Founded in 1948, Hekinan is a city of 73,000 people and is an hour’s train ride south of Nagoya in central Japan. Like Edmonds, it is a waterfront city, surrounded by a lake, a river and two bays. With more than 400 factories in the automobile ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Ships Reportedly Enter Japanese Waters Near Disputed Senkaku Islands
... Guard claim that four China's patrol ships entered Japan's territorial waters near disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, local media reported Thursday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The NHK news agency reported, citing the Japanese Coast Guard ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon opening pop-up liquor bar in Tokyo’s Ginza district
Amazon.com Inc. is opening a bar. For 10 days, the Web retailer is going to sell beer, wine, sake and cocktails in Tokyo's glitzy Ginza district to promote alcoholic products sold on its website in Japan. While Amazon has opened physical bookstores ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese woman ‘dies from overwork’ after logging 159 hours of overtime in a month
Japan’s employees used, on average ... Masahiko Yamauchi, a senior official in NHK’s news department, conceded that Sado’s death reflected a “problem for our organisation as a whole, including the labour system and how elections are covered”. ( read original story ...)
Green fingers: Japan sending garden-repair teams abroad
Tokyo (AFP) - Tokyo plans to send green fingers to every corner of the world on a mission to spruce up Japanese-style gardens that have fallen into disrepair. There are some 500 traditional gardens scattered across the globe -- from France to the United ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei swings to slight gains as other Asian markets rise
TOKYO — Japanese equities struggled for direction early Thursday despite a weaker yen, even as other markets in the region were broadly higher. The Nikkei Stock Average NIK, +0.03% was nearly unchanged in morning trade at 20,619, with the market ... ( read original story ...)
Square Enix Café Osaka, Square Enix Café Tokyo, and ARTNIA to hold campaigns for the Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary
Square Enix Café Osaka will be holding a Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign Preview Night for its grand opening in Japan. It's grand opening will be on October 14th, 2017, and the Preview Night will be on October 13th, 2017 (Friday ... ( read original story ...)
‘Comfort women’ row threatens Osaka-San Francisco sister city relationship
OSAKA – The debate over statues memorializing “comfort women,” who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels before and during World War II, is threatening to upend a six-decade sister city relationship between Osaka and San Francisco. In an ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon Is Opening a Pop-Up Liquor Bar in Tokyo
Amazon.com Inc. is opening a bar. For 10 days, the web retailer is going to sell beer, wine, sake and cocktails in Tokyo’s glitzy Ginza district to promote alcoholic products sold on its website in Japan. While Amazon has opened physical bookstores ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Hong Kong shares follow Wall St higher in quiet trade
KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.3 percent to 20,675.44 a day after closing at its highest in two years. Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced 0.7 percent to 28,392.77 but Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.7 percent to 5,660.40. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo, Hong Kong stock markets hit two-year highs; Europe mixed
HONG KONG — World stock markets were mixed on Wednesday as momentum from Wall Street’s rally faded. Investors were watching for economic data and remarks from the Fed chief to provide direction. KEEPING SCORE: European indexes were mixed in early ... ( read original story ...)
Emirates marks 15th year of operations to Japan
Emirates offers special Japanese cuisine, including the Kaiseki course meal and the premier selection of Sushi in First Class as well as a specially arranged Bento box and Sushi platter in Business Class, along with Japanese sake available in all classes. ( read original story ...)
Nippon Life to acquire MassMutual’s Japan unit
has entered into final negotiations over acquiring U.S. life insurer MassMutual Life's subsidiary in Japan, Nikkei has learned. Nippon Life will spend 100 billion to 200 billion yen ($886 million to $1.77 billion) to purchase a majority stake in the company. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends flat, hovers around 2-year highs as caution sets in
TOKYO, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average ended little changed on Thursday after hitting a two-year high in the previous session, as investors grew cautious ahead of major economic data such as the U.S. jobs report later this week. ( read original story ...)
Asia Markets Mostly Higher; Japan Stocks Lack Direction
TOKYO—Asian equity markets were broadly higher Thursday, led by a rebound in Singapore’s banking and real-estate stocks, though Japan’s benchmark index struggled for direction. The Nikkei Stock Average was nearly unchanged in afternoon trade at 20626 ... ( read original story ...)
Saxo Bank Securities in Japan warms to Torstone’s Inferno for regulatory reporting
Japan-based Saxo Bank Securities has selected Torstone Technology’s Inferno to replace its legal ledger and comply with regulatory reporting requirements. It will initially use Inferno to improve its post-trade reporting processes and is looking to add ... ( read original story ...)