Japan court upholds 'black widow' death sentence

Tokyo (AFP) - A Japanese "black widow" convicted of murdering ... The case has been closely followed in Japan and major media flashed news of the top court decision across television screens. Kijima writes a blog from the detention centre where she has ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama eco-tyre unveiled

PETALING JAYA: YHI (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, the local distributor of Yokohama tyres, has launched the new BluEarth-ES ES32 tyre which promises reduced fuel consumption and longer service life with the benefits of improved dry and wet handling. The new tyre is ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo futures set for weekly decline of nearly 7 pct

FUNDAMENTALS * The Tokyo Commodity Exchange rubber contract for September delivery had fallen 1 yen to 222 yen per kg by 0014 GMT. * For the top stories in the rubber market and other news, click or MARKET NEWS * Oil prices were little changed in modest ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo cops raid yakuza HQ in Nagoya over ¥3 million extortion

Tokyo police on Tuesday raided the headquarters of the Kodo-kai as a part of an investigation into the extortion of an elderly man out of nearly three million yen (Fuji News Network ... located in Nagoya’s Nakamura Ward, in search of evidence connected ... ( read original story ...)

Japan PM: N. Korea may be capable of sarin-loaded missiles

TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned Thursday that North Korea may be capable of firing a missile loaded with sarin nerve gas toward Japan, as international concern mounted that a missile or nuclear test by the authoritarian state could be imminent ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks down after Trump voices forex concerns

"Investors of Japanese equities are in the process of testing where the bottom would be," he told Bloomberg News. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 0.68 percent, or 125.77 points, to end the day at 18,426.84, while the Topix index of all first ... ( read original story ...)

Yukio Kanao Named General Manager for the Imperial Hotel Tokyo

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 ...)