TOKYO (Reuters) - Miniature remote controlled cars have proved to be a crowd pleaser at track and field throwing events, but for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Toyota Motor Corp is upping the game with a ... ( read original story ...)
Sharjah Finance Department strengths ties with Japan finance industry
Sharjah: A delegation from Sharjah Finance Department (SFD) visited Tokyo, Japan and met with key Japanese finance officials to discuss various possibilities that can help bolster relationships ... ( read original story ...)
Nine of the most powerful earthquakes to ever strike B.C.
What’s more, the earthquake resulted in a tsunami that swept across the Pacific Ocean and caused some destruction in Japan. Washington / B.C. Border – 7.4 Magnitude While this earthquake’s epicentre ... ( read original story ...)
Reclaiming confiscated property highlights conversation about historic wrongs
A consensus is growing among Japanese Canadians about reclaiming a Vancouver property seized by the government decades ago. The area around Oppenheimer Park in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside was, ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Canadians call on B.C. to go beyond mere apology for historic racism
VANCOUVER — Japanese Canadians across the country are ... outstanding historic wrongs that saw families separated and property and belongings sold. “We accepted the apology but we just want ... ( read original story ...)
Abe’s LDP and ally win majority in Japan upper house election
TOKYO -- Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party ... had secured 58 seats of the 124 that were contested, according to a Nikkei estimate. That is enough to give the coalition a majority in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan election: Ruling coalition expected to retain majority
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition appeared certain to hold onto a majority in Japan's upper house of parliament following Sunday's election, with exit polls indicating he could ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe Claims Upper House Win and Seeks Constitution Debate
(Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe claimed victory in Sunday’s upper house election, saying the vote showed acceptance for his plans to raise the sales tax and open debate on making the ... ( read original story ...)
Abe’s LDP and ally set to dominate Japan upper house election
TOKYO -- Japan's governing Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito are on course to win a solid majority in today's upper house election. According to a Nikkei estimate based on ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Canadians push for apology from B.C. government over internment camps
Japanese Canadians across the country are meeting to discuss how an apology by the British Columbia government could be backed by meaningful action for those who were placed in internment camps or ... ( read original story ...)
Japan uses trade restrictions as a weapon against South Korea
Japan this month became the latest advanced nation to weaponize ... Over the last three decades, companies have established complex links and business relationships across borders, with increased ... ( read original story ...)
Japan heads to polls as Abe seeks voter support of agenda
Nine of the upper house seats held by the largest opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, are currently available. The Nikkei survey showed that the CDP was close to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan goes to upper house election as Abe seeks voter confidence
Nine of the upper house seats held by the largest opposition party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, are currently available. The Nikkei survey showed that the CDP was close to ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic surfing hopefuls worry Tokyo may deliver more splash than waves
As one of the new sports added to the program for 2020 Tokyo Olympics, surfing is arguably the most glamorous and is sure to bring a new dimension as the IOC seeks a younger audience. The big question ... ( read original story ...)
Suspected Japan arsonist a reclusive, quarrelsome gamer, neighbor says
After the Kyoto attack, Aoba told police he had done it because the studio had plagiarized his novel, Kyodo news reported. Kyoto Animation is well known in Japan and abroad for its series and ... ( read original story ...)
Fostering English language in a Japanese business environment: Learnings from a Japan cultural insight expert
Let me tell you about a situation that didn’t actually require any English. One of our researchers at Tokyoesque was recently on an excursion with a Japanese client. We saw our clients line up in ... ( read original story ...)