TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc avoided an embarrassing defeat on Sunday as an ally won reelection as mayor of Yokohama, with the premier planning to reshuffle his cabinet this week in an effort to boost his sagging ... ( read original story ...)
Smart city: Yokohama beats Delhi-like problems with new grids, waste incinerators
Drastic increase in population, disorderly construction of houses and factories, traffic congestion, water shortage, filthy waste dumping sites and pollution – the city of Yokohama in Japan has seen nothing less than what Delhi has in the past few decades. ( read original story ...)
Week Ahead: Earnings, RBI policy among 10 factors that could impact the market
HDFC too could be in focus due to its 9.57 percent stake sale reports in HDFC Life IPO. Simultaneously ... which may have landed within 230 miles of Japan's coast could escalate volatility in the market. Further, it also said that the entire continental ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, US Carry Out Joint Aviation Drills After N Korea’s Missile Test
According to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), the test was successful with the missile having reached the altitude of 3,725 kilometers (2,314 miles) and traveled 998 kilometers for about 47 minutes before falling in the Sea of Japan. ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires ICBM at Japan – Kim Jong-un warns missiles CAN hit US as Trump hits back
The Pentagon confirmed North Korea launched a long range missile which travelled more than 600 miles (1,000km) before coming down in the Sea of Japan. Yonhap news agency said the missile reached an altitude of about 3,700 km. Citing South Korea's military ... ( read original story ...)
Ignoring OBOR, India and Japan forge ahead with joint connectivity project
The venture is expected to get further impetus in September during the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. India has been involved in Africa for many years, in trade as well as capacity-building activities. Japan, which has been working on ... ( read original story ...)
Salt Spring property, valued at $5.9m, being auctioned without reserve
A unique Salt Spring Island property will be sold in a unique way next month as New York-based Concierge Auctions puts the waterfront home under the hammer. The Japanese-style house, known as Brightwoods, was listed for sale at $5.885 million and has been ... ( read original story ...)
Japan consortium to build power station, port in Bangladesh
TOKYO -- A consortium comprising five Japanese companies, including trader Sumitomo Corp., IHI, Toshiba and Penta-Ocean Construction, will build an advanced coal-fired power plant and a port in Bangladesh. The Japan International Cooperation Agency will ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan and South Korea in show of force against North Korea
Fighter jets from the United States, Japan, and South Korea have flown over the Korean Peninsula in a show of force against North Korea, a direct response to North Korea's long-range missile tests, U.S. officials say. (more) The mission began on early ... ( read original story ...)
Hijabsta Ballet attracts Japanese film distributors
KUALA LUMPUR: ‘Hijabsta Ballet', the movie, which highlights the struggle between one's passion to perform ballet and love of religion, has attracted Japanese film distributors. Its director Syed Zulkifli Syed Masir, better known as Syed Zul Tojo ... ( read original story ...)
London and New York are now within range of Kim Jong-un’s nuclear missile arsenal as North Korea claims entire US mainland is within its sights
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the missile ... most relentless punishment without warning or prior notice," reported the official KCNA news agency. ( read original story ...)
August Community News
Naming the event after the Japanese word for chit-chat, Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture in Tokyo found that their concept resonated with people around the world. PechaKucha events are now held worldwide in more than 900 cities and ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea claims all of U.S. in strike range as Trump says China has done ‘nothing”
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the missile ... Moscow's data indicated the launch was only of a medium-range ballistic missile, Russian news agency Tass reported. Diplomats say China and Russia only view a long-range missile test ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Saudi Aramco advisers favor London for historic IPO – sources
to act as a "cornerstone" IPO investor. Slideshow (6 Images) As well as New York and London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Toronto are all seeking to have Saudi Aramco list on their respective markets. But experts have long pointed to the ... ( read original story ...)
Redfin’s stock debuts 30% above its IPO price
Facebook: North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Toward Japan It appeared to have been launched from northern Jagang Province, around 60 kilometers from North Korea's border with China . North Korea has apparently launched a missile which landed just 230 ... ( read original story ...)
ADNOC seeks to reduce costs, explore joint ventures
One major subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is poised for an initial public offering (IPO) on Abu Dhabi’s stock exchange by year’s end. This is a further indication of how the low oil prices battering Gulf Arab economies are ... ( read original story ...)