EXCHANGE: Award winner touts children’s literature

Roberta Trites, a distinguished professor and interim department chair in the College of Business, is only the third American ... the International Institute for Children's Literature in Osaka, Japan. The award, first given in 1987, is presented every ... ( read original story ...)

Fascination with ‘Feud’ and Tokyo

TOKYO, people will tell you ... These include the festival’s affiliated media content market TIFFCOM; seminars for students, professionals and business people; and symposiums and workshops for networking with the world’s film industries, developing ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Gas Buys Stake in Vietnamese PVGas D

Tokyo Gas Asia and PVGas D have agreed to work together on areas such as demand development and introduction of energy-saving technologies to enhance PVGas D’s business value. Tokyo Gas and PVGas D back in March 2012 signed a memorandum of understanding ... ( read original story ...)

The Astro Japan Property Group share price just rocketed 12%

The Astro Japan Property Group (ASX: AJA) share price has been one of the biggest movers on the market today. In afternoon trade the property company’s shares are up 12% to $7.11. After the market closed yesterday Astro Japan announced an agreement to ... ( read original story ...)

The Okura Prestige Taichung to Open in 2021

Embodying the proud traditions of Hotel Okura’s signature Japanese hospitality, The Okura Prestige Taichung will join The Okura Prestige Taipei and the Hotel Royal Nikko Taipei as the group’s third luxury property in Taiwan. “It will be a great ... ( read original story ...)

Fake food and alcohol seizures at EU borders jump

The report on actions to enforce intellectual property rights (IPR) is based on data from Member ... 2011-13 are the US (20%), Italy (15%), France and Switzerland (12%), Japan and Germany (8%). “Both the fragmented and variable nature of national ... ( read original story ...)

How Wisconsin Lured Foxconn’s Massive Manufacturing Plant

This will be the first factory of its kind in the United States, and the only one not presently located in Asia (the others are located in China, Japan, South Korea ... These include reductions in income and property taxes, balancing of the state budget ... ( read original story ...)

US launches unarmed ICBM from California in system test

Reports: Trump administration discussing ways to compel China crackdown on theft of copyrights, patents and other intellectual property. High-profile lawyers ... lost some of its punch could still threaten Japan by this weekend. A powerful Pacific typhoon ... ( read original story ...)

New witnesses claim to have seen missing Fujian teacher in Japan

These encounters were at different times and places in the past few days, China News Service website reported Tuesday, citing information from the official website of the Chinese consulate-general in Sapporo. One of the encounters was along a forest road ... ( read original story ...)