“The Japanese government finds this situation extremely regrettable,” Yoshihide Suga, chief cabinet secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said during a news conference in Tokyo, referring to the placement of the statue outside the Japanese Consulate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan rings in the new year with calligraphy
I was writing so that I can do my best this year," said 17 year-old participant, Shohei Mikuriya, a head of calligraphy activity in his high school in Fukuoka, southern Japan, who also wrote a Chinese poem. Winners will be announced at a separate ceremony ... ( read original story ...)
Japan recalls its ambassador to South Korea, insulted by this statue of a comfort woman
JAPAN recalled its ambassador to South Korea Friday to protest the placing of a statue symbolising victims of Japanese wartime sex slavery outside its consulate in the city of Busan last month. In a move likely to reignite a feud over the so-called ... ( read original story ...)
Japan recalls South Korean ambassador over 'comfort women' statue
Japan has temporarily recalled its ambassador to South Korea over this statue commemorating Korean women forced to work as sex slaves for the Japanese in World War II. Tokyo is also suspending economic dialogue with Seoul over the issue. The statue was put ... ( read original story ...)
Japan recalls its ambassador to South Korea over new ‘comfort women’ statue
Japan has decided to temporarily recall its ambassador to South Korea, Yasumasa Nagamine, in response to the erection of a new statue dedicated to “comfort women” in the country, the government’s top spokesman said on Friday. The statue, installed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and the US confirmed the importance of the bilateral relations development, media reported Saturday.
TOKYO (Sputnik) — Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's top-adviser Katsuyuki Kawai and US National Security Adviser of President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration reaffirmed the importance of the alliance between the two countries, media ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, France agree to start talks on defense supplies-sharing pact
The defense and foreign ministers of Japan and France agreed at their "two-plus-two" meeting ... To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website, it is necessary to subscribe. We offer a broad range of subscription options depending on your needs. ( read original story ...)
Top 10 Stations in Tokyo With Lowest Rent 2017
To save money on rent in Tokyo, one of the tips you’ll often hear is to move outside the Yamanote line or even further out, beyond the 23 wards. It’s true that average rent does decrease the further you look outside central Tokyo. In 2015, the average ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama To Buy Industrial Tire Maker Aichi
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.is acquiring Japan-based industrial tire maker Aichi Tire Industry Co. Ltd. The company expects to complete the acquisition by March 2017. Aichi's products include solid tires and press-on tires, which are supplied to original ... ( read original story ...)
Suntory says not considering IPO of US unit
Suntory Holdings is not planning to list its U.S. spirits unit Beam Suntory Inc on the New York Stock Exchange, a top executive said on Thursday, denying a Japanese media report. Suntory Holdings Ltd's President and CEO Takeshi Niinami speaks behind the ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka nursing home manager, nurse face charges over fatal respirator shutoff
OSAKA – A nurse and the head of a nursing home in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, were referred to prosecutors Thursday on suspicion of professional negligence in connection with the death of a 68-year-old female resident whose artificial respirator was left ... ( read original story ...)
Japan defends Toyota after Trump broadside over Mexican plant
The Japanese government defended Toyota Motor Corp on Friday ... the contribution of Japanese companies to U.S. employment. “We think the impact on business performance is limited,” Akira Kishimoto, a senior analyst at JPMorgan, said in a note. ( read original story ...)
The 22nd Nagoya Medal Award lectures
The Nagoya Medal Prize was initially proposed by Professor Hisashi Yamamoto and Professor Ryoji Noyori, and founded in 1995 with Professor Noyori as the president through the financial support of the MSD Life Science Foundation (previously: Banyu Life ... ( read original story ...)
Barclays' Japan chief quizzed by Libor squad
The head of Barclays’ Japanese business has been questioned by British fraud investigators as part of its probe into Libor rigging, it has emerged, as a US judge called on authorities to prosecute individuals for foreign exchange market manipulation. ( read original story ...)
Japanese insurance firm replaces 34 staff with AI
Science fiction has long imagined a future in which humans are ousted from their jobs by machines. For 34 staff at a Japanese insurance firm, that vision just became a reality. Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance is laying off the employees and replacing them ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, South Korea in another diplomatic row over WWII 'comfort women'
Japan announced Friday that it would recall its ambassador to South Korea and suspend economic talks in response to the placing of a "comfort woman" statue representing wartime sex slaves in front of its consulate in the Korean port city of Busan. Both ... ( read original story ...)