NAGOYA--An exhibition featuring a statue symbolizing wartime ... the artistic director of the triennale who was also involved in planning the exhibition, said at a news conference on Aug. 2 that staff ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya mayor demands removal of ‘comfort women’ statue on display at Aichi arts festival
We're considering how to respond to the situation, including the possibility of changing the content of the displays," he said. (Japanese original by Yasuo Yamada and Ayuko Nomura, Nagoya News Center) ... ( read original story ...)
Indulging in Japan’s Epitome of Opulence, The Ritz Carlton, Tokyo
Women in pretty kimonos can be seen strutting through the city as can men in bespoke Brioni suits dashing off to strike a mega business deal. Tokyo has as much gravitas as New York, Paris or London ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka ‘hasn’t enjoyed’ tennis since Australian Open
Osaka, 21, beat Czech Petra Kvitova in a thrilling final in January to seal back-to-back Grand Slams, topping the world rankings. But she has been hampered by injuries and struggled with poor form ... ( read original story ...)
Warning of more quakes from M 6.7 temblor in northern Japan
Twenty-six people were injured in the magnitude-6.7 earthquake that shook northern Japan late Tuesday night. The Meteorological Agency is urging residents of the region to be on alert for more ... ( read original story ...)
What Is the Probability of a Mega-quake Striking Japan in the Future?
A government panel has released its latest earthquake probability map, which indicates the likelihood of each area being hit in the coming 3 decades by tremors of 6-minus or above on the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks down nearly 2pc on US tariffs on China
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower on Friday, with investor sentiment hit by global sell-offs over US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on China and the yen’s rise against the dollar. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan allows scientist to grow rat embryos spliced with human cells
A Japanese scientist has been granted permission to bring a human-animal hybrid to term. After a ban on the practice was lifted this year, Hiromitsu Nakauchi — who leads teams at the University ... ( read original story ...)
Now Open: Hotel Tavinos Hamamatsucho, Tokyo
Hotel Tavinos Hamamatsucho debuts in Tokyo, Japan, as the first property of leading Japanese hospitality company Fujita Kanko's new brand "Tavinos," created for adventure-seeking millennials and ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed is the scourge of gardens and every estate agent’s nightmare — here’s how to deal with it
But what of the weed’s impact on property sales? Property agent Mark Crampton of Middleton Advisors has bought several houses where Japanese knotweed has been found. “It doesn’t need to be ... ( read original story ...)
Financial market takes hit from Japan’s widening export curbs
Tokyo's measure is the second of its kind since it started ... The Korea Center for International Finance (KCIF) said Beijing could come up with a retaliatory measure against the Trump's decision and ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks: when will we see Nikkei 39,000?
Japanese stocks remain far below their bubble-era highs. But if reforms continue, the market could finally set a new record within a decade, says author, financial writer and Japan expert Peter ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea vows countermeasures as Japan downgrades trade status
TOKYO -- Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved the removal of South Korea from a list of countries with preferential trade status, triggering anger and threat of retaliation from Seoul and fueling ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul axes Tokyo from trusted export list in tit-for-tat move as angry South Koreans wage anti-Abe protests
Japanese cars ‘kimchi slapped’ in South Korea amid trade tensions Credit rating agency Moody’s on Friday said Tokyo’s decision to axe Seoul from its white list was credit negative for South Korea’s ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Minister says US concerned over Seoul-Tokyo row
6:40 p.m. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the Japanese ambassador to protest Tokyo’s decision to downgrade the trade status of the country. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said Friday ... ( read original story ...)
SKorea vows countermeasures as Japan downgrades trade status
TOKYO — Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved the removal of South Korea from a list of countries with preferential trade status, triggering anger and threat of retaliation from Seoul and fueling ... ( read original story ...)