Japan's 127 year-old Imperial Hotel, Ltd. has announced the appointment of Yukio Kanao as General Manager of the Tokyo flagship Imperial Hotel, effective April 1, 2017. Kanao was formerly Deputy General Manager of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo and Senior ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cops search for woman suspected in ¥840,000 fraud
Tokyo police are searching for a woman (Fuji News Network) TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police are seeking the help of the public in locating a woman suspected in the swindling of an elderly person in Kita Ward out of nearly one million yen earlier ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Nomura targets younger generation as demographic crunch looms
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nomura Holdings Inc aims to leverage its access to about 1.6 million members of employee stock ownership plans to tap a new generation of customers as its client base grays. The country's largest brokerage is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cops nab sushi chef in molestation of 8-year-old girl
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a sushi chef in the molestation of a young girl in Edogawa Ward last month, reports TBS News (Apr. 12). On the afternoon of March 7, Noritatsu Kino, 51, stopped the girl, 8, as she commuted home on a road in the ward ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower on yen's strength after Trump's remarks on dollar
TOKYO, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Thursday on the yen's continued appreciation against the U.S. dollar following U.S. President Donald Trump warning that the dollar was getting too strong. As of 9:15 a.m. here, the 225-issue Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Drift An Important Chapter In Fast & Furious Series Feels Chris Morgan
But the screenwriter Chris Morgan feels it is their third film Tokyo Drift(though tanked at the box office), which is crucial in the growth and progression of the Fast & Furious franchise. "Originally, I started as a fan. I went to see the original film at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, US to widen scope of talks on North Korea strike
TOKYO -- Japan and the U.S. plan to conduct prior consultations on any military action by the latter against North Korea, broadening a decades-old framework to include operations by American forces other than those stationed here. The U.S. agreed in 1960 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Atomic Power looks to operate reactors abroad with US partner
TOKYO -- Japan Atomic Power will form a joint venture with American energy provider Exelon to snag orders overseas for operating and maintaining nuclear power plants, with the first involving a Hitachi-led project in the U.K. The new company will be ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, U.S. likely to engage in trade talks in near future – Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - A firm majority of economists expect Japan will engage in bilateral trade talks with the United States in the near future, a Reuters poll showed ahead of next week's high-level economic talks between the two nations. Japan and the United ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits fresh 4-month low as yen spikes; automakers, financials fall
TOKYO, April 13 Japanese stocks posted fresh four-month lows on Thursday morning as the yen spiked against the dollar after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S currency was too strong, hitting automakers and tech shares hard. The Nikkei 225 share ... ( read original story ...)
China’s property bubble requires supply-side reform
Many investors compare China's current property market with Japan's housing price bubble which collapsed in the early 1990s and caused a downturn in the country's economy for almost three decades. Tokyo investors raised several interesting questions. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo sues government for return of tax money paid on sale of beer-like drink
Sapporo Breweries Ltd. filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the government with the Tokyo District Court seeking a return tax money the company paid on its beer-like alcoholic beverage Goku Zero. The beer maker has been seeking the return of ¥11.5 billion ($ ... ( read original story ...)
Surprisingly long lifetime of high adhesion property of plasma-treated Polytetrafluoroethylene
Osaka University. (2017, April 12). Surprisingly long lifetime of high adhesion property of plasma-treated Polytetrafluoroethylene. ScienceDaily. Retrieved April 12, 2017 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170412120213.htm Osaka University. ( read original story ...)
Surprisingly long lifetime of high adhesion property of plasma-treated PTFE
Long lifetime of high adhesion property of heat-assisted plasma-treated PTFE. White: fluoropolymer sheet, Blue: isobutylene-isoprene rubber (IIR). Credit: Osaka University Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), or Telfon as it is better known, is used in a ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Becomes the First Municipality in Japan to Recognize Same-Sex Foster Parents
The Twitter account that promoted the release of the movie in Japan also commented on the decision by the city of Osaka: When we saw the news we were quite surprised, and when "Any Day Now" started trending on Twitter we were surprised as well. Of course ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese snack giant Calbee hit by potato shortage
according to Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The higher prices are being felt in Tokyo, where 1kg of potatoes now costs 402 yen (£2.95; $3.60), compared with 336 yen in the same month a year ago, Reuters news agency said. ( read original story ...)