Due to popular demand, we're releasing WeDJ for the Android (News - Alert) operating system ... Pioneer DJ Corporation is a privately held company headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. The company is led by Chairman Yoshiaki Ide, and CEO and President ... ( read original story ...)
Subaru Impreza, XV get design makeover in all-new concepts
Immediately apparent on the concept are the chunky Yokohama Geolandar M/T tires and Yellow Metallic paint finish. New body cladding is also present on the XV Fun Adventure which further denote the crossover's off-road capability. Beyond that, Subaru also ... ( read original story ...)
Japan submits Osaka’s bid to host 2025 world expo
PARIS – The government on Monday submitted a bid for Osaka to host the 2025 world exposition to the Bureau International des Expositions in Paris. The bid presents a new model for the event by proposing the use of technologies including virtual reality ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Electric Power : Multiple challenges remain to Fukushima nuclear cleanup
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's government approved a revised road map Tuesday to clean up the radioactive mess left at the Fukushima nuclear power plant after it was damaged beyond repair by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Decommissioning the damaged reactors ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe calls snap election
TOKYO -- Japan is set for an October election ... The general public seems to agree. According to a Nikkei/TV Tokyo survey conducted between Sept. 22 and 24, the LDP enjoys support levels of 44%, no other party in the Diet has more than 10%. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei Dips As NKorea Tensions, Japan Snap Election Weigh On Asian Shares
Investing.com - Asian shares were narrowly mixed on Tuesday with sentiment subdued on continued tension on the Korean peninsula that have raised conflict risks. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) suppliers in Asia were mostly lower after it reportedly informed suppliers ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips from 2-yr highs as tech shares fall; North Korea concerns weigh
TOKYO, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei average edged lower on Tuesday as tech shares and Apple suppliers declined, tracking their U.S. counterparts overnight, while concerns over North Korea sapped risk appetite. The Nikkei ended 0.3 percent lower at ... ( read original story ...)
Tommy Lee Jones to Head Tokyo Film Festival Jury
Tommy Lee Jones will head the jury at this year's Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), organizers announced Tuesday at the line-up press conference. Jones will be joined on the jury by Chinese actress Zhao Wei, Iranian director Reza Mirkarimi ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea, Japan, Myanmar: Your Tuesday Briefing
In Japan, a political wild card of a party is complicating the ... One year after giant pandas graduated from endangered to “vulnerable,” Chinese scientists have sobering news: The animals’ natural habitat in China is in serious danger. ( read original story ...)
Stocks in Asia Lower as Safe-Haven Rally Subsides: Markets Wrap
47 p.m. in Tokyo. South Korea’s Kospi index fell 0.3 percent and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 Index lost 0.1 percent. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was little changed after slumping 1.4 percent on Monday as Chinese property developers tumbled on fresh ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post follow-up offering priced below 2015 IPO
TOKYO -- The second-round float of shares in government-owned Japan Post Holdings will have a price of 1,322 yen each, the Ministry of Finance said Monday, choosing a discount at the low end of its planned range. This week's release consists of a 1.3 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post’s share sale raises $11bn, but demand weaker than for IPO
Pedestrians walk past a post office in Tokyo. A government sale of Japan Post Holdings Co stock raised $11bn in the world’s second-biggest share sale this year. A government sale of Japan Post Holdings Co stock raised $11bn in the world’s second ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips as tech shares, Apple suppliers fall; North Korea concerns weigh
TOKYO, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei average slipped slightly on Tuesday morning as tech shares and Apple suppliers declined, tracking their U.S. counterparts overnight, while concerns over North Korea sapped risk appetite. The Nikkei was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister – Need new time frame to hit budget-balancing goal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that the government would need to craft a new time frame for achieving its budget-balancing goal, currently set at fiscal 2020/21. He made the remarks a day after Prime Minister Shinzo ... ( read original story ...)
Old and deadly: Japan’s drive to beat elderly road menace
Kanuma (Japan) (AFP) - A series of fatal crashes caused by elderly drivers in Japan has left authorities desperately grappling for ways to clamp down on a problem that experts warn is only going to get worse as the population ages. Drivers over 65 were ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe announces snap election amid worries over North Korea
"I'll demonstrate strong leadership and stand at the forefront to face a national crisis," Abe told reporters, mentioning Japan's fast-ageing population and North Korea. "This is my responsibility as leader and my mission as prime minister." Natsuo ... ( read original story ...)