would cement Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s conservative legacy but risks splitting the public and worrying China and South Korea. ( read original story ...)
Japanese town holds evacuation drill amid North Korea missile fears
TOKYO -- A Japanese town conducted an evacuation drill Sunday amid rising fear that a North Korean ballistic missile could hit Japanese soil. More than 280 residents and schoolchildren from Abu, a small town with a population of just over 3,400 on Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Muller: Teams helped cause WTCC tyre drama in Germany last weekend
Four-time World Touring Car champion Yvan Muller believes teams should accept responsibility for the spate of punctures in last weekend's Nurburgring Nordschleife round, as blaming supplier Yokohama is "too easy". Erstwhile WTCC leader Tiago Monteiro ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc profits push Nikkei through 20,000
Japan's Nikkei share average has shot through the 20,000-point barrier for the first time since December 2015 after a batch of strong US economic data lifted Wall Street and the US currency against the yen. The Nikkei swept through 20,000 in early ... ( read original story ...)
Japan drinks to craft beer revival
often for tourist souvenirs," Iwamoto said during a recent interview with the Nikkei Asian Review at his brewery in Atsugi, southwest of Tokyo. At its peak in 1997, 117 microbreweries opened in a single year in Japan, according to Kita Sangyo, a bottling ... ( read original story ...)
Bosch Japan uses internship program in Vietnam to attract talent
According to a survey on major Japanese companies' recruiting plans for spring 2018 conducted by The Nikkei in April, expectations to hire new science graduates jumped 14.0% from the previous year, much higher than a 5.6% increase for liberal arts graduates. ( read original story ...)
U.S. exit from Paris accord might harm Japan’s emissions-cutting drive
The Environment Ministry sees the policy as effective and had recently set up a panel to explore the issue. But the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren), the nation’s biggest business lobby, is strongly opposed to the policy, saying carbon pricing has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan holds evacuation drill amid tension from N. Korea
A town in western Japan conducted an evacuation drill Sunday amid rising fear that a North Korean ballistic missile could hit Japanese soil. More than 280 residents and schoolchildren from Abu, a small town with a population of just over 3,400 on Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
London attack developments: Japan warns nationals
The Foreign Ministry says Japanese visitors should "pay close attention to the ... Trump began tweeting about the attacks an hour or so after initial news reports. One tweet read: "We need to be smart, vigilant and tough. We need the courts to give us ... ( read original story ...)
Japan holds evacuation drills as North Korea presses on with missile tests
adding that news about North Korea and missile tests is always in newspapers and on TV. Sunday's evacuation drill in this town of 3,500 people some 760 km (475 miles) west of Tokyo involved a simulated North Korean missile attack as more Japanese towns and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM Abe eyes legacy with proposed change to pacifist constitution
TOKYO (Reuters) - - Japan could hold its first referendum on revising its pacifist constitution next year, a historic step which if successful would cement Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's conservative legacy but risks splitting the public and worrying China ... ( read original story ...)
Latest updates: Japan warns nationals in London after attacks
Japan has issued a travel advisory warning its nationals to ... Trump began tweeting about the attacks an hour or so after initial news reports. One tweet read: "We need to be smart, vigilant and tough. We need the courts to give us back our rights. ( read original story ...)
3-on-3 basketball favoured for inclusion among new medal events at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
A FULL list of 2020 Tokyo Olympics medal events will be finalised by the IOC executive board next week, one month ahead of schedule. Among more than 60 proposals, 3-on-3 basketball is an expected favourite after all were analysed by an International ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota-supported flying car hopes to light the Tokyo 2020 Olympic flame
"Cartivator", a start-up group of about 30 engineers including some young Toyota employees, started to develop a flying car "SkyDrive" in 2014 with the help of crowdfunding. Head of Cartivator, Tsubasa Nakamura, said that while the car was still at ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota making ‘flying car,’ luxury boat
A startup backed by the Japanese automaker has developed a test model that engineers hope will eventually develop into a tiny car with a driver who'll be able to light the Olympic torch in the 2020 Tokyo games. For now, however, the project is a concoction ... ( read original story ...)