Tokyo: Woman dies in fall into hole while burying cat corpse

The corpse of a woman was found along with a garden shovel on her property in Adachi Ward TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police suspect that a woman died in an accident while burying a corpse of a cat on her property in Adachi Ward, reports the Sankei ... ( read original story ...)

Japan PM Abe’s rating falls in media poll amid scandal woes

TOKYO (Reuters) - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ... Another survey released on Sunday by Kyodo news agency put Abe’s support at 37 percent, down 5.4 points. The polls come ahead of Abe’s summit this week with U.S. President Trump ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten aims for an ‘ecosystem’

Rakuten announced this week it had received approval from the Japanese government to enter the mobile network operator business. Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten is branching out. Following an announcement of a new partnership with Walmart to launch an ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo Dome boasts hovering stage

SAPPORO, Japan - The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters baseball team plans to move from Sapporo Dome, but the facility will remain one of Hokkaido's largest event venues. The stadium is scheduled to host some of the matches of the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and it ... ( read original story ...)

Make ‘manga’, win a trip to Japan

THE Embassy of Japan in the Philippines is pleased to announce that it is now accepting entries for the 12th Japan International Manga Award. Interested participants must submit a completed entry form and two hard copies of their original manga work ... ( read original story ...)

Business Highlights

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's business depends almost entirely on selling ads targeted ... Asia cautious about possible Trump rethink on trade deal TOKYO (AP) — Japan, Australia and New Zealand are reacting cautiously after President Donald Trump signaled ... ( read original story ...)