Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called an election a year early and will dissolve parliament on Thursday. Mr Abe said he was seeking a fresh mandate to overcome "a national crisis" amid rising threats from North Korea. His decision comes amid ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close lower on US-NorthKorea woes
Tokyo stocks closed ended lower on Tuesday as exporters were hit by a rush into the safe-haven yen with tensions between the United States and North Korea flaring up again. The bellwether Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.33 percent, or 67.39 points, to 20,330.19 ... ( read original story ...)
Why India must join hands with Japan
For Tokyo, it could mean big business for Japanese conglomerates that are involved in the nuclear energy sector. Third, Japan is looking for new partners, although its alliance with the US remains strong. However, the US withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific ... ( read original story ...)
New Mixed-Use Redevelopment Project to Open in Tokyo’s Hibiya
IN WITH THE NEW: When Japanese property developer Mitsui Fudosan said in 2005 that it would tear down the historic Sanshin Building in Tokyo’s Hibiya district, it was met with opposition by historians and architects who sought to preserve the property. ( read original story ...)
The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo – HD Video Interview with Mr. John R. Rolfs, General Manager
In this interview, filmed in a luxurious suite at The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo on Sunday, 24 September 2017, we ask Mr. Rolfs to tell us more about the property. We discuss the hotel's 10th anniversary, the renovations and what is still left to do, the spa and ... ( read original story ...)
Multiple challenges remain to Fukushima nuclear cleanup
TOKYO – Japan's government approved a revised road map Tuesday ... The water is stored in hundreds of tanks that cover much of the plant property. They get in the way of decommissioning work and pose another risk if they were to spill out their contents ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.9 mag strikes near Kushiro in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 173 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan (107 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 145.4831° East, latitude ... ( read original story ...)
Video makers explore virtual reality for adults in Japan
Though still a fairly new technology, the virtual reality market in Japan is the second largest in the world, following the United States. As the technology continues to grow, numerous industries, including the adult entertainment industry, are looking to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fukushima cleanup plan delays removal of fuel rods
(Kyodo News via AP, File) Japan's government on Tuesday approved a revision of its 30-to-40-year plan to decommission the Fukushima nuclear plant, delaying by three more years the removal of radioactive fuel rods stored at two of the three reactors damaged ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s PM announces snap election amid NK crisis
Japanese voters could see the election as a "cynical and opportunistic ... That was higher than the 27.7 percent a Kyodo news agency survey showed voting for Abe's party, with 42.2 percent undecided. ( read original story ...)
Danish jazz violinist returns from Japan to play at the Bing
“Wherever you go in Japan, they’re playing jazz — in restaurants and cafés ... “Stanley was certainly a great mentor for me to have at that early age.” Like the Palo Alto Daily News Facebook page for neighborhood news and conversation from ... ( read original story ...)
On the Road: Hog turns Japanese
Instead of following American trends of long and skinny custom Harley-Davidsons in the ‘West Coast-style’, Hatton says, he turned instead to Japanese influences. “In Japan, they tend to go for a big and chunky look, and it’s much more muscular ... ( read original story ...)
Hawaiian Airlines, Japan Airlines agree to new partnership
Hawaiian Airlines (Nasdaq: HA) was the busiest airline serving the Islands last year, while Japan Airlines was busiest international airline serving the state, according to Pacific Business News research. More than 1.8 million passengers flew to Hawaii ... ( read original story ...)
Maehara, Ozawa rebuke Abe’s explanation for holding election
Abe said at a news conference Sept. 25 that he would dissolve the Lower ... A 24-year-old graduate student in Sapporo said he was twice awakened by the J-Alert nationwide warning system when North Korea fired a ballistic missile over the southern part ... ( read original story ...)
Subaru teases VIZIV Performance Concept ahead of 2017 Tokyo Motor Show
FOLLOW DAILY NEWS AUTOS ON FACEBOOK. 'LIKE' US HERE. For now, what we do know is that the VIZIV Performance concept to be debuted in Tokyo continues along the thematic lines of previous concepts in terms of a “vision for innovation,” an idea that folds ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan policymakers point to reasons for optimism on spurring inflation, minutes show
Bank of Japan policymakers said they should stick with their current policy framework and had reason to be optimistic about consumer prices because measures of inflation expectations have stopped falling, minutes of the central bank's July 19-20 meeting ... ( read original story ...)