Stocks in Asia recorded solid falls on Monday with futures trading suggesting sharp falls on Wall Street will follow ... ( read original story ...)
AG&P City Gas Gains US$120 million Equity Investment from Preeminent Japanese Consortium Osaka Gas and JOIN
Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific International Holdings (AG&P), a leading downstream LNG platform and infrastructure development company, announced today that Osaka Gas Co. Ltd., through its affiliate Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Gas: Osaka Gas Becomes the First Japanese Company to Participate in City Gas Distribution Business in India
Osaka Gas announced its participation in the City Gas Distribution business in India by investing in AG&P CGD HoldCo SPV3 (Singapore) Pte., ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Thrift: Japanese giga-chain Donki opens tomorrow at MBK
Japanese discount megastore Don Don Donki will open a new branch Tuesday at MBK Center. Taking up the former Japanese department store Tokyu, which went sayonara last year, the latest addition of the ... ( read original story ...)
American Soldiers Fuel Omicron Fear in Japan Amid Covid Outbreak
An outbreak at a U.S. military base in Japan is fueling concern about the omicron variant, months after the nation saw a record delta wave of infections ebb. ( read original story ...)
Human Rights Watch calls on Japan to suspend military exchange with Myanmar
Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Japan on Monday to halt a military study-abroad program in which cadets from Myanmar receive combat training. ( read original story ...)
Little Tokyo Tradition: Visit With Shogun Santa
We speak, of course, of Shogun Santa, a spirit-raising, smile-bringing legend around Little Tokyo and far beyond the downtown neighborhood. And making time to spend time with the joyful icon, who dons ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese actress Sayaka Kanda dies after apparent fall from a high rise building
Japanese actress and singer Sayaka Kanda has reportedly died after an apparent fall from a hotel in Sapporo, in northern Japan. Her office confirmed the news to media outlets on Sunday. She was 35. ( read original story ...)
Do Your Research Before the Olympics! A Primer for Summertime Weather and Access Information for Tokyo and Sapporo
From among Japan’s numerous travel destinations, its capital city Tokyo and and city of Sapporo in Hokkaido are among the best-known. There are a few important pieces of information that visitors ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Hirano steals the show with historic halfpipe trick
Japan's snowboarders showed why they are tipped for the podium at next year's Beijing Winter Olympics with Yuto Totsuka winning the Dew Tour men's halfpipe and Ayumu Hirano becoming the first to land ... ( read original story ...)
Japan billionaire Maezawa lands in Kazakhstan after 12-day space flight
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa returned to Earth on Monday after a 12-day journey into space, ending a practice run for his planned trip around the moon with Elon Musk's SpaceX in 2023. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Require Cyber Defenses in Infrastructure Sector: Nikkei
Japan will require companies in 14 key infrastructure sectors, including finance, telecom and transport, to prepare for possible cyberattacks, Nikkei reports, without attribution. ( read original story ...)
Kiefer Ravena comes up big in Shiga’s skid-ending win over Yokohama
Kiefer Ravena came through in the clutch as the Shiga Lakestars ended an 11-game losing skid with a win over Yokohama in the 2021-22 Japan B. League. ( read original story ...)
Yearender: Ravi Dahiya, Bajrang Punia keep India’s flag flying high in wrestling at Tokyo
Two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar's fall from grace to his prodigy Ravi Dahiya's rise as the Silver medallist in Tokyo, to Bajrang Punia, who picked up a bronze with a heavily strapped knee, TOI ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall in morning on concerns over Omicron variant
Tokyo stocks fell Monday morning, weighed down by declines on Wall Street late last week and renewed concerns over the impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant's spread on the global economy. The 225 ... ( read original story ...)
Deadly fire in Osaka, Japan leaves at least 24 people dead
A Japan has left at least 24 people dead and four injured, including three in critical condition. The fire began Friday morning in a psychiatry clinic on the fourth floor of the eight-storey Dojima ... ( read original story ...)