It’s a clear Sunday morning and a vehicle carrying kayaks pulls into the parking lot of a riverside park in Koto Ward, Tokyo. Getting out the car is Takashi Fukuda of Courant Marin Trip Co., which has been offering kayaking tours on the rivers of the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares tumble on growing concerns following Trump's inauguration speech
TOKYO, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares tumbled Monday on growing market concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's stance on free trade signaled in his inauguration speech. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 246.88 points, or 1.29 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares open lower following Trump's inauguration speech
TOKYO, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares opened lower Monday as concerns grew over U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration speech which did not specify economic stimulus plans. As of 9:15 a.m. local time, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 215.93 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo all smiles as it takes stock of Trump’s nascent team with a wary eye
News reports say a summit with Abe is likely to be scheduled ... a professor of U.S. government and history at the University of Tokyo. “It will give Abe a very good opportunity to show him the basics of the alliance mechanism,” Kubo told reporters ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Celebrates a Century
New Logo commemorates 100th Anniversary. Yokohama has unveiled a new logo that will be used during 2017, as the company celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding. Yokohama Rubber was established in Yokohama, Japan on October 13, 1917, as a domestic ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei drops more than 1 pct on stronger yen, Trump's 'America first' policy
TOKYO, Jan 23 Japan's Nikkei share average dropped more than 1 percent on Monday as shares of exporters fell on a stronger yen, while sentiment was subdued on concerns over newly sworn-in U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist trade view. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's banks adding ATMs that accept foreign cash cards
Nine banks and other ATM operators surveyed by The Nikkei offered around 72,000 machines accessible via foreign-issued cards at the end of 2016. Roughly 90,000 machines are expected to provide this accessibility at the close of 2018. Japan currently has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's manufacturers look to overachieve on emissions cuts
TOKYO -- Major Japanese manufacturers expect a 14.4% decline in their greenhouse gas emissions for fiscal 2030 compared with fiscal 2013, a deeper cut than the government set as a goal for the sector, a Nikkei Inc. survey finds. Export-driven manufacturers ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower after Trump speech
Tokyo stocks fell at the start Monday, the Japanese market's first reaction following US President Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony. After being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Friday, Trump promised to build infrastructure, such ... ( read original story ...)
GUNS N' ROSES Kicks Off Japanese Leg Of 'Not In This Lifetime' Tour In Osaka (Video)
GUNS N' ROSES kicked off the Japanese leg of its "Not In This Lifetime" tour Saturday night (January 21) in Osaka, Japan. Fan-filmed video footage of the show can be seen below. GUNS N' ROSES has four more shows in Japan scheduled for later this month ... ( read original story ...)
Japan enters uncharted waters as emperor's abdication pondered
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is moving to adopt a law allowing its octogenarian Emperor Akihito to abdicate but many touchy topics, such as his title and duties, remain to be settled before the monarch can retire in a step unprecedented for two centuries. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo licenses Thai firm to produce cassava-based ethanol
Japanese brewer Sapporo Holding has licensed Thailand-based fuel retailer PTG Energy to manufacture cassava-based bioethanol. The Nikkei Asian Review quoted Sapporo, when it said that “this will mark the world's first attempt at commercial production of ... ( read original story ...)
COC: Andreas Wank wins in Sapporo
The long weekend of the Ski Jumping Continental Cup in Sapporo with a total of three competitions ended on Sunday with the second event on the large hill and a win of Germany's Andreas Wank. The 28-year-old from die ski club in Hinterzarten was the best in ... ( read original story ...)
Kipsang leads Tokyo Marathon entries
Former world record-holder Wilson Kipsang will face nine other men with sub-2:07 PBs at the Tokyo Marathon when he lines up for the IAAF Gold Label Road Race on 26 February. Now in its 11th year, the Tokyo Marathon course has been adapted by eliminating ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo may yet hold Ishihara liable for the Toyosu fiasco
“Some people point out that the process leading to the purchase is unclear and inappropriate," Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, 64, told a news conference Jan. 20. "The facts will have to come out if the metropolitan government is going to reform itself ( read original story ...)
Japan steel industry fears protectionism from Trump: industry official
"We are worried about the risks of the Trump administration taking protectionism actions or policies," Kosei Shindo, chairman of the Japan Iron and Steel Federation, told a news conference. Shindo is also president of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp ... ( read original story ...)