The MYX S01 will be part of the company’s range of OTR and commercial tire offerings at ConExpo. Yokohama will be rolling out a new off-the-road (OTR) radial all-weather tire – the MYX S01 – at ConExpo in Las Vegas, March 7-11. In total, the company ... ( read original story ...)
Bun fight! Thousands of men in loincloths take part in a NAKED festival in Japan where they battle it out for a pair of blessed sticks
Dressed in only white loincloths, 10,000 men gathered at a Japanese temple over the weekend to scramble for a pair of lucky sticks. The men were taking part in Hadaka Matsuri - or the Naked Man Festival - which takes place every year at the Saidaiji Kannon ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Games: Largest Asian Winter Games open in Sapporo
"I declare open the eighth Asian Winter Games which are being held in Sapporo and Obihiro," the crown prince said of the games, which will run until next Sunday. Australia and New Zealand are attending as non-medal participants in their Asian Winter Games ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s buckling health care system at a crossroads
The inauguration last month of Donald Trump as U.S. president and his plan to repeal the 2010 Affordable Care Act, known as “Obamacare,” has left many people here wondering: How does Japan compare? In Japan, health care has long been likened to air and ... ( read original story ...)
Insider Podcast: Osaka Relives Fed Cup Debut, Outlines Social Media Master Plan In Dubai
DUBAI, UAE - Starting her second full season on the WTA tour, Naomi Osaka is slowly getting comfortable with her surroundings - as much off the court as on. The Japanese teenager unleashes unbridled aggression to help her win matches, and her reservedly ... ( read original story ...)
Nationalist Osaka preschool draws heat for distributing slurs against Koreans and Chinese
according to the Osaka Prefectural Government. The letter, however, is apparently just one of many incidents pointing to the pair’s nationalist and even racist leanings. A separate pamphlet distributed to parents in December and obtained by Kyodo News ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc signals boost to domestic capex but less keen on the U.S. – Reuters poll
TOKYO (Reuters) - One third of Japanese firms are looking to lift business investment at home in the next financial year, but companies are less bullish about capital spending in the United States due to uncertainty over the Trump administration's policies ... ( read original story ...)