ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday praised the long relationship his energy-hungry nation has had with the United Arab Emirates, a crucial oil supplier, at the start of a Mideast tour. Abe appeared briefly at a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan inmate recaptured 3 weeks after escape, island manhunt
(Tsuyoshi Ueda/Kyodo News via AP) Hirao was arrested in 2013 for a series of robberies in southern Japan. Japan has a relatively low crime rate, and prison escapes are rare. Its population is declining and the average age is rising quickly. ( read original story ...)
Bvlgari To Open Inaugural Tokyo Hotel In 2022
Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement with Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., a leading global real-estate company headquartered in Tokyo, to open Japan’s first ever Bvlgari Hotel in Tokyo, scheduled to open at the end of 2022. The Hotel will occupy th ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese prime minister praises relations with oil-rich UAE
The importance energy-hungry Japan puts on that relationship could be seen at the Japan-UAE Business Forum that Abe addressed in Abu Dhabi on Monday. A parade of speakers, including oil company INPEX Corp.'s CEO, stressed the need for those ties. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe arrives in UAE on Middle East trip
Before leaving Japan, Abe told journalists Middle East peace was a priority on his trip. "I intend to work for the Middle East peace process by engaging with both Israel and Palestine in a constructive manner," Abe said, according to the Kyodo news agency. ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Japan Sumo Association to consider opinions on female ban
TOKYO — The Japan Sumo Association says it will consider ... clarify that women can enter the ring in times of an “emergency” as an exception, Kyodo News agency reported. The association came under fire in early April when it ordered female first ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Sumo Association to consider opinions on female ban
(Kyodo News via AP) Amid worldwide attention, the head of the Japan Sumo Association apologized, saying the official at the Kyoto event made an "inappropriate response." The sumo ring, or dohyo, is considered sacred in the male-only sport. Women are banned ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Houses – New Property in Japan
We have various pages of Contemporary Japanese House selections with links to hundreds of individual project pages. We aim to select projects that are either of top quality or interesting or ideally both. We cover completed Japanese homes, new house ... ( read original story ...)
Sumo wrestling: The growing sexism problem in Japan’s traditional sport
These are external links and will open in a new window Japan's sumo wrestling authority has postponed a decision on the sport's "men-only" policy. The Japan Sumo Association (JSA) met after a recent string of scandals, including when women were made to ... ( read original story ...)
Sumo wrestling: The growing sexism scandal in Japan’s traditional sport
These are external links and will open in a new window Japan's sumo wrestling authority has postponed a decision on the sport's "men-only" policy. The Japan Sumo Association (JSA) met after a recent string of scandals, including when women were made to ... ( read original story ...)
Leopalace21 welcomes players in expanding apartment business across Asia
Leopalace21 also welcomes collaboration with Japanese companies doing business overseas. “There are a lot of companies that do only construction in the Asian market. We as a company, however, do not only build but are also able to manage apartments and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Material secures foothold in Singapore with expansion plans
Mainly focused on gas selling and the development, manufacturing and sales of gas supply systems and related services for semiconductor and liquid crystal production – a business that accounts for 90 per cent of its sales – Japan Material Group is the ... ( read original story ...)
Raksul, Japanese online printing and on-demand logistics startup, files for IPO
Tokyo-based Raksul, Japan’s online printing and delivery startup, announced today that its IPO application to the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has been approved. The company will be listed on the TSE Mothers Market on 31 May with plans to offer 2,500,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama’s Yaguchiya Ramen celebrates anniversary of its first international shop in Burnaby
Yaguchiya opened its first restaurant in Yokohama, Japan, in 1994, with a second location in Hiratsuka City in 1997. Yaguchiya Ramen founder and chef Eiji Yaguchi Yaguchiya Ramen In an interview at the 18-seater spot, co-owner Keiya Morikawa explained that ... ( read original story ...)
International Art Exhibit Shows the World Through Student Eyes
Student Sharon Chen took this photo in Osaka, Japan. A student photography exhibit “Global Perspectives through Student Eyes” is on view in the Science and Engineering Library through fall 2018. Hosted by the International Programs Office (IPO ... ( read original story ...)
Local finance bureau ordered to change Moritomo docs for being ‘too detailed’: sources
OSAKA -- In the case of the heavily discounted sale of state-owned land to nationalist school operator Moritomo Gakuen, officials from the Finance Ministry's Financial Bureau, among others, have admitted to ordering the Kinki Local Finance Bureau to doctor ... ( read original story ...)