Between the end of World War II and the end of the Cold War, Japan underwent what has been coined an 'economic miracle'. By the end of the 'golden 60s', Japan was the second-largest economy in the world. Writing for Forbes, Jean-Pierre Lehmann says "It is ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Haneda airport sees record 80 million passengers in 2016
Tokyo’s Haneda airport saw a record 80.1 million passengers last year, aided by a rise in the number of foreign tourists and launches of new routes connecting Japan and U.S. cities, the airport operator said Friday. The number of passengers using the ... ( read original story ...)
10 stunning side-by-side photos show just how destructive Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami were
March 2017 marks the six-year anniversary of Japan's Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, which caused the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, a series of hydrogen explosions that were the worst since Chernobyl. Though the nuclear disaster itself killed no ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo tries to regain status as global financial player
TOKYO -- A Tokyo Metropolitan Government panel is discussing steps aimed at reclaiming the Japanese capital's status as Asia's top financial center, including making the tax system more hospitable to foreign financial institutions. The effort is being ... ( read original story ...)
Kirwa targeting three-peat at Nagoya Women’s Marathon
Ohara was originally entered, but pulled out recently due to a stress fracture in her left foot. But it’s Kirwa, a two-time Nagoya winner, who will start as the prohibitive favorite. If she wins Kirwa will be the first three-time winner of this event ... ( read original story ...)
Six years after Japan tsunami, trauma to lives, economy persists
TOKYO -- Six years ago, more than 18,000 people died or went missing as a tsunami triggered by a massive quake engulfed coastal areas of northeastern Japan. Tens of thousands more people's lives were unraveled when they lost family members, friends ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says no barriers to auto imports after U.S. fires trade salvo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Friday rejected U.S. demands for more access to Japan's auto market, saying the government has already taken steps to eliminate tariffs and non-tariff barriers. The rebuff by the government's top spokesman came in reply to a ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka could reject planned Nippon Kaigi school over shady land deal
reports TBS News (Mar. 7). The controversy surrounds the sale of land in Osaka’s Toyonaka City at a price far below market value to educational body Moritomo Gakuen, the operator of the private elementary school Mizuho no Kuni Kinen Shogakuin. ( read original story ...)
Japan's environment minister sees business risk in building new coal-fired plant
TOKYO Chugoku Electric Power Co and JFE Steel may need to rethink ... coal-fired power plant, flagged a business risk and suggested the companies should consider all options including scrapping the plan. JFE Steel is a unit of JFE Holdings Inc. "It is ... ( read original story ...)
Adorable Japanese couple wear matching outfits every day; give us #relationshipgoals
By Marilisa Racco National Online Journalist, Smart Living Global News Never has #OOTD looked this enviable. Bon and Pon, a 60-something couple from Japan, is taking Instagram by storm with their matchy-matchy outfits that prove style is ageless. ( read original story ...)
Japan to end 5-year peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
TOKYO - Japan is ending its peacekeeping mission in troubled South Sudan after five years, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday. Abe said Japan would not renew the mission after the current rotation returns in May. The 350-person team has focused on ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Business Hotel
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Japan's banks being forced to embrace fintech
The bank hopes the system can help it to drastically broaden its fee-paying customer base. For instance, were Rakuten, an online retail emporium that is big in Japan, to become a client, SMFG and Daon would suddenly have more than 100 million "users." ( read original story ...)
Tokyo hit by new Olympic stadium cost fears
Already under fire over soaring expenses, Tokyo's 2020 Olympic organisers on Friday sought to downplay fears that further ballooning costs could hit the trouble-cursed main stadium. Amid media reports that temporary structures at the showpiece venue could ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Ghoul’ Season 3 Release Date & Updates: Series Not Cancelled; Third Season Coming, Says Kevin Hamric
"Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 seems to have been confirmed to come out later this year by Viz Media senior director Kevin Hamric. (Photo : Dresrosa/YouTube) "Tokyo Ghoul" Season 3 might just be around the corner than you might expect. Reports surfaced recently ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-Maruei Department Store to sell Nagoya-based property on March 30
March 9 Maruei Department Store Co Ltd : * Says it plans to sell Nagoya-based property at an undisclosed price on March 30 Source text in Japanese: goo.gl/bc3ocE Further company coverage: (Beijing Headline News) ( read original story ...)