Scientists at Japan's space agency have discovered a huge moon cave that could one day house a base that would shelter astronauts from dangerous radiation and wild temperature swings, officials said Thursday. Data taken from Japan's SELENE lunar orbiter ... ( read original story ...)
Canada deploys submarine to Japan for the first time in a half century
For the first time in nearly 50 years, the Royal Canadian Navy has deployed a submarine to Japan. HMCS Chicoutimi left Esquimalt, B.C., last month for a patrol mission in the Asia-Pacific region. At the time, military officials said the purpose of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan elections: Will Abenomics help Shinzo Abe win?
These are external links and will open in a new window The Japanese stock market has seen the longest winning streak since 1988. Big Japanese manufacturers are the most upbeat they've been in a decade. And Japan's economy has seen the sixth straight ... ( read original story ...)
House in Matsuyacho / Shogo ARATANI Architect & Associates
From the architect. This property is located in a densely developed residential neighborhood of Osaka. The client had lived on the site since childhood, so when he commissioned us to design a new house there, we began by soliciting extensive input from him ... ( read original story ...)
Aramco IPO ‘is on track’ for 2018, says Saudi oil minister
... a role in Aramco IPO, with Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Toronto also trying to attract the sale. "The IPO is on track," he said in London on the sidelines of the annual dinner of the Oil & Money conference. "We will announce the venue in due course." ( read original story ...)
Nissan to suspend domestic production of cars for Japan market
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. is suspending domestic production of vehicles for the Japanese market for at least two weeks to address misconduct in its inspection procedures that led to a major recall, it said on Thursday. Japan's second-largest automaker said it ... ( read original story ...)
China’s economy shows momentum as party meets, but property curbs bite
Growth in new construction slowed and property sales dropped for the first time in more ... senior economist at the Mizuho Research Institute in Tokyo. The economy grew 6.8 per cent in the third quarter from a year earlier, in line with the estimate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Ring of Fire hit AGAIN as 5.8 quake rocks islands
The Japan earthquake registered 5.8 magnitude on the Richter Scale. No tsunami alert has been issued according to the Pacific Tsunami Center. It struck at around 5pm local time (10am BST) at a shallow depth of just over six miles. The quake struck near the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance sector to reap digital currency benefits, says MUFG chief
“We would be able to capture kinds of financial behavior that cannot be collected as data in cash transactions,” said Nobuyuki Hirano, CEO of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), speaking as chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association at a news conf ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake – magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off the country’s south coast
AN earthquake measuring magnitude 6.1 has struck off the southern coast of Japan. The quake struck 424 miles from the Japanese island of Kyushu at a depth of 6.2 miles, the United States Geological Survey said. The earthquake struck 424 miles from the ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off the coast of southern Japan
A group of disputed islands, Uotsuri island , Minamikojima and Kitakojima, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China is seen in the East China Sea Thomson Reuters SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off southern Japan on ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes off southern Japan: USGS
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off southern Japan on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake struck 682 km (424 miles) off Japan’s island of Kyushu at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), the agency said, but ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks head for longest string of gains in 30 years
Tokyo stocks rose Thursday morning with the benchmark index ... But it still remains far below a record close of almost 39,000 in the last days of 1989 before a stock and property market bubble collapsed. The index then began a long descent as the once ... ( read original story ...)
Okinawa’s Parliament Bans US Aircraft Flights Over Private Property – Reports
TOKYO (Sputnik) — The parliament of Japan’s Okinawa prefecture ... in the Takae district of Higashi village and cease flights of US aircraft over private property and water resources across the whole prefecture following the recent accident involving ... ( read original story ...)
Asia equities higher as Tokyo stocks’ rise slows
Stocks in the Asia Pacific region were broadly higher on Wednesday, although traders in Tokyo were taking a cautious tack after ... In Hong Kong the Hang Seng was up 0.2 per cent as property stocks climbed ahead of a key policy speech from the territorry ... ( read original story ...)
Review: Grand Hyatt Tokyo Club King
It amazes me that these fancy things are all around Tokyo, including public toilets, and they are always in great condition. A cultural plus for the Japanese and their respect for property. The Spa and Gym. Both are extremely well maintained and very fancy. ( read original story ...)