Masahiko Sakamoto outlined that Tokyo is as good as a tourist city as it is for business. It is a great shopping haven in India market with theme parks, traditional culture, heritage and Japanese cuisine. There are new hotel projects being developed in ... ( read original story ...)
Bản in : Vietnamese midfielder to play for Japan’s Yokohama
Hoang Anh Gia Lai have agreed to let their best midfielder Nguyen Tuan Anh play for Japan’s Yokohama for a year, following a loan contract. The V-League side did not reveal more information about the deal, but said the future of the player would be ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's delivery network feeling the strain
TOKYO -- A swelling volume of parcels and an acute labor shortage are making Japan's delivery services increasingly difficult to operate. In mid-December last year, customer service representatives at a major online mail order company were busy answering ... ( read original story ...)
Nanjing Massacre-denying Japanese hotel boss sparks Tokyo protest
TOKYO (Reuters) - About 200 protesters marched through the streets of Tokyo's Shinjuku district on Sunday carrying banners to protest a hotel chain under fire for books its president wrote denying the Nanjing Massacre in wartime China ever happened. Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Honesty is the best policy for lost property
People often say how honest Japanese people tend to be and how often lost items are returned (umbrellas, of course, being the only exception — I think we can safely say they’re communal property). I’ve heard stories of shop staff chasing customers ... ( read original story ...)
Cameco Corp will fight after Tokyo Electric cancels $1.3 billion contract
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. issued a termination ... “For the past six years, we have been working in good faith with Tepco and with other customers to help relieve financial challenges resulting from the 2011 nuclear accident at Fukushima ... ( read original story ...)
Japan – It's Finally Happening
But into that panic a crazy thing happened. Worried its bonds would trade at negative yields and pressure the financial system, the Bank of Japan pegged its 10 year yield at 0%. In doing so, the Bank of Japan moved from a set rate of balance sheet ... ( read original story ...)
New Pentagon chief an instant hit in Japan, South Korea
TOKYO — In his debut abroad as the first retired general to lead the Pentagon in more than half a century, Jim Mattis found that in Japan and South Korea his experience in uniform is seen as an asset. Not everyone who knows Mattis well in the U.S. shares ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka for a family getaway? Airbnb thinks so!
life and business insurance right now! Going somewhere? Search and book the cheapest flights right now Need a place to stay? Find and book your accommodation online today What's in the stars for you today? Get your daily horoscope here Japan's Osaka. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s benchmark bond whipped around after Bank of Japan intervenes
Japanese government bonds were choppy in Asian trade on Friday, with wild gyrations in the benchmark 10-year bond yield, as investors turned jittery over the Bank of Japan’s yield-curve control. The yield on the benchmark 10-year JGBs TMBMKJP-10Y, -5.21% ... ( read original story ...)
It's back! Jetstar offers flights from Sydney to Tokyo for under $400 – with a return flight for FREE
Jetstar is offering flights from Australia to Japan for under $400 with a return flight for free. The budget airline is offering one-way flights to Tokyo from Sydney for just $361. Passengers can also travel to Osaka from Sydney for as little as $423. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Medals To Be Made Out Of Old Cellphones
Tokyo 2020 Sports Director Koji Murofushi told ABC News that their choice to gather old cellphones was because of the limited resources available on earth. "And so recycling these things and giving them a new use will make us all think about the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 invites public to donate old phones to create Games' medals
Organisers say the project highlights Tokyo 2020’s commitments to engage the public by offering the entire country a role to play in the Games' preparations. The project also responds directly to a recommendation of Olympic Agenda 2020 that states that ... ( read original story ...)
Snapchat parent files for $3 billion IPO
The biggest tech IPO of 2016 was for Line, the Japan-based social network, which raised $722 million. "Snap is inventing the future of media, which incorporates everything from messaging to self-broadcasting to Spectacles," says Michael Moe, CEO of GSV ... ( read original story ...)
Toyota, Suzuki near technology partnership agreement: Nikkei
Japan's Toyota Motor Corp and Suzuki Motor Corp are nearing a partnership agreement to develop technology, including self-driving, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday. The two Japanese automakers could announce a deal as soon as Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Snow Festival: Japan’s biggest winter event gets under way
The Sapporo Snow Festival is set to get under way in the capital city of Hokkaidō, Japan’s northernmost island. Visitors gather around a large snow sculpture called the snow ‘Star Wars’ produced by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, Sapporo snow ... ( read original story ...)