Tokyo police arrested a man, 74, for allegedly stabbing a woman in a restaurant in Asakusa on Monday (TBS News) At 3:30 p.m., police received a tip from an employee at the restaurant, located near Asakusa Station on the Tsukuba Express Line, about a female ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese company holds ‘macho’ competition
A Japanese company is hoping to attract workers to the country's understaffed demolition industry through the medium of bulging muscles. While it may have an unfashionable 1970s ring to it, the Nagoya-based Crassone company recently held a "macho ... ( read original story ...)
Witness the Beautiful City of Osaka Get Illuminated with Candles at This Event!
Watch one of the busiest areas in Osaka (大阪) light up with candles for two hours as buildings and business establishments around switch off their lights in an effort of creating environmental awareness and saving energy. The event is called “One ... ( read original story ...)
First Japanese-Built F-35A Officially Unveiled at Nagoya Facility
NAGOYA, Japan, June 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The first Japanese-assembled F-35A was unveiled at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Komaki South F-35 Final Assembly and Check Out (FACO) facility here today. The Japan F-35 FACO is operated by MHI with ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka teen first alleged ransomware maker arrested in Japan
YOKOHAMA – A 14-year-old in Osaka Prefecture has become the first person in Japan arrested for allegedly creating ransomware, police said. The third-year junior high school student is suspected of combining free encryption programs to create the malware ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s services sector grows at fastest pace in almost two years in May: PMI
Japan's economic growth in January-March is forecast to be revised up this week to a 2.4 percent annualized expansion from a preliminary 2.2 percent due to strong business investment, a Reuters survey showed. Rising industrial output and solid exports have ... ( read original story ...)
Priced out of the country: Houses in Sydney and Melbourne are so expensive that Australian first home buyers are snapping up properties in JAPAN
I was purchasing as a bit of an investment opportunity in Niseko, Japan, along with with two other friends,' Mr Linabury told Daily Mail Australia. 'When you look at the comparative price of property in Japan, and then take into account splitting it three ... ( read original story ...)
US energy chief reassures Japan of commitment to environment
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. energy secretary has reassured Japan that his country is committed to tackling environmental issues and to promoting clean energy even though the country is leaving the Paris accord. Japanese officials say Energy Secretary Rick ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Ghoul’ Season 3 Updates: Fate of Anime Series Still Up in the Air
However, with no news on whether there will bee a "Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 or not, and when it will arrive if it is really happening, fans can only wonder if Ken Kaneki will, indeed, be known as Haise Sasaki in the next season of the anime series. ( read original story ...)
RPT-UPDATE 1-Nikkei tops 20,000 but autos, banks and yen make investors doubt sustainability
TOKYO/SINGAPORE, June 2 A 10 percent surge over six weeks swept Japan's Nikkei stock index above the 20,000-point barrier for the first time since late 2015 on Friday, without dispelling doubts about the rally's shelf life given the outlook for automakers ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei steady; strong yen caps, but index stays near 22-mth high
TOKYO, June 5 Japan's Nikkei share average barely moved on Monday, capped by a stronger yen but retaining enough momentum to stay close to a 22-month high scaled the previous session. At 0150 GMT, the Nikkei was up 0.1 percent at 20,197.80. after slipping ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s prime minister eyes legacy with proposed change to pacifist constitution
TOKYO: Japan could hold its first referendum on revising its pacifist constitution next year, a historic step which if successful would cement Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s conservative legacy but risks splitting the public and worrying China and South Korea. ( read original story ...)
Japanese town holds evacuation drill amid North Korea missile fears
TOKYO -- A Japanese town conducted an evacuation drill Sunday amid rising fear that a North Korean ballistic missile could hit Japanese soil. More than 280 residents and schoolchildren from Abu, a small town with a population of just over 3,400 on Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Muller: Teams helped cause WTCC tyre drama in Germany last weekend
Four-time World Touring Car champion Yvan Muller believes teams should accept responsibility for the spate of punctures in last weekend's Nurburgring Nordschleife round, as blaming supplier Yokohama is "too easy". Erstwhile WTCC leader Tiago Monteiro ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc profits push Nikkei through 20,000
Japan's Nikkei share average has shot through the 20,000-point barrier for the first time since December 2015 after a batch of strong US economic data lifted Wall Street and the US currency against the yen. The Nikkei swept through 20,000 in early ... ( read original story ...)
Japan drinks to craft beer revival
often for tourist souvenirs," Iwamoto said during a recent interview with the Nikkei Asian Review at his brewery in Atsugi, southwest of Tokyo. At its peak in 1997, 117 microbreweries opened in a single year in Japan, according to Kita Sangyo, a bottling ... ( read original story ...)