(Yuta Omori/Kyodo News via AP) Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic made nine changes from Friday's 2-1 win over New Zealand, handing first-time starts to Cerezo Osaka striker Sugimoto and SC Heerenveen midfielder Yuki Kobayashi. ( read original story ...)
China Eastern adds Dalian – Osaka in W17
China Eastern later this month plans to offer service to Japan from Dalian, as the airline schedules Dalian – Osaka Kansai route. From 29OCT17, Airbus A320 aircraft will operate this route once a day. ( read original story ...)
Two new Mazda concepts headed to Tokyo Motor Show
Mazda is ready to peel back the covers of two new concepts at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show. The first concept, Mazda says, is a compact hatchback previewing the next generation of a production model. Underpinned by an all-new platform and Mazda’s new ... ( read original story ...)
Is flat owner ‘haunted’ by Dear David ghost child actually being terrorised by the spirit of a Japanese statue? He thinks so…
During his last day in the country Adam took a stroll around Sapporo where he spotted the face of his tormentor in a park ornament. He said on Twitter: "It's my last full day in Japan. "The past couple weeks have been pretty peaceful. I have people taking ... ( read original story ...)
3DCeram strategic partnership as Japan’s Sinto becomes majority shareholder
The Nagoya City-based OEM has cited its desire to make greater use of 3D printing in its operations. Reciprocally, 3DCeram will be able to strengthen its operations in Asia, expand them across the Atlantic to the US, and spend more on research and development. ( read original story ...)
PAL to open Cebu-Bangkok service in December
Nagoya, Osaka, Seoul (Incheon), Singapore, Chengdu and Beijing (Peking). Subscribe to INQUIRER PLUS to get access to The Philippine Daily Inquirer & other 70+ titles, share up to 5 gadgets, listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court: Gov’t, utility accountable in Fukushima accident
TOKYO -- A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered the government and the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant to pay 500 million yen (US$4.5 million) to thousands of area residents and evacuees who were demanding compensation for their livelihoods lost in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s leader pledges stability as election campaign begins
TOKYO — Hundreds of candidates took to the streets Tuesday as the official 12-day campaigning period for Japan's Oct. 22 lower house election kicked off, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party facing challenges from regrouped opposition forces. ( read original story ...)
Kobe Steel’s Falsified Data Casts Another Blow to Japan’s Reputation
TOKYO — For decades, Japanese manufacturers of cars, aircraft and bullet trains have relied on Kobe Steel to provide raw materials for their products, making the steel maker a crucial, if largely invisible, pillar of the economy. Now, Kobe Steel has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and Utility Are Found Negligent Again in Fukushima Meltdowns
In the latest case, according to Japanese news reports, the court ruled that the government should have been able to anticipate a large tsunami in the region and should have forced Tokyo Electric — known as Tepco — to take preventive measures to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks up at break, N. Korea fears ease
Some financial shares were hit by profit-taking, with banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ falling 1.63 percent to 722.8 yen. The dollar fetched 112.68 yen against 112.65 yen in New York and 113.04 yen in Tokyo on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher as N.Korea fears ease
Tokyo stocks closed higher on Tuesday on relief that North Korea had not yet taken any provocative action to mark an anniversary, but Kobe Steel dived after it admitted falsifying quality data for products shipped to hundreds of clients. The benchmark ... ( read original story ...)
Japan launches fourth satellite for high-precision GPS
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday launched a fourth satellite for a new high-precision global positioning system (GPS) it hopes will encourage new businesses and help spur economic growth. The fourth Michibiki satellite lifted off from Japan's southern ... ( read original story ...)
Election campaigning underway in Japan as Abe takes on Hope
TOKYO (Reuters) - Election campaigning in Japan began in earnest on Tuesday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeking to repel an upstart new party that has pledged to rid the government of cronyism in a challenge to Abe's near-five year hold on power. ( read original story ...)
NBA, Japan’s Rakuten set exclusive online distribution deal
TOKYO (AP) — The National Basketball Association and Rakuten Inc. have announced a marketing partnership that makes the Japanese online giant the exclusive online distributor in Japan of all live NBA games. The partnership, Rakuten's first with a North ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima court orders Japanese government and Tepco to pay damages over nuclear disaster
Kyodo news agency reported. Tepco has long been criticized for ignoring the threat posed by natural disasters to the nuclear plant while the Japanese government has been derided for its handling of the crisis. ( read original story ...)