Month: August 2017

The U.S. women’s national soccer team won its second consecutive contest, clinching second place at the Tournament of Nations with a dominant 3-0 win against Japan in front of 23,161 fans at StubHub Center in Carson. Australia was crowned champions ... ( read original story ...)

CA MOBILE, LTD. began to provide "Nurie -- Japanese Coloring," a coloring application program for adults, on August 3, 2017. It is extremely simple to use this app -- choosing an illustration you would like to color, selecting your favorite colors on the ... ( read original story ...)

Bespoke Inc. and Belluna Co., Ltd. yesterday announced the release of AI concierge, Bebot, to all branches of the Granbell Hotel in Japan. With Bespoke's own AI engine developed in-house, Bebot can help hotels increase operational efficiency by automating ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - A wide swathe of southwest Japan, including areas devastated by torrential rains ... A man who was adopted in the UK has been given the life-changing news that he has a half-brother who was not only living in the same town as him, but ... ( read original story ...)

KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 0.4 percent to 19,956.58 while South ... collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia was the latest headline-grabbing news. The use of a grand jury suggests that Mueller and his team will likely hear from ... ( read original story ...)

Dozens of firefighters have battled a fire at Tokyo's world-famous Tsukiji fish market, an area packed with tiny seafood vendors, sushi restaurants and tourists. Efforts to bring the fire under control continued late on Thursday evening. Clouds of grey ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA, JAPAN >> A set of shogi game pieces made of solid gold went on display Wednesday at Takashimaya’s store in Chuo Ward, Osaka. The set, which is also available for sale, was the centerpiece of a gold fair that was held through Monday. It costs about ... ( read original story ...)

Air France-KLM flies direct to Tokyo and Osaka and the expansion of the no-fly zone could make the flights 10 minutes to 30 minutes longer, depending on the direction, the spokesman said. North Korea said on Saturday its latest ICBM test proved its ability ... ( read original story ...)

Having raced in every major championships since 2007 when she first competed in the 3000m steeplechase in Osaka, Jenny Simpson brings a wealth of experience to the start-line for tomorrow night’s 1500m heats. Simpson has claimed three medals from the ... ( read original story ...)

Then, on July 28, the Osaka District Court ruled that "the government excluded ... It further pointed out that the court could find no news reports that the school had shifted away from Chongryon's control after the previous ruling, and that therefore ... ( read original story ...)

Filled with “must read” stories, industry news and reporter insights ... “From seeing firsthand the operation that Foxconn walked us through in detail in Osaka, the plant that is going to be built here is very much like the one that is in operation ... ( read original story ...)

NAGOYA – Outdoor theme park Legoland Japan plans to expand to some 13 hectares, or 1.4 times its current size, representative director Torben Jensen said. The chief of Legoland Japan K.K. said in a recent interview that the Nagoya-based park aims to draw ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Shinzo Abe, beset by scandals and a recent crushing ... and aim mainly for economic reform," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference on Wednesday, referring to Abe's signature plans to reboot the economy. ( read original story ...)