LONDON – Japan's biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has chosen the Dutch capital Amsterdam as the location of its post-Brexit EU headquarters, according to a report from the Financial Times on Sunday. Citing "two people briefed on the ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Moritomo Gakuen chief arrested over subsidy fraud
OSAKA--Prosecutors arrested the former head of private school ... found that the school operator purchased state-owned land in Toyonaka from the Kinki Local Finance Bureau of the Finance Ministry in June 2016 for just 14 percent of its appraised value. ( read original story ...)
Kagoikes arrested over alleged subsidy fraud involving Moritomo Gakuen schools plugged by Abe’s wife
OSAKA – Prosecutors on Monday arrested the former chief of ... after holding negotiations with the Finance Ministry’s local bureau in the area. Abe’s wife resigned her honorary post at the school after the deal came to light, but the possibility ... ( read original story ...)
Finance : REPORT: Japan’s biggest bank chooses Amsterdam ahead of Frankfurt for post-Brexit EU hub
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has already shifted its main EU HQ for corporate and retail banking to Amsterdam. LONDON – Japan's biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has chosen the Dutch capital Amsterdam as the location of its post-Brexit EU ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese woman died from tick-borne illness despite no tick bite, officials say
A woman in Japan who died from a tick-borne illness after being bitten by a stray cat is believed to be the first case of a human being infected with the disease without being directly bitten by a tick. The woman died 10 days after being bitten by a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Backs Trump with ‘Further Action’ on North Korea, Pressure on China
Japan’s prime minister said he “fully agreed” with Donald ... dream of doing any harm to [North Korea],” the statement said, according to state-run news agency KCNA. “If the U.S. fails to come to its own senses and continues to resort to military ... ( read original story ...)
Strawberry extract is secret of popsicles that do not melt
The company began marketing the popsicles in April, also retailing them at outlets in Osaka and Tokyo. The company’s president ... The discovery of strawberry polyphenol’s unique property was made by accident. The Biotherapy Development Research ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s biggest bank chooses Amsterdam ahead of Frankfurt for post-Brexit EU hub
LONDON – Japan's biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has chosen the Dutch capital Amsterdam as the location of its post-Brexit EU headquarters, according to a report from the Financial Times on Sunday. Citing "two people briefed on the ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese woman missing in Japan ‘left note wanting fresh start’
She was last in contact with her family on July 22, but her hotel in Sapporo in northern Japan grew concerned after ... according to the Shanghai news website Thepaper.cn. The report said Wei thanked her family for raising her in the letter and said ... ( read original story ...)
Woman missing in Japan left note
A Chinese woman reported missing in Japan left a thank-you note addressed to her parents at a guesthouse in Sapporo, Hokkaido News reported. Wei Qiujie.[File photo] Wei Qiujie, 26, a primary school teacher from Shaowu, Fujian province, disappeared on July ... ( read original story ...)
Letter to family bidding farewell found in belongings of missing Chinese tourist
The father of Qiujie arrived in Sapporo on July 28. He told police that the letter ... about her before she left [China],” her father was quoted, according to Fuji News Network (July 30). Wei was scheduled to return to China on July 25. ( read original story ...)
Missing Chinese teacher leaves note for parents
reports China Daily quoting Japanese media Hokkaido News. Accompanied by police officers, her father went to the room in central Sapporo, where they found the note, in which Wei thanked her parents for years of parenting. She went on to write that she wasn ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya University team to use aircraft to gauge potency of supertyphoons
A research team led by professor Kazuhisa Tsuboki from the Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research at Nagoya University will use aircraft to observe supertyphoons directly in a first for Japan. Supertyphoons have become a growing problem in recent ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka: In the pink at springtime
We get funny looks as we moan blissfully through some of the finest food we've ever eaten. In fact, it turns out that Osaka is the culinary capital of Japan, news that temporarily evaporates thoughts of pink flowers and castles. It was once the centre of ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares to focus on Korean Peninsula tensions, softer dollar
Nikkei futures traded in Chicago and Osaka were both up 0.05 percent at 19,970 compared ... finishing the session at 21,830.31. In corporate news, Japan's Panasonic, Mizuho Financial Group and Japan Airlines, as well as Hong Kong's HSBC are expected ... ( read original story ...)
Qantas to fly seasonally to Osaka
And with the Free Trade Agreement in place, the new route opens up more opportunities for companies to explore and build business in new regions, further strengthening the trade relationship between the two countries.” Qantas’s new Osaka route will be ... ( read original story ...)