Kyodo news agency said Abe is likely to choose as her successor ... A defense ministry spokesman declined to comment. Japan's Defense Minister Tomomi Inada attends a lower house budget committee session at the parliament in Tokyo, Japan July 24, 2017. ( read original story ...)
‘Japan a long way from Rugby Champs inclusion’
Japan may one day be considered for inclusion in the Rugby Championship but the current focus is on improving the competitiveness of the Tokyo-based Sunwolves in Super Rugby, New Zealand's Steve Tew has said. With Japan hosting Asia's first World Cup in ... ( read original story ...)
Adtech space in Japan heats up after arrival of three companies
Last month, The New York Times also opened an office in Japan to lead all advertising in the region, including print, native, programmatic and events. Shawn Lim is a reporter at The Drum, covering industry news around the Asia Pacific region with a focus ... ( read original story ...)
Asia shares hit 2007 top, dollar skids on Fed inflation tweak
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed 0.9 percent to heights not seen since December 2007. It has gained over 5 percent so far this month. South Korea and Japan's Nikkei both added 0.2 percent, while Australia put on 0.3 percent. ( read original story ...)
China releases four of six detained Japanese
Tokyo (AFP) - Four Japanese detained in China in March for alleged "illegal activities" have safely returned home, officials said Thursday, though two others are still being held. Tensions regularly mar Japan-China relations, with a maritime territorial ... ( read original story ...)
Apple supplier Japan Display seeks $890 million to fund restructuring – source
Loss-making Japan Display Inc (>> Japan Display Inc) is seeking about 100 billion yen ($890 million) from its main creditors to fund restructuring, a source with direct knowledge of the request said. Loss-making Japan Display Inc (>> Japan Display Inc ... ( read original story ...)
BUZZ-Japan mining industry head says unclear if copper rally will continue
Japan Mining Association Chairman Yoshiaki Nakazato said the ... term due to lack of new mine developments are also behind the recent rally, Nakazato told a news conference on Thursday * Nakazato, who is also president of Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd ... ( read original story ...)
Four of six Japanese detained in China return to Japan
... Japanese nationals detained in Shandong Province and Hainan Province in March have returned to Japan," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference. China's foreign ministry said the six Japanese citizens were being held on suspicion ... ( read original story ...)
New Japan Kit Kat factory opens to meet exotic flavour demand
Wasabi and Okinawan sweet potato may not be everyone's preferred type of Kit Kat but booming demand for exotic flavours in Japan has prompted bar-maker Nestle to open a new factory. The Switzerland-based food giant announced Wednesday that it will on ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka solar scientists rough up silicon panels to boost light capture
Osaka University research team modifies the surface texture ... are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Airlines : low-cost carrier to launch flight to Hawaii via Osaka
Singapore Airlines' budget carrier Scoot will begin flying to Honolulu via Osaka by the end of this year, a company official said Wednesday. "The transit through Osaka will allow us to tap the Japanese market. The Japanese market has a significant diaspora ... ( read original story ...)
Solar scientists rough up silicon panels to boost light capture
(Nanowerk News) Power generation cost using solar panels depends on ... Now a team of scientists at Osaka University has taken a step closer to making inexpensive solar cells that can deliver the same high efficiency as more complex and expensive cells ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka restaurant chain fined for forcing foreign student employees to work excessive hours
OSAKA – An Osaka-based restaurant chain operator and its top manager were fined Wednesday for making foreign student employees work longer hours than legally permitted. The Osaka Summary Court fined Ichimonkai, the operator of the Kushikatsu Daruma ... ( read original story ...)
Divorcee destroys ex’s $1m violin collection in Japan
The most valuable instrument among the 54 casualties is an Italian-made violin worth 50m yen, the Kyodo news agency said. According to Japanese media, the woman is a Chinese national and was arrested on Tuesday upon returning from China to Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Nestle to open Japan factory for exotic Kit Kat demand
These are external links and will open in a new window Nestle is to open its first factory in Japan in more than 25 years because of demand for exotic flavours of Kit Kat. While traditionally the wafer snack has been made using milk chocolate, dozens of ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s How to Book a Roundtrip Flight to Japan for Under $400
This "hack," which allows you to score sub-$400 roundtrips to the Land of the Rising Sun, was first unearthed earlier this spring by the team at Scott's Cheap Flights, who discovered that flights from Los Angeles in and out of Nagoya, Japan were going for ... ( read original story ...)