Osaka Prefecture will reject Moritomo Gakuen’s application to open an elementary school on state-owned land bought in a dodgy deal, saying the school operator submitted false figures in documents to inflate its financial standing. Moritomo Gakuen plans ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese lawmakers demand new weapons capable of launching a pre-emptive strike on North Korea
Influential Japanese lawmakers are pushing harder for Japan to develop the ability to strike preemptively at the missile facilities of its nuclear-armed neighbour North Korea. Japan has so far avoided taking the controversial and costly step of acquiring ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Lesson Tells Italy Capital Alone Won't Fix Its Banks
Fixing a rotten banking sector requires policy makers to deploy three tools in unison -- and Italy, like Japan two decades ago, is in danger of coming up short. In addition to prompt recapitalization and robust, independent supervision, reviving lenders ... ( read original story ...)
Russian sailor acquitted of gun charge in ‘illegal’ sting operation
“I am overjoyed that I can say I am no longer a criminal,” said Andrei Novosyolov, 47, at a news conference held after his acquittal at the Sapporo District Court on March 7. “It took a very long time,” he said, recalling the two decades since his ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo's First Female Governor Wants More Women in Power
Mar.07 -- The governor of Tokyo has scored several "firsts." Yuriko Koike is the first woman to have been Japan's defense minister and the first to contest the leadership of Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party. She's popular among voters, and seen as a ... ( read original story ...)
Fukushima earthquake anniversary marked with workshop on lessons learned
This Saturday marks the sixth anniversary of what's been called "The Great East Japan Earthquake," the 9.0-magnitude earthquake which struck near the northeastern coast of Japan in 2011 and caused a massive tsunami. The earthquake and resulting wave led to ... ( read original story ...)
Nobel Peace Prize Winner Prof. Yunus Praises Ajinomoto for Its Sustainable Social Business
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takaaki Nishii, CEO of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Ajinomoto)(TOKYO:2802) met with Prof. Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2006 and a founder of Grameen Bank, and discussed about Ajinomoto’s nutrition improvement project in Ghana ... ( read original story ...)
The siren call of small-stock Japan
Has Japan finally overcome the trauma of its two lost decades? The stock market seems to think so. In February, the Nikkei Jasdaq Index, the Japanese equivalent of America's Nasdaq, hit an all-time high in U.S. dollar terms. This may not seem like a big ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei eases for fourth day, U.S. jobs data in focus
TOKYO, March 8 Japan's Nikkei share average eased slightly for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday, as investors took caution ahead of the U.S. jobs report due at the end of the week. The Nikkei dropped 0.5 percent to 19,240.95 points in midmorning trade. ( read original story ...)
Japan eyes expanded role for foreign farm specialists
TOKYO -- Japan will consider letting foreign farming specialists work outside its national strategic zones, expanding a current plan to bolster a shrinking farm workforce. With its agricultural population on the decline, Japan needs to put foreigners to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Ghoul Season 3 Headline Is Once Again A False Hope!
But, only days had passed when Anime News Network cross speculated the headline announced by Viz Media. According to the source, Hamric misspoke Tokyo Ghoul Season 3 instead of My Hero Academia during the interview. This speculation was later than ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Still Working On Her Game
For Naomi Osaka, making her main draw debut in her second appearance at the BNP Paribas Open represents quite an achievement, but the likeable Japanese star admits she is still searching for her game. The World No.52 reached the final in Tokyo last year ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's economic growth below estimates in last quarter
TOKYO — Revised data show Japan's economy expanded at a slower than hoped for 1.2 per cent annual pace in the last quarter of 2016. The figure released Wednesday was slightly higher than the preliminary estimate of 1.0 per cent annual growth for the ... ( read original story ...)
VN athlete Thoi grabs attention at Sapporo Winter Games
VN athlete Thoi grabs attention at Sapporo Winter Games, Sports news, football, Vietnam sports, vietnamnet bridge, english news, Vietnam news, news Vietnam, vietnamnet news, Vietnam net news, Vietnam latest news, vn news, Vietnam breaking news ( read original story ...)
Explore the sights of Tokyo while in an 8K virtual reality ride in Texas
At the South by Southwest 2017 (SXSW) festival, Japanese media and entertainment companies NHK Enterprises and NHK Media Technology will allow people to view the sights and sounds of Tokyo in a virtual reality motion ride with 8K quality visuals. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares open lower on global..
TOKYO: Tokyo shares opened lower on Tuesday with investors spooked by global political uncertainties and cautious before key US jobs data later in the week. Markets were jolted after North Korea fired four missiles into waters near Japan on Monday, stoking ... ( read original story ...)