Fall in love with Tokyo in 2.5 minutes

As we tour the city's top sites, locals share what makes Tokyo one of the greatest cities in the world. Video by Black Buddha The Wall Street Journal 1:36 4 hrs ago ( read original story ...)

Winter Holidays

Best Western Osaka Tsukamoto will provide business and leisure travellers with a brand-new midscale accommodation option in the heart of Japan’s second largest city. Nestled in downtown Osaka, this modern hotel is positioned just two minutes away from JR ... ( read original story ...)

Digital Realty (DLR) Eyes Asian Markets to Expand Business

Since then it has been expanding its global footprint, operating a network of data centers around Singapore, Hong Kong, Osaka, Melbourne and Sydney ... market for not only the company's Asia-Pacific business but also its global operations as well. ( read original story ...)

Fall 2017 Dramas

This prompts Ten to suggest making a business out of comedy. And so the couple who are little more than amateurs, begin their great adventure to make not only the people of Osaka but also Japan laugh. Cast: Seino Nana, Matsushita Nao, Yamamoto Koji ... ( read original story ...)

Pot legalization poses challenges to Cold Lake

These hypothetical questions were brought forward to city council at their Sept. 12 meeting after city councillor Bob Buckle and Kevin Nagoya, Cold Lake’s chief administrative officer, attended a recent Mid-sized Cities Caucus to specifically discuss how ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest: Japan PM takes to street seeking voters’ support

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has taken to the streets ... denying speculation she might run in the upcoming lower house election. Koike said at a news conference on Thursday that "I will stay in the city and put my energy to lead Tokyo's preparations ... ( read original story ...)

Japan election: PM Shinzo Abe dissolves parliament

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dissolved the lower house of the parliament ahead of a snap election. The poll, announced on Monday and which comes a year early, which will take place on 22 October. Mr Abe is seeking a fresh mandate amid a rebound in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Abe faces new challenge as he calls snap election

Jeff Kingston, a professor at Temple University's Japan Campus in Tokyo, called Koike's new party a game changer. "I think it is really bad news for Abe," he said. "She doesn't actually have to win, but she has to inflict a bloody nose on Abe ( read original story ...)