TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a male socialite over the alleged threats of a partner in a sex business last year, reports the Nippon News Network (Jan. 10). In July of last year, Tomoro Mukai, 31, and five other persons allegedly ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese astronaut apologizes for ‘fake news’ of height increase
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai, on a mission to the International Space Station, apologized on Wednesday for saying he had grown 9 cm (3.5 inches) while in space and expressing concern about whether he’d be safe on his return to Earth. ( read original story ...)
Report: South Korea Eyes Joint Crypto Regulations With China, Japan
Finance regulators in South Korea are reportedly looking to cooperate with authorities in China and Japan on new rules for cryptocurrency trading. A Jan. 8 report by Yonhap News states that representatives from the Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC ... ( read original story ...)
US OKs selling Japan missiles to shoot down North Korean missiles
It will also improve (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s) interoperability with U.S. missile defense systems, and increase the protection for U.S. installations in the region.” Fox News previously reported that North Korea’s weapons “are only ... ( read original story ...)
Airbnb highlights Thai growth
The top city destinations for Thai travellers in 2017 were Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul, Kyoto, Singapore, London, Fukuoka, Paris, Sapporo, Rome, Milan and Los Angeles. Moreover, Thais are increasingly using Airbnb to explore their own country, with Khon Kaen ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese astronaut gets a scare after initially measuring 3 inches taller in space
After Norishige Kanai, a Japanese astronaut, initially measured over 3 inches ... Clayton Anderson, a former NASA astronaut, told ABC News that getting taller in space is normal. During his last trip in April 2010, he said he grew 2 inches. ( read original story ...)
Trump administration OKs $130M missile defense sale to Japan
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has approved a $130 million missile defense sale to Japan to meet the escalating threat from North Korea. The State Department says Congress was notified Tuesday of the proposed sale of four missiles for the SM-3 ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean President not seeking renegotiation over comfort women deal with Japan
"The 2015 agreement, which failed to reflect the victims' opinions, cannot be a genuine solution to the issue of comfort women," Ms Kang told a news conference "Our government will not demand a renegotiation, but hopes that Japan will accept the truth as ... ( read original story ...)
Investors fear after Japan move the last of the global market ‘punch bowls’ are being taken away
The Bank of Japan is seen as the last grown-up in the room actively filling the global liquidity punch bowl with both hands. That's why a slight tweak to its bond buying program caused a flurry across financial markets Tuesday, sparking speculation it was ... ( read original story ...)
NJPW Announces Cards For New Beginning Events In Sapporo And Osaka
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As Electric Cars’ Prospects Brighten, Japan Fears Being Left Behind
Established suppliers are nervous, especially in Japan, where automaking is a pillar of the economy — and where industrial giants have been previously left behind by technological change. “If the world went all-E.V. today, it would kill my business ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire Sponsoring Team in Dakar Rally
(Photo: Yokohama) Yokohama Tire’s strong GEOLANDAR M/T G003 mud-terrain tires will get the ultimate test: the iconic Dakar Rally. Yokohama announced its M/T G003 tires will be on the SsangYong Motorsport Tivoli DKR vehicle in the rally, which runs from ... ( read original story ...)
ORIX Corporation Japan injects additional USD 25 Million into its Indian operations
ORIX Corporation Japan (ORIX), World’s Fourth Largest Consumer Finance Company, Japan’s largest Leasing Company and Japan’s Second Largest Self Drive Company, has injected additional USD 25 Mn (Rs 1600 Mn) in ORIX Auto Infrastructure Services Ltd ... ( read original story ...)
PHL-Japan ties emerge stronger under PRRD’s foreign policy rebalancing
The Department of Finance (DOF) said that aid, concessional financing, and investment pledges made by Japan after its Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe met with President Duterte in 2016 have progressed into agreements; several of them to help fund the government ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister Aso remarks on the sales tax hike, budget, and more
The sales tax needs to be raised for fiscal consolidation But if the economy is not strong the hike can not proceed Will put together a new primary balance goal next summer Aso knows that the latest indications on the economy are quite positive, so he'll ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister Aso is bullish on wages
Japanese authorities have been wanting wages to rise for years now - the thinking is that this will spur spending and (for the Bank of Japan goal) also inflation. So Aso may be seeing what he wants to see. Or maybe not. If he is right it will be read as ... ( read original ...