TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and Russia will focus on about 30 items of economic cooperation ahead of a December summit at which Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hopes to make progress in resolving a long-festering territorial row, said the Nikkei business daily. ( read original story ...)
B.C. announces first step in province-wide earthquake warning system
Her weekly segment, Science Smarts, answers viewers' science-related questions. Earthquake technology saves lives. Japan has it, the U.S is working on it, and now B.C. is beginning the process to get it in place — a province-wide earthquake early warning ... ( read original story ...)
How to rev up Japanese startups
Akiko Naka, the 32-year-old chief executive leads a young team that forgoes the usual black-and-white attire of Japanese business to pad around in jeans and socks. Meeting rooms are named after characters from a famous manga comic. Yet Wantedly is a rarity. ( read original story ...)
Japan: Land of the rising Sunwolves
I had three things on my mind as we flew into Tokyo. Why were the Warriors so useless ... However in the hotel when I opened up my lap-top and checked the news from home I discovered fresh horrors. Half the Warriors had been stood down for going out ... ( read original story ...)
'Tokyo Ghoul' Season 3 Air Date, Spoilers, News & Update: Ken Kaneki Loses Badly in Battle With Arima; Touka Kirishima Attends Kamii?
Sign Up for GamenGuide's Newsletter and never miss out on our most popular stories. Will the ghoul community accept Kaneki's goals in the coming "Tokyo Ghoul: re" chapter 100? (Photo: YouTube/AniSins) Amid rumors of cancellation, fans of the popular ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's single mothers face poverty trap
On monthly pay of about $1,200 -- less than half Japan's national average -- the Tokyo resident shops for groceries using an array of loyalty cards to try to get as many discounts as possible. "I never forget to use the cards," she said. Yamada ... ( read original story ...)
IOC: All options on table in cost-cutting for Tokyo Games
TOKYO - All options remain on the table — including moving the rowing venue to a site hundreds of miles (kilometres) outside of Tokyo — after a working group set up to review costs of the 2020 Olympics met for the first time, a top IOC official said ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Holdings targets overseas boost in new growth plan
just-drinks gives you the widest beverage market coverage. Paid just-drinks members have unlimited access to all our exclusive content - including 16 years of archives. I am so confident you will love complete access to our content that today I can offer ... ( read original story ...)
Urawa draws with Yokohama to secure place in J-League final
SAITAMA, Japan - The Urawa Reds secured a place in the J-League championship final on Thursday after a 1-1 draw with Yokohama F Marinos on the final day of the regular season. The Reds clinched the top spot in the overall standings, finishing with 74 ... ( read original story ...)
J-pop row: Sony apologises for Keyakizaka46's 'Nazi' outfits
Keyakizaka46 went on stage in Yokohama on 22 October wearing black capes and caps resembling those of SS officers Social media users were quick to point out similarities with the uniforms of Hitler's brutal paramilitary force. Sony Music Entertainment ... ( read original story ...)
IHG announces the opening of Holiday Inn Osaka Namba
OSAKA, Japan, 2016-Nov-02 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today announced the opening of Holiday Inn Osaka Namba. This is the fifth Holiday Inn hotel in the brand family in ... ( read original story ...)
Bizav Traffic Rising in Japan’s Nagoya Region
The area has two airports: Nagoya, one of the few in Japan to be considered business aviation-specific, and the larger Chubu Centrair International Airport, which was built nearby to handle the majority of the area’s commercial traffic. Combined ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to provide $7.73 billion in aid to Myanmar, PM Abe says
and drive it forward," Abe told a joint news conference in Tokyo with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The rest of the aid would be spent on areas such as airports and electricity projects, Japanese officials said. Suu Kyi is visiting Japan to court ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to provide $7.73bn in aid to Myanmar
and drive it forward," Abe told a joint news conference at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo with Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The rest of the aid would be spent on areas such as airports and electricity projects, Japanese officials ... ( read original story ...)
Mysterious green light 'fireball' spotted in Japan sky
A mysterious green light recorded travelling at speed over Japan has attracted the attention of curious UFO watchers. The green object was captured by a Nippon TV affiliate weather camera in eastern Japan and released by NHK to add to the spooky ... ( read original story ...)
Suu Kyi in Japan as Myanmar faces pressure on Rohingya
TOKYO – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has received a passionate welcome by hundreds of her countrymen in Japan, where she sought their support to promoting development of their country. Suu Kyi told the audience at Wednesday's packed meeting that ... ( read original story ...)