Former Be Forward Wanderers striker, Jabulani Linje is relishing his moments with Yokohama Sports and Culture Club FC after making his debut for the Japanese League-3 out-fit on Saturday. Linje’s club beat Fukushima 3-0 and he was introduced in the ... ( read original story ...)
Horton likely to ditch 1,500m freestyle before Tokyo
Horton had said prior to the Games that he would be experimenting this year with the mix of his races, especially with the 800m freestyle being introduced for the men on the Tokyo Olympics program. It would be no surprise if Horton were to abandon the 1 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo diplomat expresses hope for cooperation with Seoul on North Korea crisis
SEOUL, April 11 (UPI) --Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono expressed hope that Seoul and Tokyo would closely cooperate to bring about the denuclearization of North Korea and establish peace in the region. His remarks came Wednesday in a meeting with his ... ( read original story ...)
Overnight landslide leaves 6 missing in southern Japan
The agency said it left six missing and damaged four homes. (Takuto Kaneko/Kyodo News via AP) Aerial photographs from Japanese news media showed a denuded swath on a thickly forested mountainside. At the bottom, a huge mound of earth and tree trunks buried ... ( read original story ...)
NO ENTRY: How Japan’s shockingly low refugee intake is shaped by the paradox of isolation, a demographic time bomb, and the fear of North Korea
His family spent a decade in Pakistan, moving frequently, while Amini's father was in Japan. After entering the country on business, the situation in Afghanistan changed and he applied for asylum. He spent the following years fighting to be recognized as a ... ( read original story ...)
London Home Prices Now Offer Clues for Buyers in New York, Tokyo
Growing integration of financial markets is a key reason. Researchers took a look at 44 cities and 40 advanced and emerging-market economies, and found that globally low interest rates have helped to push up prices the world over. What’s more ... ( read original story ...)
Yes, there’s fire, lobster, steak and a lot of sushi at University Place’s newest restaurant
What’s yum yum sauce? Why did that chef throw food at me? Here are some answers and a first-bite look at the 198-seat Sapporo Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi in University Place, which opened March 27. It’s the area’s newest teppanyaki restaurant. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower ahead of Xi speech
Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday as investors waited for a ... But the gains were tempered by late-breaking news on an investigation into President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer. Shortly before the closing bell, it emerged that the Federal Bureau ... ( read original story ...)
2018 Business & Investment Opportunities for Prepaid Cards in Japan 2013-2022 – Consumer Attitude & Behaviour, Retail Spend, Market Risk
The "Japan Prepaid Cards Business and Investment Opportunities (Databook Series) - Market Size and Forecast (2013-2022), Consumer Attitude & Behaviour, Retail Spend, Market Risk" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The prepaid card ... ( read original story ...)
Council to vote Monday on Calgary’s 2026 Olympic bid
Other cities considering bids include Graz, Austria; Stockholm, Sweden; Sapporo, Japan; Erzurum, Turkey; Sion, Switzerland and a joint effort from Cortina d’Ampezzo, Milan and Turin, Italy. Sapporo (1972), Cortina d’Ampezzo (1956) and Turin (2006 ... ( read original story ...)
Feature: Game Bar Space Station – Osaka’s Gaming Paradise
I think there are more video game bars in Osaka city than Tokyo even ... and the creator of Space Invaders just happened to be drinking there at the time. I swapped business cards with him and the picture I have with him is a treasure. ( read original story ...)
Is a massive tremor on the way? Ring of Fire activity returns as a series of earthquakes shake California and Alaska
In February another flurry of earthquakes hit the Earth's Pacific plate, renewing fears a massive tremor is on the way after four disasters jolted the region in January. Quakes have hit near Japan, Guam and Taiwan around the planet's so-called 'Ring of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay taking shape
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay will visit all 47 prefectures ... The Associated Press contributed to this report. OlympicTalk is on Apple News. Favorite us! ( read original story ...)
112-year-old Japanese man takes title as world’s oldest male
A 112-year-old Japanese man born months before Albert Einstein published his theory of special relativity was recognized on Tuesday as the world’s oldest man. Masazo Nonaka, born on July 25, 1905, took the title after Francisco Nunez Olivera of Spain ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Hong Kong to link central bank systems for easier cross-border trade
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and Hong Kong will connect their financial systems to immediately settle transactions involving assets denominated in their respective currencies, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday, in what is likely the first such attempt by any ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese police arrest 73-year-old man for allegedly keeping disabled son locked in cage for 20 years
Japanese media said the son was caged for more than 20 years, but police would not confirm that number. He told city officials that he was afraid his son was a nuisance to neighbours who had repeatedly complained, Kyodo News service reported. Yamasaki ... ( read original story ...)