TOKYO -- Japan will lighten its float of government bonds in fiscal 2018 for an eighth straight year, the Finance Ministry decided Wednesday, anticipating that tax revenue growth will exceed the spending increase in the nation's budget. The JGB issuance ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to strengthen response to North Korean ‘ghost boats’
TOKYO -- With a record number of wooden boats drifting into coastal areas, the Japanese government is bolstering patrols and other measures to better respond to what are believed to be illegal fishing vessels from North Korea. A total of 83 such vessels ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.52%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1889 to 1447 and 207 ended unchanged. Shares in The Shizuoka ... ( read original story ...)
Proof: It’s Dumping in Hokkaido, Japan
The post for the video which you can see above said: "They said on the news last night that Japan is going to experience a heavy snow cold La Niña winter. Conditions so far? "All time" does not do it justice. With that much snow stacked up, it's high time ... ( read original story ...
China marks Nanking Massacre by offering Japan ‘friendship’
the official Xinhua news agency said, telling them, "Lessons learned from the past can guide one in the future." In Tokyo, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga spoke of the importance of looking to the future. "The leaders of Japan and China have agreed ... ( read original story ...)
Behind bitcoin boom, Japanese retail investors pile in
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s army of retail investors, no strangers to high risk bets in the past, have emerged as a major force in bitcoin’s spectacular rally, now accounting for an estimated 30-50 percent of trading in the cryptocurrency as it spikes to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court orders shutdown of nuclear reactor near volcano
TOKYO — A court has ruled that a nuclear reactor in southwestern Japan should not operate because it's too close to an active volcano and could be affected by a major eruption. The Hiroshima high court's decision Wednesday is likely to force the Unit 3 ... ( read original story ...)
Sagawa’s IPO success could deliver a big long-run payoff
TOKYO -- SG Holdings, the parent company of Japanese parcel delivery specialist Sagawa Express, is basking in the glow of its successful initial public offering, a move that turns the page for a company that was in crisis not so long ago. Its shares, which ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka city assembly urges central government to pressure San Francisco to remove ‘comfort women’ memorial
London Breed, who became San Francisco’s acting mayor, held a news conference Tuesday, but did not touch on how she would deal with the issue. While Yoshimura formally announced his decision to scrap Osaka’s sister city relationship to city leaders ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Investigates Wrongdoing on $79 Billion Maglev Project
Scheduled to open its first leg in 2027, the maglev line will link Japan’s two biggest cities of Tokyo and Osaka upon completion in 2045. As part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push to export infrastructure technology, the government said last year ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Earthquake & Tsunami
Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded on March 11, 2011. The magnitude 9.0 quake spawned a deadly tsunami that slammed into the small island nation, leaving a huge swath of devastation in its wake. Thousands of people are dead and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo police: Suspects in slaying at shrine rented property overlooking crime scene beforehand
TOKYO (TR) – Investigative sources with the Tokyo Metropolitan Police believe that a man who used a sword to fatally stab his sister, the chief priestess at a shrine in Koto Ward, rented a nearby apartment beforehand to track her movements, reports ... ( read original story ...)
This woman ditched Japan’s stodgy salaryman culture for being an entrepreneur in Kochi
Mami and her husband Davis are the force behind the brand new business hotel Nikko at K.P. Vallon Road. Mami is from Kumamoto, the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. The city is 200 kilometers from Nagasaki where America ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SG Holdings debuts on Tokyo market in largest IPO of year
TOKYO -- SG Holdings, owner of Japan's second-largest parcel delivery company, Sagawa Express, made its debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first section Wednesday, opening at 1,900 yen, 17% above its offering price of 1,620 yen. The opening price valued ... ( read original story ...)
US helicopter part crashes on Japanese school in Okinawa
These are external links and will open in a new window Part of a US helicopter has crashed on a school in Okinawa, Japan, renewing tensions with the local population. The window dropped on the school grounds, slightly injuring one boy, news agency Kyodo said. ( read original story ...)
Japanese kanji of the year is ‘north’ – thanks to Kim Jong-un
Earlier this year some supermarket shelves were emptied of packets of crisps due to a potato shortage in Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. Hokkaido again made the news earlier this month when Shohei Ohtani, who played for the local baseball team ... ( read original story ...)