saying they would create “enormous problems” for planning and budgeting ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Games. The government-funded Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) announced a new investment ... ( read original story ...)
Japan delights at Osaka winning bid to host Expo 2025
"Osaka would have a bigger presence in Asia in terms of not only tourism but also business," Matsunaga said. However, some people have not been as enthusiastic about the upcoming expo. Koichi Maeda, w... ( read original story ...)
Japan November factory activity expands at slowest pace in two years: flash PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturing activity expanded at the slowest pace in two years in November and new orders contracted for the first time since September 2016, a preliminary survey showed, ... ( read original story ...)
46% of Japanese favor initial return of 2 islands from Russia
the latest Nikkei/TV Tokyo survey finds. The Northern Territories, Japan's name for the southern Kuril Islands, are administered by Russia but claimed by Tokyo. The dispute has kept the two ... ( read original story ...)
Beating Yekaterinburg, Osaka wins bid to host World Expo
OSAKA, Japan - Defeating Yekaterinburg in Russia and the Azerbaijani capital Baku, Japan's Osaka won the bid to host the 2025 World Expo. The grand event, that would give Osaka a change to showcase th... ( read original story ...)
Japan-India collaboration yields a novel treatment method for male urethral stricture
13852) which is the official journal of Japanese Urological Association, is a result of collaboration between Japanese biomaterial technology and an Indian urologist Dr Suryaprakash Vaddi. ( read original story ...)
US-China confrontation weighs heavily on Japan
TOKYO -- As the U.S.-China confrontation heats up ahead of a crucial showdown between their leaders next week in Argentina, other countries like Japan are finding themselves caught in the middle. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank pushes for pay-to-play loans from lead IPO underwriters
Almost all Japan's biggest domestic banks are sponsors ... Banks are gearing up to fully mobilize to tackle the mobile unit's IPO. Even the world's most powerful investment banks are desperate ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan crisis sheds new light on Japan Inc’s awkward secrets
But however badly the affair reflects on the former chairman of Nissan as a business leader, his arrest last week over allegations of “significant financial misconduct” raises equally serious question... ( read original story ...)
Report: Former ‘comfort woman’ donates to Japan’s pro-North Korea schools
... Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to apologize directly to women brutalized by Japan's wartime military, said she intends to donate another $17,000, South Korean news service Tongil News reported ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc. fears a ‘no-deal Brexit’ and harm to Europe operations
LONDON -- Japanese companies operating in the U.K. remain worried and pessimistic about the country's impending exit from the European Union, a Nikkei survey found, and some of the businesses ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is hit by powerful earthquake near Fukushima radiation disaster zone
A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 has hit the coast of Japan's Fukushima prefecture in the centre of the country today, Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake struck at at ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba and Tencent rally on the back of recent M&A says Yokohama Daisan Management
OSAKA, Japan, Nov. 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Japanese wealth management company based in Osaka, Yokohama Daisan Management has recently commented on the stock gains of the biggest Chinese technology gia... ( read original story ...)
Japan is GIVING AWAY abandoned homes and selling others dirt-cheap because superstitious buyers don’t want an ‘unlucky’ house
making it a popular option for Japanese buyers and foreigners alike. Many find their rural locations and spacious layouts desirable, but there are a number of risks to consider when taking on an 'Akiy... ( read original story ...)
Strong Japan earthquake hits near Fukushima nuclear disaster zone
A strong earthquake has hit near the nuclear disaster zone of Fukushima in Japan. The quake, measuring a 5.0-magnitude, struck at around 11:30pm. local time - around 2:30pm UK time. It is not believed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc. fears a ‘no-deal Brexit’ and harm to Europe ops
LONDON -- Japanese companies operating in the U.K. remain worried and pessimistic about the country's impending exit from the European Union, a Nikkei survey found, and some of the businesses ... ( read original story ...)