Japanese hotelier Fujita Kanko Inc. announced that it plans to open Hotel Gracery Asakusa in Tokyo in the fall of 2018. The hotel will be the tenth and newest property in the company's Hotel Gracery group. Japanese hotelier Fujita Kanko Inc. announced that ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas acquires stake in PetroVietnam subsidiary
Tokyo Gas, through its subsidiary Tokyo Gas Asia, has acquired a stake of 24.9% in PetroVietnam Low Pressure Gas Distribution (PVGas D) for an undisclosed price. PVGas D in turn is the subsidiary of the PetroVietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation (PV Gas ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s marketplace app Mercari goes for IPO
At present, the initial public offering (IPO) is anticipated to be listed by the end of 2017, with an expectation to possibly generate over 100 bn yen (€765 mn). At this amount, Mercari has the potential to be the largest IPO, the Nikkei business daily ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire Corp. And KaBOOM! To Build New Playground
Continuing to provide fun, safe play areas for children, Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC) has chosen West Point, Mississippi, as the site for a brand-new, eco-friendly playground to be built Oct. 28 at Marshall Park. West Point is the home of Yokohama Tire ... ( read original story ...)
Dale Yu: Yokohama Review (TMG edition)
Yokohama is another excellent game which TMG has found and brought to the EN market. I’ve become a huge fan of their choices, and I am eagerly awaiting news of the next set of games that they plan to do. Mark Jackson (1 play): Here’s the deal with ... ( read original story ...)
More Pokemon Go Events Are Being Postponed
However, the site notes that the scheduled event set to take place on August 14th in Yokohama, Japan will not be postponed. It's not all bad news for European gamers, though. All of the events from September 16th onward will not be affected, this includes ... ( read original story ...)
Pokemon Go event countdown: New Legendary Moltres release update LIVE, Articuno end news
The Yokohama Pokemon Go Stadium event was recently found to be part of a new update released for the game this week. A Yokohama Event Badge appears to have been added to the game, along with a Petal Cascade animation. The official Pokemon Go update patch ... ( read original story ...)
Powerful Pacific typhoon could threaten Japan by weekend
A powerful Pacific typhoon that intensified into the Northern Hemisphere's strongest storm of the year but has since lost some of its punch could still threaten Japan by this weekend. Typhoon Noru on Tuesday was packing maximum sustained winds of 204 ... ( read original story ...)
Damage from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami – A quick report
The Tohoku region, Northeast Japan, was hit by a gigantic earthquake which occurred in the Pacific close to Tohoku, and subsequently by a giant tsunami. These hazards have caused huge damage on the eastern coast Japan. The earthquake’s magnitude was 9.0 ... ( read original story ...)
Alaska at Risk of a Massive Earthquake and Tsunami Similar to Devastating 2011 Japan Event
In 2011, a megathrust earthquake off the coast of Japan produced a huge tsunami that killed over 15,000 people. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake was so big it shifted Earth’s axis and moved the coast of Honshu, Japan’s main island, by eight feet. ( read original story ...)
Dewan Rakyat Passes Biological Resources Bill
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar when winding up the debate on the bill said it was important to enable Malaysia to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon Robotics Challenge 2017 won by Australian budget bot
A total of 16 teams from 10 countries took part in the latest challenge in the city of Nagoya. Amazon provided the teams with details of about half the products they would face in advance, but gave the roboticists just 30 minutes to photograph and practise ... ( read original story ...)
Alberta beef industry hit by Japanese tariff hike
Alberta beef producers are facing a big tariff hike in Japan and they're not happy about it. Japan is imposing temporary tariffs of 50 per cent, up from 38.5 per cent, on imports of frozen beef from Canada and other countries, including the United States ... ( read original story ...)
The hotel that’s almost TOO good: Why you’ll never want to leave the incredible Mandarin Oriental in Tokyo
We're waiting for a train to the airport from Tokyo Station to catch a flight back to London, but we're desperately late and panic has wrapped its cold fingers around us. The fear is all the more acute because we've got Finnair business-class seats waiting ... ( read original story ...)
New witnesses claim to have seen missing Chinese teacher
These encounters were at different times and places in the past few days, China News Service website reported Tuesday, citing information from the official website of the Chinese consulate-general in Sapporo. Japanese police started searching for Wei again ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Teacher Goes Missing in Japan After Staying at Hostel
Wei, who arrived in Hokkaido on July 18th, was last seen four days later leaving a hostel in central Sapporo. Surveillance footage revealed ... Wei’s family has also been utilizing social media to spread the news of her disappearance in hopes of finding ... ( read original story ...)