YOKOHAMA, Japan Japan will provide $40 million to the Asian Development Bank to promote high-level technology as part of efforts to boost quality infrastructure in Asia, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Saturday. "Japan has been promoting quality ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo housing: City life draws youth, leaving seniors in depopulated suburbs
Adam Walsh is a reporter for the St. John's Morning Show, currently working in Tokyo on a partnership with the Japanese public broadcaster NHK. Tucked away in his office in Japan's most prestigious university, Hideki Koizumi is worried. The towering cranes ... ( read original story ...)
7 Popular Nightclubs in Sapporo’s Susuki District
Vanity Sapporo is a dance club from the creators of V2 Tokyo ... Its events attract people from all over Japan so be sure to like them on Facebook and get news on all the latest happenings. Sound Lab Mole is a club located in the underground shopping ... ( read original story ...)
Aichi cops: Body believed to be Nagoya student found after explosion
A body likely belonging to a male student was found after an explosion at his dorm room at Nagoya University on Thursday (TV Asahi ... about repeating a year” at university, according to TBS News (May 4). The explosion was heard when the student returned ... ( read original story ...)
Asian development lender takes stock as U.S. policy shifts
YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Investments should concentrate on high-quality projects to promote development that make technology available to all as the region stretches to make up for a shortfall in needed spending, the Asian Development Bank's president and other ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to donate $40m to ADB infrastructure fund
YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Japan will donate a total of $40 million to assist with high-level infrastructure projects elsewhere in Asia, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Taro Aso announced on Saturday at the Asian Development Bank's annual meeting. ( read original story ...)
Japan, China agree to enhance financial cooperation
The two ministers also agreed to hold the next bilateral economic dialogue in 2018 in China, a joint statement issued after their meeting showed. (Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Keith Weir) ( read original story ...)