OSAKA – Kindai University, which pioneered the artificial farming of bluefin tuna — a pricy delicacy served as sushi — is giving new life to the discarded skin of the precious fish by utilizing it for leather and cosmetics products. The Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Is Giving Away a Ram Truck in Facebook Sweepstakes
The grand prize in Yokohama Tire Corp.’s “Get Trucked Up Giveaway” is a custom-built 2017 Ram 2500 Power Wagon crew cab 4x4 featuring the company’s new Geolandar M/T G003 mud-terrain tires. The contest runs through Oct. 15. Yokohama is presenting ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s south hit by 5.0 quake, no tsunami
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 has hit southern Japan but is not likely to cause a tsunami, Japan Meteorological Agency says. The 11:31 pm (0031 AEST) quake was centred in the Bungo strait connecting the southern main islands of Kyushu ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Gains Ground on Wasteful Workaholics
First, the good news: Japan has finally begun to wrestle with its endemic problem of long, unproductive working hours. Japanese companies are famous for forcing their employees to work unpaid overtime long into the night. Workers are afraid that if they ... ( read original story ...)
Japan eyes U.S. nuclear pact that renews automatically amid Trump administration vacancies
Japan will seek a nuclear pact with the United States that renews automatically while it continues reprocessing spent fuel and enriching uranium, rather than a long-term pact similar to one set to expire next year, government sources said Tuesday. Ahead of ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka broadcaster denies adulterous relationship involving host influenced programming
OSAKA (TR) – Mainichi Broadcasting System claimed earlier this month that an adulterous relationship involving a host of a daily news program and the head of a non-profit organization, as alleged by a weekly magazine, had no effect on its programming ... ( read original story ...)
USS Fitzgerald collision wasn’t reported for nearly an hour, Japan says
The impact crushed the starboard side of the Fitzgerald. The ship was listing as it sailed into its home port in Yokosuka, Japan, Saturday, CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy reports. The commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet said the sailors' actions kept the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. identifies sailors who died in ship crash off Japan
Among the seven U.S. Navy sailors who died in the Saturday collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a Philippine-flagged container ship off Japan were an Ohioan expecting to retire soon, a Maryland man his father called his best friend, and a Connecticut ... ( read original story ...)
What we know about Navy destroyer’s deadly collision with a container ship off Japan
The Japanese coast guard is investigating the collision between ... including those sleeping in bunks below and above him and that three men in the berth above his died as well. At a news conference Sunday, Vice Adm. Joseph P. Aucoin of the 7th Fleet ... ( read original story ...)
Top US Navy commander in Japan over destroyer collision
Richardson would also meet Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force and coastguard officials to express his appreciation for their help in the search, Kyodo News reported. ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-EyeGene receives Japan patent
* Says it received Japan patent on June 19, for pharmaceutical composition for treating vascular-related diseases comprising peptide * Patent number is 2015-151258 Source text in Korean: goo.gl/q6tTFH Further company coverage: (Beijing Headline News) ( read original story ...)
Emiratis to get visa-free entry in Japan
Abu Dhabi: UAE nationals can travel to Japan without visas, a senior ministry official said yesterday. Ahmad Saeed Elham Al Daheri, Assistant Under-Secretary for Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan government-led group tells Toshiba to fix chip spat with Western Digital: sources
The group includes a state-backed fund, the Innovation Network Corp of Japan (INCJ), the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), as well as U.S. private equity firm Bain Capital and South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix Inc. Western Digital, which jointly operates ... ( read original story ...)
Europe and Japan higher on Wall Street, rest of Asia dips
TOKYO (AP) — European shares rose in early trading Tuesday and Japan's benchmark finished higher, cheered by gains on Wall Street, but other Asian markets dipped. KEEPING SCORE: France's CAC 40 added 0.5 percent in early trading to 5,335.51. Germany's ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s governor decides to keep famous Tsukiji fish market
Tsukiji is a valuable brand and landmark, she said at a news conference. "Our country has always valued tradition," she said. This Oct. 2, 2016 photo shows a new fish market at Toyosu in Tokyo. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Tuesday, June 20, 2017 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor to move world’s biggest fish market, redevelop area
TOKYO The governor of Tokyo announced on Tuesday a long-delayed ... "Because we're a nation that treasures our traditional culture, I want to promote the Tsukiji brand," she told a news conference. Tsukiji draws tens of thousands of visitors a ... ( read original story ...)