Do your feet smell bad? Just a little or absolutely awful? If you don't dare to ask a friend, one Japanese start-up might have the answer with a new robot dog that will sniff your feet and give you a pitilessly honest verdict -- even fainting if the stink ... ( read original story ...)
Gov. Holcomb trip to Japan could mean more business to Indiana
Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb landed in Japan Friday morning to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-based GMO Internet Group Plans to Spend $320M on Bitcoin Mining Busines
Tokyo-based GMO Internet Group, which was previously mainly engaged in providing of web hosting and a range of other digital services, now plans to expand its portfolio by entering cryptocurrency mining business. According to the notice, published on the ... ( read original story ...)
Uttama: Japan, our true friend
Japan ranked as the biggest foreign investor in Thailand in ... system to be offered to those who are expected to invest in the EEC to use for their business expansion in Thailand," Mr Uttama said, referring to a data analytics process of examining large ... ( read original story ...)
Gov. Holcomb’s trip to Japan could mean more business to Indiana
Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) (WISH Photo) INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb landed in Japan Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Tourism agency drafting mandatory ‘minpaku’ business holiday rules
The Japan Tourism Agency is considering requesting municipalities to designate periods during which minpaku private lodging services must be shut in their regions. Municipalities will be free to decide when to set such local minpaku business holidays ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks slide as investors brace for more missile tests by North Korea
(Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average dropped to four-month lows on Friday while the broader Topix was almost flat as investors held off buying on concerns North Korea could launch another missile on Saturday to mark its founding day. The Nikkei fell 0 ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese economic growth has been significantly downgraded
Business Insider Australia is the Australian edition of the world’s fastest-growing business news website, Business Insider. Japan's economy didn't grow as fast as first thought in the June quarter. According to data released by the government today ... ( read original story ...)
Business Trip To Japan Could Help Hoosier Economy
Indianapolis - Gov. Eric Holcomb landed in Japan Friday morning to kick off a weeklong trip to attract more business from Japan. The state said that partnership between Japan and Indiana is quite strong. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation said ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to seek partial smoking ban by 2019, Koike says
“In 2019 Tokyo will host the Rugby World Cup, and I want to introduce the ban before that,” Koike told a regular news conference at the government headquarters in Shinjuku Ward. She also stressed Tokyo’s role as the host city of the 2020 Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
Kakao stock surges on IPO plan in Japan
The stock value has continued to improve in recent days after overseas media reported on Kakao Japan's plan to go public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2020. Kakao did not confirm the reports, but said the IPO is one option to boost the Japanese branch's ... ( read original story ...)
Western Digital seeks Y50 billion from Apple to help finance Toshiba chip bid: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - A group including Western Digital (:WDC.O) is seeking around 50 billion yen ($464 million) from Apple Inc (:AAPL.O) to help finance a bid for Toshiba Corp's (:6502.T) memory chip unit, Kyodo news agency reported on Friday. Western Digital ... ( read original story ...)
Japan riveted as beloved baseball team and star player compete in Thunder Bay
In Japan, however, it's a whole other ball game. More than 50 members of the Japanese media arrived in Thunder Bay, Ont., last week to broadcast the games of their national team and follow every move of its star player, Kotaro Kiyomiya. "High school ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei down, Topix flat as investors brace for N. Korea holiday
TOKYO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average dipped near four-month lows on Friday while the broader Topix was almost flat as investors held off buying on concerns North Korea could launch another missile test on its important national holiday ... ( read original story ...)
5.3 magnitude earthquake hits north Japan, no tsunami alert issued
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit northern Japan on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter of the 10:26 p.m. (1326 GMT) earthquake was in Akita Prefecture. “This earthquake poses no tsunami risk,” the agency ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Earthquake: 5.3 quake hits shortly after Mexico disaster
The 5.3 tremor struck the region of Akita, in the north west of the counrty. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the earthquake took place 10 kilometres beneath the surface at around 10.20PM local time. According to local media outlet NHK ... ( read original story ...)