Yokohama Tire’s max-mileage 902L ultra wide base (UWB) long-haul/regional drive tire is now available in a new size: 455/55R22.5. “The SmartWay-verified 902L UWB delivers superior traction, as well as high-mileage,” said Tom Clauer, Yokohama Tire’s ... ( read original story ...)
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Renovates Universal Design Guests Rooms
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 3, 2018--Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo (KPH), one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, will begin renovation of its ten universal design guest rooms (35.5 square meters) on the 30 th floor of ... ( read original story ...)
Why the “T” in TSX should stand for Tokyo
where more than $2 of every $5 in the MSCI Canada Index is in financial stocks, is not normal or reassuring for a developed economy. 1 We should stop making like it is. In fact, it would be better for the TSX if the “T” stood for Tokyo, at least on ... ( read original ...
Yokohama Expands Size Offerings for 902L Wide-Base Tire
The 902L ultra wide base (UWB) tire from Yokohama Tire Corp. is available in a new size: 455/55R22.5. The 902L UWB tire is now available in two sizes: 455/55R22.5 and 445/50R22.5. “The SmartWay-verified 902L UWB delivers superior traction, as well as ... ( read original story ...)
‘Psychic’ octopus that predicted Japan’s World Cup results killed
“I hope that the second Rabiot will also give all the outcomes correctly and that Japan will go all the way,” Abe said, according to Sora News 24. But Rabiot managed some posthumous revenge. After he was sent to the market, Japan lost, 1-0, to Poland ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese knotweed: landowners can claim damages if plant invades their property, court rules
Landowners will be able to claim damages if the "pernicious" plant Japanese knotweed has encroached on their property following a Court of Appeal ruling. In a decision that could have wider implications for landowners across England and Wales, three ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close lower following losses on Asian bourses
TOKYO, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower Tuesday as despite picking up shares on dips following a plunge a day earlier, investors became risk averse as some major Asian bourses lost ground amid trade tension woes. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)
Women’s university in Tokyo to accept transgender students from 2020
A national women’s university in Tokyo will start accepting students in April 2020 who ... Ochanomizu officials said Monday they will hold a news conference soon to explain the details of the admissions changes, including how the university will confirm ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan seen cutting price forecasts as inflation expectations stall
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to cut its price growth forecasts at a policy meeting later this month as long-term inflation expectations stall, sources said, highlighting the bank’s difficulty in hitting its elusive price target. ( read original story ...)
Japan OKs ambitious nuke energy goals, plutonium reuse plan
TOKYO — Japan on Tuesday approved an energy plan that sets ambitious targets for nuclear energy use and sustains a struggling program for spent-fuel recycling despite setbacks after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The plan approved Tuesday by the Cabinet ... ( read original story ...)
You can see Tokyo on a budget – here’s what to do while you’re in Japan’s capital
Before I went to Tokyo I assumed it was all manga, maid cafés and a suffocating swarm of people – one giant scramble crossing at Shibuya. It’s a place I’d always wanted to see, but assumed you needed months to explore. But the city quietly defied ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business confidence index drops amid trade tensions
TOKYO: Business sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers fell in June for the second quarter in a row amid growing concerns about trade with the United States, a Bank of Japan quarterly survey showed on Monday. The Tankan index fell from plus 24 in ... ( read original story ...)
Cool Tokyo Hotels You’ll Never Want To Leave
Whether you’re traveling for business or leisure, the city offers the best luxury stays for the trendy globetrotter. For a mix of opulence, heritage and 5-star service, look to one of these fancy Tokyo hotels hailing from the land of the rising sun. ( read original story ...)
Stunned silence in Tokyo as Japan SWC dream ends
But a few short minutes later, the dream was over. At a bar in a Tokyo business district, the air went out of the room as Belgium found the net in extra time, scoring a third goal to seal Japan's fate. Just a short while earlier, whoops of joy had filled ... ( read original ...
Aichi: Court orders removal of trash from Nagoya ‘garbage house’
Workers began removing a large quantity of trash at a so-called “garbage house” in Nagoya after the resident refused to do so over an extended period, reports Fuji News Network (July 3). At around 8:30 a.m., workers started hauling away a mountain of ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Japan’s Uzabase to acquire online news platform Quartz
TOKYO — Japanese media startup Uzabase is acquiring Quartz, a New York-based online business news platform, from Atlantic Media. Uzabase’s deal with the U.S. media company is valued at $75 million-$110 million, depending on Quartz’s financial ... ( read original story ...)