Japan's Abe Backs Embattled Defense Minister Amid Scandal (1)

Prewar Curriculum Parliamentary debate has been dominated for a month by questions over Moritomo Gakuen, which runs a kindergarten in Osaka that espouses elements of the prewar nationalist curriculum and explicitly backs Abe. Questions have been raised ... ( read original story ...)

iflix teams with Thai AirAsia X

All passengers departing on Thai AirAsia X flights from Bangkok to Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul or Shanghai are entitled to one-month of unlimited access to iflix. New subscribers will additionally receive iflix’s standard one-month free trial of the service. ( read original story ...)

Sharp to produce smartphone camera parts at Kameyama plant

OSAKA -- Sharp will start producing parts for smartphone cameras ... in a push to reinforce its high-profitability electronic parts business. The Kameyama complex in Mie Prefecture is Sharp's principal manufacturing base for liquid crystal display panels. ( read original story ...)

Wall of capital headed for local commercial property market

At least $18 billion in equity has been allocated for Australia's commercial property sector this year, putting it among the world's top investment destinations. Australia ranks sixth after the US, China, Britain, Japan and Germany, according to a ... ( read original story ...)

Bandai Bridge: An Iconic Landmark of Niigata City

The bridge is so important that on the 75th anniversary of the 3rd incarnation of the bridge in 2004, the government of Japan recognized it as an Important Cultural Property of the country. In the same year, Bandai Bridge was reconstructed to make it look ... ( read original story ...)

Weekend downpour: New Lynn retail building closed but mall ok

The businesses in the building include a Japanese restaurant called Happy Japanese Restaurant ... lake' developed on an inner-city construction site. Chris Gudgeon, Kiwi Property chief executive, said his company's LynnMall centre was not hurt in the ... ( read original story ...)

Decline Of Japanese Electronics

Each day, we have a special segment covering food, travel, technology, cars, property and health – all the things that matter. Wake up with us – every morning 7am - 9am Sg/HK. ( read original story ...)

A scandal over schools, land and nationalism in Japan

Japanese people with the "spirits" of foreigners were also ... Mr Abe's poll numbers continue to slide, with Kyodo news agency reporting a six-point drop to 55.7% in the last month, and almost three-quarters of respondents calling for Mr Kagoike to answer ... ( read original story ...)