The event will be hosted by The Pokemon Company at Red Brick Park and Cup Noodle Museum Park in Yokohama. Red Brick Park will host ... Hope Corrigan is an Australian freelance news writer for IGN who hasn't caught a single Legendary.You can follow her ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan to sell electric battery business to GSR Capital
YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan) today announced it has entered into a definitive sale and purchase agreement with GSR Capital (GSR), a private investment fund, for the sale of Nissan's electric battery operations and production ... ( read original story ...)
New multi-role response vessel from Japan now in Manila
The MRRV- Suluan with assigned bow number 4406 is a 44-meter multi-role response vessel which was built and delivered by the Japan Marine United Corporation (JMUC) Yokohama shipyard in Japan. She (ship) is named after the Suluan Lighthouse situated in ... ( read original story ...)
Suspect in Osaka stabbing apprehended in Kyoto
Tooru Murakami has been accused of stabbing his former wife and her male acquaintance in Osaka on Tuesday (Fuji News Network) OSAKA (TR) – Police have arrested a 54-year-old man in Kyoto for allegedly slashing his former wife and her male acquaintance in ... ( read original story ...)
Indian Cities to See Fastest Growth in Asia Over Five Years
With financial and business services projected to be the fastest ... Japanese cities are likely to remain at the bottom amid a challenging demographic outlook, with Osaka last in the rankings as its working-age population falls by approximately 1 percent ... ( read original story ...)
The 10 Most Expensive Places To Live Around The World
Osaka is the second largest metropolitan area in Japan and ... With a dense history, Paris is still one of Europe’s major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts, and is one of the world’s top tourist destinations. ( read original story ...)
Sony’s Tech Gurus Are Creating Smart Leather, Self-Flying Drones and Electronic Paper Watches
With Sony back on solid financial footing, shown by its estimate-topping results ... One, Teppei Tsushima, already knew he wanted to work on smartwatches when he was at Osaka University. Within months of joining Sony in 2014, he corralled co-workers ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Market Notably Lower
In the banking sector, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial are both ... Sumco Corp. and Yokogawa Electric are losing more than 10 percent each, while Sumitomo Osaka Cement is down more than 8 percent. On the economic front, the Bank ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Markets Fall On Geopolitical Tensions
In the banking sector, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial are both ... Sumco Corp. and Yokogawa Electric are losing more than 10 percent each, while Sumitomo Osaka Cement is down more than 8 percent. On the economic front, the Bank ... ( read original story ...)
MGM Resorts Taps Former US Diplomat to Lead Casino Licensing Effort in Japan
More liberalized market conditions have previously led to some lofty financial projections ... Nomura concluded by supporting Morningstar’s belief that Yokohama and Osaka are the most likely resort locations. ( read original story ...)
Inside Sony’s search for the next Walkman
With Sony back on solid financial footing, shown by its estimate-topping results ... One, Teppei Tsushima, already knew he wanted to work on smartwatches when he was at Osaka University. Within months of joining Sony in 2014, he corralled co-workers ... ( read original story ...)
The LDP’s tobacco addiction tells a much bigger story
This remains a puffer’s paradise, in part, because the Finance Ministry owns one-third of Japan Tobacco ... Abe is deflecting them on alleged cronyism from Osaka to Okayama. The gulf in political courage fits a pattern. Koike isn’t just looking ... ( read original story ...)
HK Express will open Nagoya-Guam route in October
Two months after ceasing flights between Hong Kong and Guam, low-fare airline HK Express has announced it will begin operating a new route between Nagoya, Japan, and Guam beginning Oct. 29. HK Express said in a news release it will be the only low-cost ... ( read original story ...)
Re-opened Muji Flagship Store in Tokyo sells Vegetables, Bread, and Houses
Re-opened Muji Flagship Store in Tokyo sells Vegetables, Bread ... Hive City Docks Liverpool Waters, Plaza 1821 Waterfront, PEEL Property, Images, News Plaza 1821 and Hive City Docks, Liverpool Waters Peel Holdings Ma ... St Giles Music Venue, Tottenham ... ( read original story ...)
Sansiri partners with Tokyu on Bt2 bn Ekkamai condo
Tokyu Corp is engaged in the development and operation of a railway network on the peripheries of Tokyo, urban and real-property development and hospitality businesses, among other operations, and is entering the joint venture alongside Saha Tokyu Corp Ltd ... ( read original story ...)
The 25 most high-tech cities in the world
That may be because manufacturing has become a top priority in China, and companies are eager to protect (and invest in) their intellectual property. Though it may ... transportation in particular. Tokyo's subway system, for example, is used by 2.3 billion ... ( read original story ...)