Naomi Osaka, a rising star who won Indian Wells on Sunday, will face Serena Williams in the first round of the Miami Open on Wednesday. It's a freakishly difficult way for both players to start a tournament. "The luck of the draw," tournament director ... ( read original story ...)
Zinke defends ‘konnichiwa’ comment to Japanese-American lawmaker
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke defended his use of the Japanese greeting “konnichiwa” when responding to a question from a lawmaker. Zinke told reporters Saturday that the phrase is innocent and inoffensive. “How could ever saying ‘good morning ... ( read original story ...)
Elderly people in Japan are getting arrested on purpose because they want to go to prison
Japan has the oldest population in the world. Some senior citizens in Japan are intentionally committing petty crimes because they view life in jail as better than life outside, reports Bloomberg. The Japanese government is struggling to deal with the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Denso to pour $282m into OLED maker
TOKYO -- Japanese autoparts maker Denso is investing 30 billion yen ($282 million) in JOLED, a spinoff of Sony's and Panasonic's display businesses, hoping to catch up with the South Korean competition in automotive panels. Denso will take a roughly 15% ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to fuel space startups with nearly $1bn funding pool
TOKYO -- Japan aims to speed space startups toward the final frontier by offering monetary aid from a pool of 100 billion yen ($940 million), as well as creating a human resource hub and weighing a legal path for commercial development on the moon. ( read original story ...)
Japan Tourism Corporation to launch IPO in South Korea in April
JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA. Travel retailer Japan Tourism Corporation (JTC) has announced that its shares will be listed on South Korea’s KOSDAQ market in early April, according to Yonhap News Agency. The Beppu, Japan-headquartered company received approval from ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo connects small Japanese companies with Thai food makers
TOKYO -- A business support organization affiliated with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government wants to connect food makers in Thailand with small and medium-size enterprises in Tokyo to develop new sales channels and markets. The Tokyo Metropolitan Small and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Tourism Corporation to launch IPO in South Korea in early April
JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA. Duty free retailer Japan Tourism Corporation (JTC) has announced that its shares will be listed on South Korea’s KOSDAQ market in early April. The Beppu, Japan-headquartered company received approval from the Korea Stock Exchange (KRX ... ( read original story ...)
Foundation and Yokohama link up in New York
This was followed by free in schools coaching at St Mark the Evangelist School for youngsters within the local communities of Harlem and a Yokohama Skills Challenge 24 hours later, again at Randall’s Island. The four-day activity concluded with coaching ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM’s approval ratings dive over land sale scandal
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was grilled by opposition lawmakers in parliament on Monday over a widening school land sale scandal linked to his wife, as his Cabinet's approval ratings plunged to their lowest levels. Opposition lawmakers renewed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Exports Expand for 15th Month Despite Holidays in Asia
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s trade balance returned to surplus in February, with strength in the global economy supporting export growth even as lunar new year holidays caused a drop in sales to China. Highlights The value of exports increased 1.8 percent in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM takes blame for loss of trust over scandal as polls dive, denies involvement
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his popularity plunging amid a cronyism scandal, took responsibility on Monday for a loss of trust in his government but denied he or his wife had intervened in a land sale to a school operator with ... ( read original story ...)
Unseeded Osaka tops Kasatkina to win first WTA title
INDIAN WELLS: Unseeded Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese player to win the Indian Wells final, routing Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday for her first WTA Tour title. World number 44 Osaka rolled over Kasatkina, breaking her serve four times ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Steel to hold product prices steady in April
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd ... describing the dumping of these products in the U.S. market as “an assault on our country”. Imamura said the news on the U.S. tariffs has helped boost prices of steel products in that country ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s February exports, imports grow amid trade war fears
Japan's exports in February grew 1.8 percent compared to the same month a year ago, according to Ministry of Finance data released Monday, March 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) TOKYO/March 18, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) —Japan’s exports grew 1.8 percent in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan logs goods trade surplus of 3.4 billion yen in February
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan posted a goods trade surplus of 3.41 billion yen ($32.1 million) in February amid continued strength in exports, but rising energy imports weighed on the black ink, government data showed Monday. The trade surplus came as exports ... ( read original story ...)