and Sapporo, Japan. “We are pretty happy with the status of this candidature procedure,” Bach said on Friday at a news conference after a three-day executive board meeting The IOC leader suggests fewe... ( read original story ...)
Japan has resumed Canadian wheat imports after temporary suspension: Ottawa
Ottawa says Japan has ended its temporary suspension of Canadian wheat imports. Japan had halted shipments after some unauthorized genetically modified wheat was found in southern Alberta. READ MORE: ... ( read original story ...)
Japan resumes Canadian wheat imports after Alberta GMO discovery
Prairie farmers received good news Friday as Japan, this country’s second-largest buyer of wheat, announced it would resume commercial wheat shipments from Canada one month after the discovery of a ha... ( read original story ...)
Should You Travel To Tokyo Or Osaka?
Osaka’s Imperial Hotel has made its own bit of history — though the building only dates back to 1996. But even in that relatively short span, the property has hosted political dignitaries, entertainme... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new casino law sets stage for global bidding war
TOKYO -- Japanese lawmakers on Friday night enacted controversial ... majority of the public did not want the bill passed during the current Diet session. In a Nikkei poll at the end of June, 53% of t... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc to chase casino stakes as key law passes: industry insiders
A government survey last year showed some 3.6 percent of Japanese, or 3.2 million people, had been hooked on gambling - often “pachinko” pinball - at some point in their lives. A Jiji news agency poll ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe says Japanese auto imports are no threat to U.S. national security
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday imports ... damaged U.S. national security and will not do so in the future,” Abe said at a news conference to mark the end of the pa... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Inflation Inches Higher, Adding to Upward Moves in Wages
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s inflation accelerated slightly in June, building on modest gains in wages and providing a touch of encouragement for the Bank of Japan. Energy costs were a big part of the incre... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s inflation target dims as prices barely budge
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s annual core consumer inflation quickened slightly in June but the rise was due largely to recent gains in oil costs with prices of other goods barely picking up, a setback fo... ( read original story ...)
Japan beefs up child welfare measures after ‘soul-crushing’ abuse death
told a news conference. Three weeks before Yua died, her mother had refused to let welfare workers see her at the family's apartment in Tokyo, the head of the local authority in Japan's capital said. ... ( read original story ...)
Heat wave has Tokyo residents concerned about Olympics
In 1964, the Olympics in Tokyo were held in October, mostly to avoid the scorching heat. But that was before the Olympics became big business and TV contracts determined schedules. Organizers are doin... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament Is In Shambles, But Hometown Hero Mitakeumi Emerges From the Chaos
Tochinoshin is out in his first tournament as an Ozeki, even after dominating the early part of the Basho. Somehow, the emerging story of the Nagoya Basho is the surprise run of Mitakeumi. As a kind o... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya court hands woman two-year prison term for destroying 54 violins owned by her former husband
NAGOYA – The ex-wife of a former violin maker was sentenced by a court to two years in prison Thursday for breaking into his house and destroying his 54 violins and 70 bows. Qin Yue, a 35-year-old Chi... ( read original story ...)
Inside the Tokyo temple where the ‘waving cat’ was born
While many may associate the talisman with Chinese business establishments, their origins actually reside in Japan. There's some debate as to which city holds the claim, but the most enduring legend i... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 needs foreign help: IOC’s Coates
TOKYO (Reuters) - International Olympic Committee (IOC ... then more liaison work with international federations is necessary,” Kyodo News quoted Coates as saying. “The federations are not going to ha... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kobe Steel indicted over quality scandal
Kobe Steel has been indicted for allegedly violating Japan's competition law after the firm admitted it had fabricated strength and quality data of products sold to hundreds of clients. Kobe Steel, wh... ( read original story ...)