Sandringham Yacht Club and Hokko Yacht Club in Osaka, Japan. The race record is held by the 50-footer Wild Thing, skippered in 1995 by Grant Wharington and Scott Gilbert in a time of just under 26 days 21 hours. Read the latest Boatsales Network news and ... ( read original story ...)
Trump says Japan’s first lady can’t speak English — but she did
Japan’s First Lady may have feigned not knowing English to dodge a G20 dinner chat with President Trump — a theory that emerged on the internet after video surfaced of a 2014 speech by Akie Abe. “So, I was seated next to the wife of Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
5.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan
An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale shook the Fukushima Prefecture and northeast Japan on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tokyo: An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale shook the Fukushima Prefecture and northeast ... ( read original story ...)
Quake Hits Off Japan’s Fukushima, No Damage Or Tsunami Risk Reported
Tokyo, Japan: A moderately strong earthquake struck off the coast of Japan's Fukushima on Thursday but no fresh damage to the crippled nuclear power plant there was reported and there was no risk of a tsunami, officials said. The 5.8-magnitude quake hit at ... ( read original story ...)
Quake measuring 5.8 magnitude hits off Japan’s Fukushima, no damage or tsunami
A moderately strong earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s Fukushima on Thursday but no fresh damage to the crippled nuclear power plant there was reported and there was no risk of a tsunami, officials said. The 5.8-magnitude quake hit at 9:11 ... ( read original story ...)
Bereaved N. Zealand family protests Japan’s psychiatric care
His mother and his brother held a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday with a Japanese expert to share their experience and call for action to stop the practice in "Japan's broken psychiatric system," as Patrick said. "The world needs to know what's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first lady DOES speak English as video emerges of her giving Ford Foundation speech after Trump tells reporters she can’t even say ‘hello’
Japan endured a devastating 2011 tsunami that wiped entire towns ... The president was explaining why news reports of a second, 'secret' meeting between him and Russian President Vladimir Putin were overblown. 'We sat at this really long table, which ... ( read original story ...)
Falling Chinese rental yields may indicate property bubbles
well below average yields in major cities such as New York and Tokyo (4.7 percent and 4.3 percent respectively), China’s first-tier cities Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai may be entering a property price bubble. Despite the moderation in home ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo homebuyers choose practicality over prestige
TOKYO -- Home buyers are straying further from central Tokyo, where property prices are soaring, to more peripheral (and affordable) bedroom communities. The trend is reflected in the 2017 ranking of Greater Tokyo neighborhoods most attractive to ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo joins Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ LVX Collection
Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, leading Japanese hospitality company Fujita Kanko’s iconic five-star flagship property, announced its partnership with Preferred Hotels & Resorts –the world’s largest independent hotel brand that represents more than 650 ... ( read original story ...)
Edition brings its luxury hotels to Tokyo
The Tokyo Edition, Ginza will be a newly built 13-storey standalone property with 80 guestrooms. Located just off Chuo Street, the main shopping street in Ginza, the hotel site affords convenient access to Ginza-Itchome, Ginza and Tokyo stations ... ( read original story ...)
Volvo’s Castburg says WTCC needs to ‘hard look’ at Yokohama tyres
More WTCC News Chilton: Lada clash penalty was too harsh Tom Chilton ... during Wednesday's Strategy Group meeting 1500485741 F1 WTCC needs a 'hard look' at Yokohama tyres Volvo's Nicky Catsburg says the World Touring Car Championship needs to take a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s June export growth points to sustained economy recovery
Japan's exports rose for a seventh straight month in June led by shipments of cars and electronics, an indication external demand continues to support a gradual economic recovery and backing the central bank's upbeat economic view. Ministry of Finance (MOF ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan again pushes back inflation target, keeps policy steady
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday but once again pushed back the timing for achieving its ambitious inflation target, reinforcing views it will lag well behind other major central banks in scaling back its massive stimulus program. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan keeps stimulus intact, cuts inflation outlook
Japan's central bank opted Thursday to keep its lavish monetary stimulus intact while downgrading its outlook for inflation. The Bank of Japan's policy meeting ended Thursday with no change to its injections of trillions of yen (hundreds of billions of ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan keeps monetary policy steady, cuts inflation expectations
The Bank of Japan said Thursday that it kept its monetary policy unchanged after its two-day meeting, but it cut inflation forecasts for fiscal years 2017/2018 and 2018/2019. The central bank now expects inflation to be at 1.1 percent for the current ... ( read original story ...)