TOKYO - Japan's parliament has passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to become the first monarch to abdicate in 200 years. The 83-year-old emperor expressed his apparent wish to abdicate last August, citing old age and health. Under the law enacted Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan passes landmark bill for Emperor Akihito to abdicate
Japan's monarchy is entwined in the Shinto religion and the emperor still performs religious ceremonies. What do the public think? Most support the emperor's desire to abdicate - a survey by the Kyodo news agency after Akihito suggested he wanted to step ... ( read original story ...)
Live horses shipped from Canadian airports to Japan for slaughter
when horses are shipped to Japan by air, professional judgement and previous experience indicate that the horses can travel safely and comfortably without segregation. Global News reached out to a company that ships horses out of Manitoba for comment ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese horse Epicharis treated for lameness before Belmont
NEW YORK -- The mystery surrounding the Japanese horse that is the early 4-1 second choice to win the Belmont Stakes has gotten deeper. Epicharis didn't train on Thursday, hours after the 3-year-old dark brown colt was treated with an anti-inflammatory for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s parliament clears way for Emperor Akihito’s abdication
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's parliament has passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to become 1st monarch to abdicate in 200 years. Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ( read original story ...)
Japanese MPs call for nuclear bunkers as Kim Jong-un carries out more missile tests
North Korea regularly threatens Japan with nuclear annihilation and the regime’s official KCNA news agency warned the country may be “reduced into ashes” if it “behaves wickedly”. Kim has conducted 10 missile tests this year in defiance of United ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ageing emperor can now abdicate
Japan's parliament has passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate, clearing the way for the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in nearly two centuries and the accession of his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, probably late next year. Akihito, 83, who ... ( read original story ...)
Japan clears way for first emperor abdication in over 200 years
Japan’s parliament passed a law Friday that clears the way ... Female imperial family members lose their royal status upon marriage to a commoner, a point highlighted by recent news that one of Akihito’s granddaughters, Princess Mako, plans to marry ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to require regional banks to contain bond-holding risk
With their margins squeezed by the Bank of Japan's negative interest rate policy, regional banks have stepped up investment on assets vulnerable to interest-rate risk, such as foreign bonds. Under the rule, from the fiscal year ending in March 2019 ... ( read original story ...)
The Saudi Aramco IPO is a game-changer for the Saudi economy
surpassing Alibaba’s $25 billion IPO in 2014. Several exchanges are competing for the honor, including those in London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and New York. The London Stock Exchange (LSE) generally requires at least 25 percent of a firm’s shares to be ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo envisions bright future as world financial hub
TOKYO -- Tokyo's road map for becoming a global financial hub would slash taxes and dismantle regulatory hurdles, aiming to draw in 40 foreign companies by fiscal 2020 and support the national economy for years to come. Gov. Yuriko Koike will present ... ( read original story ...)
Nintendo and Universal Studios break ground on Super Nintendo World theme park in Osaka, Japan
Nintendo Co. Ltd. and partner Universal Studios Japan Co. Ltd. took a big step this week in the journey toward the long-awaited Nintendo theme park, Super Nintendo World, by breaking ground on a site in Osaka, Japan. Wearing red Mario hats and white gloves ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese fugitive accused of killing Tokyo cop in 1971 arrested
June 7 (UPI) --Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department said Masaaki Osaka, a left-wing revolutionary accused of killing a police officer with a Molotov cocktail in 1971, has been arrested and charged with murder. Japan has no statute of limitations for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan growth rate revised down but business spending improves
Japan's economy grew slower than initially estimated in the first three months of the year, according to revised figures. Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 0.3% in the first quarter, compared to 0.5% in last month's preliminary reading. The annualised ... ( read original story ...)
PM assures support for Japanese enterprises
As Japan’s major economic and industrial region, Kansai is home to 10 prefectures including three big cities of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe with strength in manufacturing industry. The Kansai economic region is worth nearly 931 billion USD, focusing on garment ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Q1 GDP revised down in fragile export-led expansion
TOKYO Japan's economic growth in the January-March period was severely revised down from the original estimate because of a downward adjustment in business inventories, the Cabinet Office said, underscoring the fragility of its export-led expansion. ( read original story ...)