Qantas Flight QF26 from Tokyo to Sydney operated by a Boeing 747-400 made an unscheduled ... There were quite a few vibrations occurring from that initial explosion," he said. In a statement to ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese rush to buy Tokyo Olympic tickets on first day
TOKYO (AP) -- If you're a Japan resident and you want tickets for next year's Tokyo Olympics be patient. Tokyo organizers on Friday said delays and long waits to get an online response met Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic sports slam Tokyo organizers over cuts at venues
GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Olympic sports leaders criticized Tokyo Games organizers on Tuesday for cutting spending on how events will be presented at venues next year. Less than 15 months before ... ( read original story ...)
Perdue barbecues to sell Japanese on buying more US beef
TOKYO - U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has picked up his barbeque tongs to convey his message to Japan: Buy more American beef. Perdue said Monday that as a top consumer of U.S. beef, Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan uses turtle divination for emperor enthronement rites
TOKYO - Japanese palace officials have used an ancient turtle-shell divination to choose sites to harvest sacred rice used in an upcoming harvest ritual — the most important one new Emperor Naruhito ... ( read original story ...)
karaksa hotels Opened First Property in Tokyo on May 1st
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2019--KARAKSA HOTELS Corporation, the manager and operator of minimalist hotels designed especially for leisure travelers visiting Japan, announced today that it opened ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese employers struggle with staff shortages
It was when Japan’s acute labour shortages crippled his plans to expand the family trucking business that Eiji Shimizu realised he needed a fresh approach. “My staff came to me and said, ‘We can’t hit ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slides as escalation in U.S.-China trade war hurts sentiment
TOKYO, May 13 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei dropped on Monday as most cyclical sectors lost ground after the trade war between the United States and China escalated, while a fall in U.S. futures hurt ... ( read original story ...)
Putrajaya wants to learn more from Japan, UK food banks, says minister
PUTRAJAYA, May 13 ― Putrajaya will take as inspiration food bank programmes in Japan and the United Kingdom, Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan : Consumption Activity Index
Private consumption makes up roughly 60 percent of total GDP. Therefore, a timely and precise assessment of the developments in private consumption is deemed important for making judgments on business ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares close lower as trade fears linger
Tokyo stocks closed lower on Monday, with investors wary about renewed trade tensions between the United States and China after talks failed to achieve a deal. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 0.72 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s coincident index suggests economy may be in recession
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's coincident indicator index declined in March and the government cut its assessment of the economy, a sign it may already be in recession as the U.S.-China trade war and ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya protocol disseminated at TNNLU workshop on biological diversity
increased the knowledge and understanding of the objectives and obligations of Nagoya protocol among participants comprising professors, senior legal practitioners, Ph.D. candidates, research scholars ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe Gets Imperial Bump as Support Surges Ahead of Vote
The Nikkei poll showed 57% of respondents opposed hiking the sales tax to 10% from the current 8%, a policy aimed at taming Japan’s ballooning debt. But with no major challengers on the horizon in his ... ( read original story ...)
Corporate Japan logs first profit dip in 3 years as China slows
shows data compiled by Nikkei from 849 companies that had released full-year results as of Friday. This accounts for just under 60% of all listed enterprises in Japan, excluding nonfinancial and ... ( read original story ...)
‘Get that thing away from me!’: Couple discovers Japanese giant hornet buzzing in North Vancouver
a North Vancouver couple now has what appears to be a Japanese giant hornet living in their home. Valerie Walsh first alerted Global News to the discovery Friday, posting pictures of the four ... ( read original story ...)