Subaru and its official performance arm STI have an interesting concept based on the BRZ due for a reveal at the upcoming 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon. The concept is called the BRZ STI Sport and is described as a more mature take on the Subaru sports car. ( read original story ...)
Final Olympics price tag almost certain to exceed current estimate
This is the first in a six-part New Year’s series examining how Japan is preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. On Dec. 21, the organizers of the Tokyo Summer Games announced that the 2020 sports extravaganza will cost no more than ¥1.8 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo bar actually model ‘secret base’ for Gundam fanatics
A small bar in Tokyo’s Nakano Ward is becoming popular with middle-aged men who like to make plastic models of characters from the “Mobile Suit Gundam” cartoon. “It’s like a secret base,” said Kentaro Nonaka, 36, a company worker who lives in ... ( read original story ...)
Tempura from Osaka
My favourite tempura bar, Tenshin at Regent Singapore hotel, just got itself some competition. Ippoh Tempura Bar by Osaka's Ginza Ippoh opened earlier this month at Como Dempsey. The family- owned Ippoh brand dates back to 1850 and is said to be the oldest ... ( read original story ...)
OCA head would back Sapporo bid for 2024 Games
Sapporo will have the full backing of Asia should the city formally bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics, Olympic Council of Asia president Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah said in an interview with Kyodo News. Sapporo, which will host the Asian Winter Games ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's defense minister visits controversial shrine after Pearl Harbor
Japan's Kyodo News service reported that Abe, who was golfing outside Tokyo, refused comment when asked about Inada's visit. The defense minister doffed her shoes on her way into the shrine, and afterward told waiting journalists, "Regardless of ... ( read original story ...)
Head of Japan's largest advertising agency resigns after suicide of overworked employee
The head of Japan's largest advertising agency has said he will resign following the "death by overwork" of a young employee who put in hundreds of hours in overtime. Matsuri Takahashi, a 24-year-old worker at Dentsu, took her own life in December last ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japanese people are wrapping themselves up in cloth
If you don't like tight spaces, you might want to look away now. Otonamaki, which directly translates to "adult wrapping", is a Japanese therapeutic method meant to alleviate posture problems and stiffness and it is gaining traction around the country. ( read original story ...)
FUKUSHIMA FEARS – Powerful earthquake hits nuclear power plant region in Japan
Japan’s NHK news agency said the tremors were felt throughout “wide areas” of the east coast, though the epicentre was not at sea, meaning a tsunami is unlikely. The Japan News said it was powerful enough to be felt in the same region as the nuclear ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's defence minister visits Yasukuni shrine after Pearl Harbor
Japan's Kyodo News service reported that Abe, who was golfing outside Tokyo, refused comment when asked about Inada's visit. The defence minister doffed her shoes on her way into the shrine, and afterward told waiting journalists, "Regardless of ... ( read original story ...)
The top Japan news stories of 2016
The Japan Times newsroom selected these national news stories as the most important of 2016 ... atomic bombs and called for the elimination of nuclear weapons. People in Tokyo watch a speech by Emperor Akihito on Aug. 8. | BLOOMBERG 2. ( read original story ...)
Japanese exec resigning after overworked worker's suicide
President Tadashi Ishii said at a Tokyo news conference he will tender his resignation at a board meeting in January although he will stay through March as a courtesy to shareholders. Earlier Wednesday, government authorities filed papers demanding ... ( read original story ...)
Dentsu chief to resign over employee's suicide from overwork
President Tadashi Ishii said at a Tokyo news conference he will tender his resignation at a board meeting in January although he will stay through March as a courtesy to shareholders. Earlier Wednesday, government authorities filed papers demanding ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese PM visits Pearl Harbor memorial, says 'we must never repeat the horrors of war'
Under a warm Oahu sun, with the tranquil, teal waters of Pearl Harbor behind them, former enemies came together Tuesday to acknowledge the tremendous loss caused by the Japanese attack on U.S. military installations in Hawaii 75 years ago. Japanese Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Obama joins Japanese PM in historic Pearl Harbor visit
Putting 75 years of resentment behind them, the leaders of the United States and Japan have come together for a historic pilgrimage to Pearl Harbor, where a devastating surprise attack sent the U.S. marching into the Second World War. Ahead of a visit to ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama beat Thailand, win Thanh Nien U21 Cup
Yokohama beat Thailand, win Thanh Nien U21 Cup, Sports news, football, Vietnam sports, vietnamnet bridge, english news, Vietnam news, news Vietnam, vietnamnet news, Vietnam net news, Vietnam latest news, vn news, Vietnam breaking news ( read original story ...)