Passengers sailing from Yokohama, Japan’s Osanbash cruise terminal will be sent off in style, as the port has organized a farewell ceremony for every ship call. Tourists, locals and terminal employees will gather with yellow cloth handkerchiefs (provided ... ( read original story ...)
How ready are you for Japan’s next big earthquake?
Emergency kits are a must-have in earthquake prone Japan, but a survey by The Japan Times has found that a number of people did not use theirs when a deadly quake rocked Osaka Prefecture and its vicinity last week. The June 18 quake, which affected 30 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan fears larger earthquake after Osaka tremor
Seven years after almost 20,000 people died in an earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeast Japan, experts fear that Monday's tremor could be the harbinger of the much-feared rupture of Nankai Trough. When the earthquake struck Osaka on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Recreating the chameleon: material mimics color changes of living organisms
Researchers at Nagoya University develop a composite material that, by adjusting its composition and exposing it to different types of light, can mimic animals' changes in color. Nagoya, Japan - A range of creatures, including chameleons, octopuses ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Passes Strict Anti-Smoking Laws Ahead Of 2020 Olympics
Tokyo's city government Wednesday passed strict new anti-smoking rules ahead of the 2020 Olympics, leapfrogging national legislation on lighting up that has been watered down after opposition from pro-smoking MPs. Japan has long been an outlier in the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo passes strict anti-smoking laws ahead of Olympics
Tokyo's city government Wednesday passed strict new anti-smoking rules ahead of the 2020 Olympics, leapfrogging national legislation on lighting up that has been watered down after opposition from pro-smoking MPs. Japan has long been an outlier in the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei drops as ex-dividend trade pressures; airlines, shippers hit by rising oil
TOKYO, June 27 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average dropped on Wednesday morning after higher oil prices hurt airlines and shippers, while companies’ going ex-dividend added to the market’s broader weakness. The Nikkei fell 0.5 percent to 22,226 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Finance Minister Balks at Changing Crypto Tax Rules
Japan's top financial official is cautious about the idea of his nation changing how it taxes gains from cryptocurrencies. During a meeting with the budget committee of the Upper House on June 25, Senator Kenji Fukimaki asked whether Japan's tax policy on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, South Korea in talks with U.S to avert damage from Iran sanctions
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference on Wednesday that Japan and the United States were in talks about the sanctions on Iran, but declined to reveal details. “Japan and the U.S. are in talks now on re-application of U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Japan space explorer arrives at asteroid to collect samples
TOKYO – A Japanese space explorer arrived at an asteroid Wednesday after a 3½-year journey and now begins its real work of trying to blow a crater to collect samples to eventually bring back to Earth. The unmanned Hayabusa2 spacecraft reached its base ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Japan space explorer arrives on asteroid to retrieve samples
TOKYO —A Japanese space explorer arrived at an asteroid Wednesday after a 3½-year journey and now begins its real work of trying to blow a crater to collect samples to eventually bring back to Earth. The unmanned Hayabusa2 spacecraft reached its base of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo station maps to be standardized
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry is planning to standardize station maps at train and subway stations in Tokyo in preparation for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The designs of such maps currently vary among railway and ... ( read original story ...)
Tokai Tokyo Financial : to Acquire 20% Shares of MONEY DESIGN
Note: This English translation is for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between the Japanese original and this English translation, the Japanese original shall prevail. We assume no responsibility for this translation or for direct ... ( read original story ...)
Peak Japan: Hello Kitty bullet train debuts this week
Resplendent in shocking pink, a sleek "Hello Kitty" bullet train, complete with special carriages festooned with images of the global icon from Japan, has been unveiled before it chugs into service this week. The special shinkansen or bullet train will run ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei falls 0.8% on stronger yen, trade war fears
Japan share market finished session lower on Monday, 25 June 2018, as yen's strengthening against the dollar on the back of concerns over increasing trade friction between the United States with China and the European Union and other economies weighed on ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Quest to Spur 2 Percent Inflation
The U.S. Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank are among the world’s monetary authorities that have set an inflation target right around 2 percent. Nowhere, though, does the quest for this number carry drama like it does in ... ( read original story ...)