* Sapporo Holdings Ltd's sales apparently edged up 4 percent to 260 billion yen in the January-June half - Nikkei * Sapporo probably will maintain its full-year forecast - Nikkei Source text : [ID:http://s.nikkei.com/2uazPxv] Further company coverage: ( read original story ...)
SEALNG Gains Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation as Newest Member
SEALNG today announced that Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation (YKIP) has become the newest member of the cross-industry coalition intended accelerate the adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as marine fuel. SEALNG says that Japan is ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation joins SEALNG coalition
Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation (YKIP), representing the Japanese ports of Yokohama and Kawasaki, joined SEALNG, the industry coalition promoting the use of LNG as a marine fuel. It is the second Japanese organization to join the SEA ... ( read original story ...)
Ports Firm YKIP Joins SEA/LNG Coalition
SEALNG, the multi-sector industry coalition aiming to accelerate the widespread adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel, has announced Yokohama-Kawasaki International Port Corporation (YKIP) as its latest member. Representing the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s men-only island gets UNESCO nod
A men-only island in Japan where women are banned and male visitors must bathe naked in the sea before visiting its shrine, has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage site. The tiny landmass of Okinoshima is permanently manned by a Shinto priest who prays ... ( read original story ...)
Chief of bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox pleads not guilty to embezzlement: Nikkei
according to the Nikkei. Mt. Gox once handled 80 percent of the world's bitcoin trades but filed for bankruptcy in 2014 after losing some 850,000 bitcoins - then worth around half a billion U.S. dollars - and $28 million in cash from its Japanese bank ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up on weaker yen; tech shares follow Nasdaq gains
TOKYO, July 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average edged up on Tuesday morning, as a weaker yen supported many export-oriented stocks, while tech shares attracted buyers on the back of the strong Nasdaq performance overnight. The Nikkei rose 0.2 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan sitting on postal shares until price climbs
TOKYO -- Japan's Finance Ministry will not sell shares in Japan Post Holdings this summer as originally planned, instead opting to wait until the price recovers to a more profitable level. The next batch of shares had been slated to go on sale as early as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan NIKKEI 225 Surged Midday Take on Monday July 10
FOREX iNVESTORS NIKKEI 225 Surged Midday Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 jumped 152 points, or 0.8 percent, to 20,081 on Monday 10th of July as most Asian bourses also traded in the green to track Wall Street higher over the weekend. The index recovered from its ... ( read original story ...)
Mizuho Makes Progress In Blockchain Trade Finance Initiative
Japan’s Mizuho Bank is moving forward with plans to use blockchain for trade finance. The bank said Friday (July 7) that it has completed its first distributed ledger-based trade finance transaction between Australia and Japan, with data and document ... ( read original story ...)
Mt Gox CEO facing trial in Japan as bitcoin gains traction
The head of the failed Japan-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is due to appear in Tokyo District Court on Tuesday to face embezzlement charges. Authorities suspect France-born Mark Karpeles of accessing the exchange's computer system in February 2013 and ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands of goldfish bring Tokyo art exhibit to life
Hidetomo Kimura's traveling 'Art Aquarium' exhibition puts on display around 5,000 goldfish and 3,000 other maritime creatures, such as seahorses, in 130 LED-lit tanks of various shapes, colors and sizes. The LED displays provide a colorful variety of ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya forensic scientists recover human DNA from mosquitos
Nagoya, Japan - Most people would agree that painful mosquito bites are an especially annoying part of summer. Except perhaps forensic scientists, who can examine human blood from a mosquito's stomach and match the DNA to determine who was bitten. This ... ( read original story ...)
Retailer Muji to Open Hotel in Tokyo
Renderings for the Muji Hotel in Tokyo, due to open in the spring of 2019. (Photo courtesy: AFP Relaxnews/ MUJI) Japanese retailer Muji is the latest homeware company to enter the hotel business, announcing plans to open their first branded property in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s leader sees popularity sink, seeks Cabinet shuffle
Experts say a slew of scandals, including a major one involving Abe, and the railroading of key legislation have hurt the prime minister's popularity, leading to his Liberal Democratic Party's heavy losses in the July 2 Tokyo assembly elections. ( read original story ...)
IOC planning refugee team at 2020 Tokyo Games
Refugees are likely to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with the International Olympic Committee planning another refugee team after its first appearance at last year's Rio de Janeiro Games. A security and safety officer stands at a construction site of ... ( read original story ...)