Japan election starts with 1,100 candidates vying for seats

TOKYO -- Japan's election campaign for the lower house of parliament officially got underway Tuesday, with more than 1,100 candidates, filing applications to contest 465 seats. The election has become a showdown between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Tokyo Gov. ( read original story ...)

Nikkei edges up in choppy trade; Kobe Steel poised to plunge

TOKYO, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average edged up in choppy trade on Tuesday after a three-day weekend as the weak yen supported sentiment, but Kobe Steel’s shares were set to plunge after it said it had fabricated data. The Nikkei was up ... ( read original story ...)

Light earthquake, 4.3 mag strikes near Ishinomaki in Japan

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 122 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan (76 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000asky. Id of event: us2000asky. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate ... ( read original story ...)

An unflinching look at Tokyo’s dark side

Published in June, high on bestseller lists and infused with a forensic disgust at just about everything, Masayoshi Osaka’s Places in Metropolitan Tokyo you don’t want to live is principally intended as a handbook for property buyers and renters. ( read original story ...)

SoftBank’s Long Goodbye

In a 2012 filing, Yahoo set out the procedure for converting these securities into ADRs: After the New York IPO, Alibaba "shall use its reasonable ... Banks could be persuaded to provide a lot more. Tokyo Muscle SoftBank's net debt is equivalent to ... ( read original story ...)

Is Japan’s long slump finally ending?

Few economists give much for his chances of success. Almost 30 years after the bursting of Japan’s bubble economy, and nearly five years after the government and central bank doubled down on their stimulus efforts, overall activity remains sluggish ... ( read original story ...)

Airlines eye international expansions

He said: "TAAX remains eager to resume its short-lived regular service to Sapporo, which operated briefly in mid-2015." TAAX hopes to reactivate the Bangkok-Sapporo service by year-end, operating with a daily frequency, said Mr Nadda. Other new ... ( read original story ...)

Modular homes from Japan to house Hawaii homeless families

Volunteers assembled a number of the modular homes on Sand Island in Honolulu on Saturday after materials for 30 of the structures arrived from Japan last week, Hawaii News Now reported. The new community, known as the Kahauiki Village, will house people ... ( read original story ...)