TOKYO, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks rose from the bell on Monday mirroring a strong showing of U.S. shares on Wall Street on Friday, as markets also anticipated successful economic ties between Japan and the U.S. following the conclusion of the first ... ( read original story ...)
The angry red panda that is Japan's new working woman
she said. "I sing in both London and Tokyo but I find that people in London accept me without any hesitation." "But in Japan, I don't really expect them to understand so I haven't told many people who I used to work with," she added. For communications ... ( read original story ...)
Agency: Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku member died from abnormal heart rhythm
Rina Matsuno died after being rushed to a Tokyo hospital on February 8 Rina Matsuno of Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku died last week due to an abnormal heart rhythm (Fuji News Network) TOKYO (TR) – An abnormal heart rhythm was the cause of death of Rina Matsuno ... ( read original story ...)
Valentine’s Day murder in Fuchu remains unsolved 12 years on
Tokyo Metropolitan Police are seeking the help of the public in locating the male suspect, reports Nippon News Network (Feb. 12). On February 14, 2005, Hiroki Goto, a 39-year-old manager of what is today Tama Shinkin Bank, was stabbed to death by an ... ( read original story ...)
A hastily called news conference caps a surreal day for Trump in South Florida
It ended with Trump summoning the same reporters to another Trump-owned property, where the president put on another display of friendship for Abe: a pledge at a late-night news conference to stand by Japan “100 percent” in the wake of North Korea’s ... ( read original story ...)
Trump’s Florida estate spurs ethics debate, more protests
He has described the sprawling Mar-a-Lago property as the Winter White House and has spent two weekends there so far this month. But it’s also become a magnet for anti-Trump protesters and the subject of an ethics debate over his invitation to Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Homeowners in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire blighted by Japanese knotweed from public land assured that help is at hand
HOMEOWNERS in Gloucestershire and Wiltshire blighted by Japanese knotweed spreading to their property from public land are being assured that help is at hand. Network Rail was last week ordered to pay compensation for damage caused to homes by the invasive ... ( read original story ...)
Japan killjoys wage war on Valentine's 'conspiracy'
As Japan prepares to celebrate Valentine's Day, a cranky group of Marxist protesters have called for an end to public displays of love, claiming it hurts their feelings. Members of 'Kakuhido', or the Revolutionary Alliance of Men that Women find ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to propose Y5 bil to compensate firms for delayed Tsukiji relocation
Tokyo Gov Yuriko Koike says the metropolitan government will propose an extra budget of 5 billion yen to compensate businesses for losses stemming from its postponement of the Tsukiji fish market relocation amid safety concerns at the new site. But Koike ... ( read original story ...)
Kipsang heads east as he targets to break Tokyo marathon course record
NAIROBI, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's Wilson Kipsang has taken his training for the Tokyo marathon a notch higher as he seeks his first win in over a year. Kipsang, whose last victory in marathon was back in 2015, has been struggling for form and came close ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo office vacancy rate up in January
The average office vacancy rate in central Tokyo rose 0.13 percentage point from the previous month to 3.74% at the end of January, after a fall in December, a real estate broker said Friday. Miki Shoji Co said although there were few large-scale ... ( read original story ...)
Kipsang heads east as he targets Tokyo marathon record
Kenya's Wilson Kipsang has taken his training for the Tokyo marathon a notch higher as he seeks his first win in over a year. Kipsang, whose last victory in marathon was back in 2015, has been struggling for form and came close to winning in Berlin last ... ( read original story ...)
mita Sneakers x New Balance 247 “Tokyo Rat” Releases Worldwide
The first-ever collaboration for the hot New Balance 247 is now available, as the “Tokyo Rat” colorway by mita Sneakers just hit select retailers around the globe today. A rat may be an unlikely source of inspiration for a sneaker, but as you can see ... ( read original story ...)
Governors’ association may ask government to introduce accommodation tax
“The accommodation tax has a potential to become a nationwide duty,” Yamada said. Currently, an accommodation tax has been introduced by the Tokyo metropolitan and Osaka prefectural governments based on their respective ordinances. Yamada, who is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic medals to be made from recycled donated metal
"There's quite a limit on the resources of our earth, and so recycling these things and giving them a new use will make us all think about the environment," Tokyo 2020 Sports Director Koji Murofushi told a news conference. "Having a project that allows all ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic medals to be made out of old cellphones
The thousands of medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympics medals will be 100 percent made out of recycled cell phones. This is the goal the Tokyo Olympic committee, who has partnered up with telecommunications company NTT Docomo and the Japan ... ( read original story ...)