TOKYO — Japanese Emperor Akihito's oldest grandchild, Princess Mako, says she is getting married to her university classmate who won her heart with bright smiles and sincerity. Mako and her fiance Kei Komuro told a joint news conference Sunday their ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says tremors in North Korea were nuclear test
Japan's Ministry of Defence said it had dispatched at least three military jets from bases in Japan to test for radiation. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device. ( read original story ...)
30 of the Best Hotels in Osaka for a Fun and Fabulous Stay in 2017
If you’re looking for something high-class and trustworthy, look no further than Hyatt Regency Osaka. This hotel boasts a fitness centre, five restaurants, and an outdoor and indoor swimming pool. Free wifi is available throughout the property and guests ... ( read original story ...)
China Luxury Online Retailer Secoo Files For $100 Million U.S. IPO
The firm operates through both offline stores and an online mall; it has stores in Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, NYC, Milan, etc. Secoo wants to take advantage of the rise in upscale consumer spending in China. When I know more details about the IPO ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s aid spending pales to what China is doing
TOKYO -- Japan is under growing pressure to recalibrate its foreign aid policy to counter the rapid expansion of Chinese influence from Asia to Africa. The foreign ministry has decided to request a more than 10% budgetary increase for so-called official ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis-No relief for Osaka in post-match news conference
NEW YORK (Reuters) - As if her third-round defeat against Estonian qualifier Kaia Kanepi was not heartbreaking enough, Naomi Osaka suffered more pain during her post-match news conference at the U.S. Open on Saturday. The Japanese rising star lost 6-3 2-6 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ODA spending pales to what China is doing
TOKYO -- Japan is under growing pressure to recalibrate its foreign aid policy to counter the rapid expansion of Chinese influence from Asia to Africa. The foreign ministry has decided to request a more than 10% budgetary increase for so-called official ... ( read original story ...)
Evening With Yoshiki Premium Dinner Show 2017 Begins in Nagoya
On Saturday, August 26, 2017, the YOSHIKI Premium Dinner Show — “EVENING WITH YOSHIKI 2017 IN NAGOYA & OSAKA & TOKYO JAPAN” — kicked off with a first-time-ever performance in Nagoya. This marks the fourth year of this concert series, offering fans ... ( read original story ...)
Wary of North Korea, Japan mulls additional military options
North Korea’s recent test firing of a missile over northern Japan has officials in Tokyo rethinking the country’s long tradition of pacifism. Some Japanese leaders say it's time for a new approach to national defense, one that can include limited pre ... ( read original story ...)
NKorea missile fear sets pre-emptive strike debate in Japan
Japan is debating whether to develop a limited pre-emptive strike capability and buy cruise missiles — ideas that were anathema in the pacifist country before the North Korea missile threat. With revisions to Japan's defense plans underway, ruling party ... ( read original story ...)
May rounds off Japan trip she hoped would silence her leadership critics by meeting the emperor (who IS preparing to abdicate)
The Japanese government earlier this year passed legislation paving ... her international Trade Secretary who was accompanying her on the trip. He told Sky News: 'Well I think that we will look at the Prime Minister's record. 'We had a vote share in ... ( read original story ...)
Venerable Otemachi Building in Tokyo remains a startup haven
TOKYO -- Tokyo's Marunouchi district, home to about 4,300 companies and the workplace of 280,000 people, is, in many ways, the hub of the Japanese economy. This May, Japanese property developer Mitsubishi Estate surprised the industry with its decision to ... ( read original story ...)
Missing in London: inside TfL’s lost property office
The biggest lost property office in Europe, it is beaten globally only by Tokyo’s depot. Sixty-five staff sort through hundreds of thousands of lost and forgotten items each at the depot, which is run by Paul Cowan. According to the latest transparency ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsui Fudosan to develop $3.6 billion office tower in New York
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese property developer Mitsui Fudosan Co (8801.T) said on Friday it would take a 90 percent stake in an office tower in New York that would cost more than 400 billion yen ($3.6 billion), its largest investment in a single building ... ( read original story ...)
New Best Western for Osaka
It is Best Western’s second property in the city, following the Best Western Hotel Fino Osaka Shinsaibashi. The hotel also takes the company’s total Japanese portfolio to 13 hotels. Japan’s tourism industry is undergoing an unprecedented boom. ( read original story ...)
Hotel JAL City Sapporo Nakajima Park Announced for 2019
Okura Nikko Hotel Management Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hotel Okura Co., Ltd., announced today that it will open Hotel JAL City Sapporo Nakajima Park in 2019 on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The company has signed a contract with Sapporo ... ( read original story ...)