Conrad has opened its first property in western Japan and its second in the country with the Conrad Osaka. Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye Li, the only all-villa urban resort in Shanghai, is set to open this month, offering insight to a rare architectural heritage. ( read original story ...)
Group Relocation Preserves Social Connections Among Elderly Japanese Tsunami Survivors (1 of 2) (image)
increased informal socializing and social participation among older survivors of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the July 26, 2017, issue of Science Advances, published by AAAS. ( read original story ...)
Japan donates US$1 million in equipment for Barbados’ disaster preparedness
“Japan is one of the countries that have suffered the effects of many natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis and typhoons, so we have quite a lot of experience in the damage [that is caused by these disasters] and we have the knowledge and ... ( read original story ...)
Land plots with unknown owners
In the reconstruction of areas devastated by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, court-appointed property custodians were given powers to engage in transactions involving plots needed for infrastructure and residential land development ... ( read original story ...)
Hongkongers top life expectancy rankings worldwide for second year in a row
But they were surpassed by statistics for Hong Kong women in 2011 after Japan’s catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. From 2012 to 2014, Japanese women regained the top spot, but Hong Kong overtook them yet again the following year. In its report this ... ( read original story ...)
Diplomatic Relations between Japan and China Can They Improve
The closer ties were further forged when a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck the densely populated province of Sichuan in China on May 12, 2008 and the Japanese government offered financial aid and rescue teams. The most disastrous natural disaster left ... ( read original story ...)
Mori proposes anime parade, child invites as ways for Japan to stage a memorable Olympics
“I hope each prefecture would accept such children so that they can watch the games and feel the excitement in Japan.” Mori also welcomed efforts to link the games with areas that are trying to recover from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. ( read original story ...)
Japan Plans to Build Underground Repositories for Radioactive Waste
TOKYO – The Japanese government unveiled on Friday a plan for the ... including the Tohoku region, devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, as well as the islands of Shikoku and Hokkaido. In contrast, the areas designated as unfavorable are those ... ( read original story ...)
House in Fukushima / BHIS + K’s planning
The site was a piece of bare land burned down by fire. It happened a half year after The Great East Japan Earthquake. After the earthquake, I suffered a down turn in my life. For example, the damage due to the earthquake in Fukushima and the resulting ... ( read original story ...)
Have a break, have a wasabi-flavoured KitKat
The Japanese business began to supply some of its unusual flavours, including matcha green tea, to South Korea for the first time last year as it tried to cash in on the snack’s popularity with tourists. There are now Chocalatory outlets in Melbourne ... ( read original story ...)
Put a lid on it! Curious cockatoo shuts cheeky cat inside basket after she takes a swipe at her
A cat and a cockatoo have become an unlikely comic duo after a hilarious standoff between the pair went viral. Footage from Nagoya, Japan, shows the parrot, named Karin, using her beak to prize open a wicker basket - revealing Koume the cat. Perhaps in an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s scandal-hit defence chief resigns
Tokyo: Japan's hawkish defence minister resigned Friday over ... in recent weeks over controversies including claims he showed favouritism to a friend in a business deal, immediately apologised to the nation over the saga. "I feel a keen responsibility ... ( read original story ...)
Israel and Japan’s Rising Sun Relations
MATTHEW BRUMMER is a Lecturer of International Politics at Hosei University in Tokyo and a Researcher at Japan's National ... Israel and Japan have recently moved to significantly upgrade diplomatic and business ties. Over the past several years, the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Defense Minister Resigns
Abe, who has seen his popularity plummet in recent weeks over controversies including claims he showed favouritism to a friend in a business deal ... Weighing in on the matter from the sidelines, Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike, who was Japan's first female ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei: ADNOC To Decide On Japan Oil Concession Renewal By Early Next Year
TOKYO, July 28 (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) expects to make a final decision on whether to renew Japanese firms' oil concessions in Abu Dhabi oilfields before year-end or very early next year, its top executive told the Nikkei business daily. ( read original story ...)
MLB plans Asian, England games for ’19, ’20
MLB opened its season at Monterrey, Mexico in 1999 (Colorado-San Diego); the Tokyo Dome in 2000 (Chicago Cubs-New York ... and when you get a chance to go somewhere else, not only is it a business trip for you but you're probably well served to look ... ( read original story ...)