United airlines has announced that it is restoring four weekly flights between Guam and Nagoya from Dec. 2 to the end of March 2019. United says the decision to restore the service is in response to a... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s focus on Christian persecution helped green light UNESCO site
Japan dropped two components which were considered not strongly connected with the prohibition period and renamed the property to the hidden Christian sites, resubmitting it in 2017. The registered pr... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4 quake has struck near Obihiro in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Obihiro in Japan. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 132.51 km (82 miles) below the earth’s sur... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG is a case study in how one Tokyo lender has once again become a major player in emerging Asia
MUFG was inaugurated in 2005, following the merger of the Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group and UFJ Holdings. MUFG, with over 150,000 employees, has a global network with over 1,800 locations in 50 cou... ( read original story ...)
An empty wooden ship washed up in Japan — and it looks like another mysterious North Korean ‘ghost ship’
North Korea's fishing season typically runs from October to February, he previously told Business Insider, so seeing a vessel in Japanese waters in the summer appears to be an anomaly. The last report ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese banks MUFG and Mizuho to stop Iranian transactions
Japan’s biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, will halt all Iran transactions to comply with the reimposition of US sanctions against Tehran later this year, according to a document seen by Re... ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Mitakeumi stays unbeaten to hold onto lead in Nagoya
Sekiwake Mitakeumi stayed unbeaten Saturday to hold onto the sole lead at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Fighting in his ninth-straight tournament among the three "sanyaku" rankings beneath grand c... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Banks to Stop Iranian Transactions
Japan’s biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG), will halt all Iran transactions to comply with the reimposition of US sanctions against Tehran later this year, according to a document ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo bank booked for excess lending and obscure fees
TOKYO -- Japanese authorities on Friday ordered Higashi-Nippon Bank to improve its internal controls after dozens of its Tokyo-area branches lent customers more than they needed and charged unclear fe... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan may project inflation missing its target for 3 more years: Sources
The view may emerge from the BOJ's July 30-31 policy meeting, which includes a quarterly review of its long-term projections. The Bank of Japan this month might concede that inflation could fall short ... ( read original story ...)
The Japanese yen isn’t behaving like a safe-haven currency, and Deutsche Bank thinks it knows why
For a currency regarded as being a safe-haven asset, the Japanese yen hasn’t been behaving like one of late. While divergent monetary policy settings between the US and Japan has contributed to the ye... ( read original story ...)
Sumo: Tochinoshin withdraws from Nagoya tournament with toe injury
Tochinoshin announced on Saturday his withdrawal from the ongoing Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament due to an injury to his right big toe. The new ozeki was injured on Friday as he suffered his first loss ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese firms more confident
Japanese companies remain confident in Thailand's business climate, buoyed by the country's growing economic prospects, according to the latest survey by the Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro). ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.6 mag strikes near Hirara in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 135 km SE of Hirara, Japan (84 miles). The temblor was picked up at 06:03:21 / 6:03 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has ... ( read original story ...)
Noguchi’s park sculpted from trash
But I was able to look across not only the grounds of the park but also Sapporo’s city center and Mt. Eniwa. The park area is blanketed with silvery white snow in winter. In the season, local resident... ( read original story ...)
Death Toll in Japan Floods Rises to 200 as U.N. Offers Assistance
Landslides and flooding caused by torrential rain in Japan have killed 200 people in what has become one of the deadliest natural disasters to hit the country since the earthquake and tsunami of 2011. ... ( read original story ...)