JAPANESE football side Gamba Osaka proved too strong for Adelaide United running out 3-0 winners in the opening match of Group H in the Asian Champions League at Coopers Stadium on Wednesday night. Against the club which they lost the 2008 Champions League ... ( read original story ...)
Town Hall in Tokyo and Honolulu about US-Asia relations
From the America Abroad series: US-Asia policy under President Donald Trump: A Honolulu-Tokyo Town Hall. Guests include: Grace Cheng: Associate Professor of Political Science, Hawaii Pacific University. Ralph Cossa: President, Pacific Forum CSIS. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Sartorial success and tea ceremonies in Japan's capital
By Tokyo standards, I'm basically a hobo. On a long-weekend jaunt to the Japanese capital — a sprawling, bamboozling megacity of wild consumerism, fabulous ramen, strange tribal allegiances and intense attention to detail — we wandered bleary-eyed ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Olympic leader backs Sapporo for Winter Games bid
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) " Asia's Olympic leader thinks the continent could stage a third consecutive Winter Games and Sapporo would be an ideal location. Olympic Council of Asian president Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah said Sapporo has all the facilities ... ( read original story ...)
Japan zoo kills 57 snow monkeys due to 'alien genes'
Junkichi Mima, a spokesman for conservation group WWF Japan told AFP news agency that invasive species cause problems "because they get mixed in with indigenous animals and threaten the natural environment and ecosystem". ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Sapporo 'perfect' Games host: chief Pyeongchang organizer
The head of the Pyeongchang Olympic organizers, Lee Hee Beom, on Tuesday declared Sapporo the ideal host for another winter Olympics. Speaking with less than a year to go before South Korea hosts its first winter Olympics, Lee was in Sapporo, which is ... ( read original story ...)
Insider's View: Gamba Osaka
After a disappointing 2016 ACL campaign, the 2008 winners are hoping to halt a general slide when they visit Coopers Stadium on Wednesday night Gamba Osaka coach Kenta Hasegawa has been trialling a back three in an attempt to improve his side's defensive ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics golf venue Kasumigaseki Country Club told to admit women or lose Games
The club scheduled to host the golf at the 2020 Tokyo Games must allow women to have full membership or organisers will have to find another venue, International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice president John Coates has warned. The private Kasumigaseki ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wins 4 gold in speed skating at Asian Winter Games
SAPPORO, Japan -- Japan claimed four gold medals in speed skating and China won two on the short track at the Asian Winter Games on Tuesday. Nao Kodaira of Japan earned her second gold of the Sapporo Games by beating two-time Olympic champion Lee Sang-hwa ... ( read original story ...)
Japan kindergarten apologizes after possible hate-speech comment
western Japan, has been visited by Akie Abe and is operated by Moritomo Gakuen, an educational institution that plans to open an elementary school in April with the prime minister's wife as honorary principal. Kyodo news agency reported on Friday that the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan households most cash-loving among major economies – central bank
TOKYO Japanese households hold roughly 11 times more of their assets in cash or savings accounts than ones in Sweden do, according to a survey that shows their love for cash remains intact. In 2015, the ratio of Japanese households' cash holdings ... ( read original story ...)
Japan zoo culls 57 monkeys carrying ‘invasive’ genes
TOKYO: A Japanese zoo has culled 57 native snow monkeys by lethal injection after finding that they carried genes of an “invasive alien species”, officials said Tuesday. The Takagoyama Nature Zoo in the city of Futtsu in Chiba prefecture east of Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan immigration policy to focus on highly skilled foreign workers
Sometime mid-January, an announcement was made regarding changes that will be made for permanent residency in Japan for skilled foreign workers. However, the changes appear to favor a specific type of foreign worker. To achieve permanent residency in just ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s silver-tongued Lotharios sell dreams to lonely women
TOKYO, Japan – Cigarette smoke hangs thick in the air of a Tokyo nightspot as Aki Nitta sips champagne with a trio of sweet-talking Lotharios peddling fake love at premium rates. In a country which has lost its mojo, many wealthy Japanese women spend eye ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, int'l body to promote human security in Middle East, Africa
Japan on Monday partnered with the U.N.-affiliated International Trade Center in Geneva to promote human security in conflict-ridden parts of the Middle East and Africa. Japan will contribute $794,000 to assist four ITC projects in Syria, Jordan, Sudan and ... ( read original story ...)
Spain's king, queen to visit Japan April 4-7
It will be the king's first visit to Japan since ascending the throne in 2014. The Spanish royal couple will also meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the visit, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said. To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website ... ( read original story ...)