Located in the heart of the Umeda Business District, the Sky Building is easily accessible via subway or railway. The view from the roof-deck is breathtaking and is one of the best places to really appreciate Osaka City. It's also good to note that with ... ( read original story ...)
Best Western Expands Japan Portfolio with New Hotel in Osaka
Best Western Osaka Tsukamoto features 105 rooms, a restaurant serving local and international cuisine, a 24-hour business center and laundry services. The hotel is Best Western’s second property in the city, following the Best Western Hotel Fino Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Minister Aso to meet Pence in early September to discuss economy, trade
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that he would visit the United States from Sept. 4 to hold informal talks with Vice President Mike Pence ahead of a second round of bilateral economic talks later this year. Aso, who ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister Taro Aso to meet Mike Pence in September to discuss economy, trade
Tokyo: Japanese finance minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that he would visit the United States from 4 September to hold informal talks with Vice-President Mike Pence ahead of a second round of bilateral economic talks later this year. Aso, who doubles as ... ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks fall, investors rattled by North Korean missile launch
TOKYO - Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday ... while the Shanghai Composite inched up nearly 0.2 per cent to 3,367.99. MISSILE NEWS: North Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew over Japan before plunging into the northern Pacific Ocean, an ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires missile over Japan, Pentagon confirms
The missile was fired from the area of Sunan in Pyongyang shortly before 6 a.m. and flew east, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, according to Yonhap News Agency. "It passed through the sky over Japan," the JCS said. Japan's Chief Cabinet ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls to 4-month low after North Korea fires missile
TOKYO, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a near four-month low on Tuesday morning as sentiment was soured after North Korea fired a missile over northern Japan earlier in the day. In early trade, the Nikkei opened down 0.7 percent and ... ( read original story ...)
Entertainment: GMA Branded Content Wins Gold in 2017 Spark Awards
To help promote the tourism of Sapporo City, GMA worked on a campaign that included two episodes of GMA News TV’s Biyahe ni Drew named “Sophisticated Sapporo” and “Countryside Sapporo”, along with various online features in gmanetwork.com. ( read original story ...)
Japan is on alert after a North Korean missile flew over its airspace
A launch of what is believed to be the Hwasong-12 missile, May 15, 2017. KRT via AP Video North Korea launched a missile that flew over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido at 5:58 a.m. local time, according to Japanese government officials. ( read original story ...)
Japan may have no choice but to shoot down the next North Korean missile test
The long-range strategic ballistic rocket Hwasong-12 (Mars-12) is launched during a test Thomson Reuters After North Korea overflew Japan with a missile launch early Tuesday, the island nation may have no choice but to knock down any further missile ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges predictable, transparent Brexit ahead of visit by PM May
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan wants Britain's exit from the European Union to be predictable and transparent so that Japanese companies can continue to operate smoothly in the country, a senior government official said on Monday. Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary ... ( read original story ...)
Sri-Kumar Says Japan’s Issues Are Domestic
Aug.28 -- Komal Sri-Kumar, president at Sri-Kumar Global Strategies, discusses the outlook for Japan’s economy and progress of Bank of Japan monetary policy. He speaks with David Gura on "Bloomberg Surveillance." ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires unidentified missile, passes over Japan
North Korea in June also angrily reacted to the launch of a Japanese satellite it said was aimed at spying on the North and said Tokyo was no longer entitled to fault Pyongyang “no matter what it launches or whether that crosses the sky above Japan.” ( read original story ...)
North Korea missile passes over northern Japan, officials say
North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan and landed in waters off the northern region of Hokkaido early Tuesday, South Korean and Japanese officials say, marking a sharp escalation of tensions on the Korean peninsula. The test, which experts said ... ( read original story ...)
Japan keeps upbeat economy view, signals second longest postwar expansion
Japan's government maintained its upbeat view on the economy and signalled the country is on course to match its second longest period of economic expansion in postwar history, indicating its confidence over a solid, domestic demand-led recovery. In its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan on alert after North Korean missile flew over airspace
North Korea has launched what appears to be a missile headed towards the northern end of Japan at around 5:58 a.m. local time, according to Japanese government officials. Japan's NHK News reported that the missile passed over Japan and warned people in ... ( read original story ...)