Researchers at Nagoya University and their colleagues in Japan have discovered that obesity in middle age is due to age-related alterations in the form of neurons in the hypothalamus, the brain region ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to build car tire plant in Mexico
HIRATSUKA, Japan — Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (YRC) is planning to build a passenger tire plant in Mexico, rated at 5 million tires a year and valued at $380 million, in a bid to strengthen its capacity ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to Invest $380 Million in Mexico to Build New Tire Plant
Yokohama has revealed its intention to construct a passenger car tire manufacturing facility in Mexico, a move aimed at augmenting its ability to cater to the demands of the North American market. The ... ( read original story ...)
Actress Erika Sawajiri Returning From a 5-year Hiatus, Reportedly Left a Tokyo Club Intoxicated
Following past controversies regarding drug offenses, Japanese actress Erika Sawajiri was seen at a private club in Roppongi, Tokyo, sparking renewed interest. On March 15, Yahoo Japan reported that ... ( read original story ...)
We bought a house in Japan for $30,000. We’ll have more land than we could afford in the US, and our kids will be more independent.
Leika and Brandon Hansen bought a vacant home in a small town in Japan for $30,000.The Hansens are leaving the Seattle area for more land, safer streets, and public transportation.The two are looking ... ( read original story ...)
Why aren’t we like the NYSE?
Corp A borrows from Bank B to buy the IPO stock of Prop C, which then borrows from Bank D ... When the Global Debt Crisis hit in 2008, Tokyo said no to the American bail out funding. The total ...
Bank of Japan likely to reverse its ultra-loose monetary policy; how will this impact bonds, equities, currencies?
Reports suggested that Japan, touted as the last bastion of negative interest rates, will tighten its monetary policy on March 19.
A touchy AI boost for Reddit IPO
Reddit's AI deal resembles those more traditional media publishers, like Axel Springer, are making with AI providers in an effort to participate in the AI boom. Many media companies believe they got ...
STARDOM Cinderella Tournament 2024 Semi-Final Matches Set
The final four competitors of this year’s STARDOM Cinderella Tournament will advance to the tournament’s final night in Nagoya on March 20th. Quarterfinal Results Following the recent STARDOM show ... ( read original story ...)
New Japan Cup 2024 Results: Day 9 – March 16, 2024
Here are the results from Day 9 of NJPW's New Japan Cup tournament. The event took place at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, and featured one quarter-final match for the yearly ... ( read original story ...)
‘Have I stopped saying anything?’ Rahm Emanuel on China, Japan, and sitting out a historic U.S. election
Emanuel denied he’d toned down his approach in response to concerns his social media posts might unnecessarily provoke China, whose own U.S. ambassador accused him of “seeking limelight for oneself” ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s 2024 new office supply set to be the largest in 20 years
There is 260,000sqm of new supply to enter the market this year. No new projects entered the Osaka office market in 4Q23. According to JLL, for the full year, two buildings offered a total of 18,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Anti-crypto stances becoming politically unsustainable, advocate argues
A recent discussion about shifting regulations for digital assets focused on the growing political power held by crypto investors.
What time is the Bank of Japan decision is actually a very good question
The Bank of Japan may end its eight-year stretch of negative interest rates on Tuesday. But precisely what time it will is a very good question and not just a search engine-optimized headline.
Japanese bank trains staff for a novel scenario: positive interest rates
As Japan nears an end to eight years of negative interest rates, a regional lender in Kyoto is offering e-learning to train up staff who have no experience lending money or collecting deposits in a ...
Japan’s Yokohama proposes smoking ban at parks
TOKYO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese port city of Yokohama, near Tokyo, has proposed a ban on smoking at all roughly 2,700 parks it manages, including popular tourist spots, local media reported ... ( read original story ...)