TOKYO -- Japan launched its own highly precise satellite positioning system Thursday, a move expected to generate new services worth nearly 5 trillion yen ($44.4 billion) by 2025 as players like ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises to 1-1/2-week high tracking Wall Street; Apple suppliers fall
TOKYO, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei soared to 1-1/2-week high on Friday tracking gains on Wall Street, but electronics components makers languished after Apple’s conservative outlook disappointed ... ( read original story ...)
Emirates launches new scheduled A380 services to Hamburg and Osaka
A380 network expands East and West to reach 50 destinations worldwide 22 percent capacity increase on route to Hamburg; 38 percent on Osaka flight; enabling more passengers to enjoy the comforts of th... ( read original story ...)
Asia’s snowflake generation: China’s skiers flock to Japan
“Even if you are beginner you understand that, when it comes to skiing, the world is different in Japan.” Young Chinese powder-hounds are one of several groups of Asian visitors transforming the skiin... ( read original story ...)
Japanese island vanishes after winds and drift ice wear it away
First a hurricane wiped a Hawaiian island out of existence, now Japan has lost a small piece of land to wind and drift ice. A Japanese island known as Esanbe Hanakita Kojima, which was located 500 ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls as Docomo sparks telecom earnings fears; Rakuten rises
TOKYO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Thursday, pulled down by large cap mobile phone companies after NTT Docomo said lower service fees will start hitting its earnings next year, stoking co... ( read original story ...)
Japan Victory Over Mobile Carriers Triggers $34 Billion Rout
(Bloomberg) -- NTT Docomo Inc. led a 3.8 trillion yen ($34 billion) stock rout of Japan’s top three mobile carriers after it appeared to cave in to pressure from the government, which has long claimed ... ( read original story ...)
Australian investor adds luxury ski cabin in Japan to his growing portfolio
David Crofton and his wife met at a ski shop in Erina. Years later, the pair now own a luxury ski cabin in Niseko, Japan as well as other property in Australia. In this episode of the Smart Property I... ( read original story ...)
Better Safe than Sorry: What to Do When an Earthquake Hits While You’re in Japan
Japan is globally known as “earthquake country.” The Japanese archipelago actually sits on a spot called the “Ring of Fire” where four earthquake-causing plates overlap and smush into each other, caus... ( read original story ...)
Japanese quake equipment maker comes under pressure in Taiwan
TOKYO -- Independent disaster experts are raising questions over the testing procedures for critical anti-earthquake equipment, after Japan's KYB this month revealed it had falsified test data on ... ( read original story ...)
Cosmetology license earned in Japan won’t get foreigners a visa
TOKYO -- Foreign workers remain essentially blocked from many industries in Japan such as cosmetology despite the nation's critical labor shortage. Most hairstylists from overseas who attend ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls as Docomo sparks telecom earnings fears
TOKYO, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Thursday, pulled down by large cap mobile phone companies after NTT Docomo said lower service fees will start hitting its earnings from the next fiscal ... ( read original story ...)
Japan lands trove of offshore asset data to fight tax evasion
TOKYO -- Japan's National Tax Agency said Wednesday that it has obtained information on about 550,000 accounts that residents of Japan hold overseas, data expected to be a powerful tool in ... ( read original story ...)
Foreign investor faith in Tokyo again proves fragile
Bankers shuttling between Tokyo’s Otemachi financial centre and the Halloween celebrations in Shibuya last night did not have to work hard to perfect the broken stagger of the undead. October, said SM... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.5 mag strikes near Ishinomaki in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 233 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan (145 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:21:42 / 1:21 am (local time epicente... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo swoons London before Brexit
Last year the Tokyo Metropolitan Government released the country’s first green bond which raised £130 million. Koike said the city plans to release more green bonds to help finance initiatives like sm... ( read original story ...)