Japan's organised crime syndicates, the Yakuza, are estimated to earn billions every year from loan-sharking, real-estate scams, drugs and protection. Some members have moved on from traditional activities to harder-to-detect financial crimes. One ... ( read original story ...)
Japan kindergarten apologises after possible hate-speech comment
TOKYO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - A Japanese kindergarten that has ties to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife, Akie, has apologised over online comments that domestic media described as possible hate speech against Koreans and Chinese people. The private Tsukamoto ... ( read original story ...)
Guide to Reading Japanese Place Names: With Kanji and Examples
中央区 (Chuo-ku): Central Ward, one of the central wards in Tokyo and Osaka. 中区 (Naka-ku): Central Ward in Yokohama and Nagoya. 中央線 (JR Chūō Line): The Central Line that runs east-west through Tokyo and the western suburbs. 中目黒 (Naka ... ( read original story ...)
Astro Japan Property : Interim Financial Report of Stapled Company
Astro Japan Property Group (ASX: AJA) earlier today announced its half year results to 31 December 2016 and released the Appendix 4D (Half Year Report) and the Interim Financial Report covering the operations of the Astro Group as a whole. In accordance ... ( read original story ...)
Continua: Telehealth Platform Saved Lives After Japan Earthquake
February 21, 2017 - A four-year study of survivors of the 2011 Japan earthquake has found that a remote monitoring platform conforming to Continua standards can reduce cardiac stress and improve long-term patient monitoring. "Study authors concluded that D ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Has A “Secondary Market” – For Servicing Mobile Games
Mynet Is The Biggest Player In The Secondary Market The most high-profile company in Japan’s Secondary Market is Tokyo-based Mynet (3928), which went IPO in December 2015. The company currently has a market cap of US$250 million, employs 600 people and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan zoo kills 57 snow monkeys due to 'alien genes'
Junkichi Mima, a spokesman for conservation group WWF Japan told AFP news agency that invasive species cause problems "because they get mixed in with indigenous animals and threaten the natural environment and ecosystem". ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares open higher as automakers, banks rise
A weaker yen generally makes Japanese exports more competitive overseas and lifts the Tokyo market. In share trading, Toyota rose 0.37 percent to 6,456 yen while banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group was up 0.61 percent to sit at 772.5 yen. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares close up on automaker, bank rally
A weaker yen generally makes Japanese exports more competitive overseas and lifts the Tokyo market. Toyota rose 0.71 percent to 6,478 yen, while banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group was up 0.80 percent at 774 yen. Toshiba fell 1.39 percent to 183.7 ... ( read original story ...)
Money-losing Toshiba selling medical leasing unit to Canon
Toshiba said Tuesday it is selling its entire 65 per cent stake in Toshiba Medical Finance Co. to Canon, a Japanese camera maker, effective March 31. Tokyo-based Toshiba has been in talks with Canon since late last year on the sale. Toshiba, which owns U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Sapporo 'perfect' Games host: chief Pyeongchang organizer
The head of the Pyeongchang Olympic organizers, Lee Hee Beom, on Tuesday declared Sapporo the ideal host for another winter Olympics. Speaking with less than a year to go before South Korea hosts its first winter Olympics, Lee was in Sapporo, which is ... ( read original story ...)
Insider's View: Gamba Osaka
After a disappointing 2016 ACL campaign, the 2008 winners are hoping to halt a general slide when they visit Coopers Stadium on Wednesday night Gamba Osaka coach Kenta Hasegawa has been trialling a back three in an attempt to improve his side's defensive ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics golf venue Kasumigaseki Country Club told to admit women or lose Games
The club scheduled to host the golf at the 2020 Tokyo Games must allow women to have full membership or organisers will have to find another venue, International Olympic Committee (IOC) vice president John Coates has warned. The private Kasumigaseki ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wins 4 gold in speed skating at Asian Winter Games
SAPPORO, Japan -- Japan claimed four gold medals in speed skating and China won two on the short track at the Asian Winter Games on Tuesday. Nao Kodaira of Japan earned her second gold of the Sapporo Games by beating two-time Olympic champion Lee Sang-hwa ... ( read original story ...)
Japan kindergarten apologizes after possible hate-speech comment
western Japan, has been visited by Akie Abe and is operated by Moritomo Gakuen, an educational institution that plans to open an elementary school in April with the prime minister's wife as honorary principal. Kyodo news agency reported on Friday that the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan households most cash-loving among major economies – central bank
TOKYO Japanese households hold roughly 11 times more of their assets in cash or savings accounts than ones in Sweden do, according to a survey that shows their love for cash remains intact. In 2015, the ratio of Japanese households' cash holdings ... ( read original story ...)