Kakuryu will head into next month’s Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in pole position as east yokozuna while summer basho winner Asanoyama moved into the No. 1 maegashira slot, according to rankings ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.: Establishing a Natural Gas Supply Company in Vietnam
OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Osaka Gas Singapore Pte. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. and a Daigas Group *1 company, has agreed to form, together with Sojitz Corporation and ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares advance ahead of Trump-Xi meet at Osaka G-20
BANGKOK -- Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Monday as investors watched for movement in the China-U.S. trade dispute ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping planned for ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar- Customs Authority discusses IPR with Japanese delegation
During the meeting, representatives of the GAC provided the Japanese delegation with all the necessary information regarding the protection of the intellectual property rights of Japanese products ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares waver ahead of Trump-Xi meet at Osaka G-20
BANGKOK -- Shares were wavering in Asia on Monday as investors watched for movement in the China-U.S. trade dispute ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping planned for later ... ( read original story ...)
Outlook uncertain for Japan’s whaling industry despite commercial restart
Instead, she and others involved in the business worry about the future. "I'm really anxious, not expectant," Ichihara said. Though Japan's post-Christmas announcement sparked widespread condemnation ... ( read original story ...)
Japan rethinks school smartphone bans following earthquakes
To allow or not to allow smartphones in schools, that is the question. Educators around the world are struggling with this issue as it becomes increasingly obvious that mobile devices, the most ... ( read original story ...)
G20 Compliance on the World’s Biggest Challenges Outlined in G20 Osaka Leaders Briefing Book by The Global Governance Project
G20 Japan: The Osaka Summit (www.bit.ly/G20Japan), published ... compliance of the G20 nations on key global issues, such as financial regulation, on which compliance averaged 80%, and climate ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower on worries over trade, Iran
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday weighed down by the US-China trade row ahead of this week's G20 summit and amid concerns over an escalation in US-Iran tensions. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was ... ( read original story ...)
Peter Pan remains a dangerous delusion for the Bank of Japan
What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." He was given the 2018 prize for excellence in opinion writing by the Society of Publishers in Asia for his Nikkei Asian Review work. ... ( read original story ...)
This Japanese town is trying to recycle all its waste
Plastic, paper, metal? In Japan's Kamikatsu, sorting rubbish isn't that simple. Residents face a mind-boggling 45 separate categories for their garbage as the town aims to be "zero-waste" by 2020. And ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka braces for unprecedented security measures ahead of G20 summit
“One of the advantages of Osaka is that we can convey to the world that it’s a really safe city,” said Osaka police chief Takahisa Ishida said last week at a news conference on G20 security. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and South Korea lag on climate action: UK asset manager
TOKYO -- Big companies in Japan and South Korea have fallen further behind Western peers in addressing climate change, according to a new report by top U.K. asset manager Legal & General ... ( read original story ...)
Southeast Asia’s trash, Japan Inc’s energy-generating treasure
TOKYO -- Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia are emerging as fertile markets for waste-to-power plants, and Japan hopes to use its expertise in the field to ... ( read original story ...)
China No Match For Japan in Southeast Asia Infrastructure Race
(Bloomberg) -- Japan is still winning the Southeast Asia infrastructure race against China, with pending projects worth almost one and a half times its rival, according to the latest data from Fitch ... ( read original story ...)
Speed dating scheme launches in Japan helping love-seekers find their ideal match with DNA
Down on their luck singles in Japan have taken a very modern approach to dating ... Of the attendees, four couples matched up according to Sora News. All had a DNA compatibility rating of more than 80 ... ( read original story ...)