A new vegetable dish invented by a restaurant in Nagoya is whipping up a media frenzy overseas ... In the United States, Moriyasu has been asked to appear on ABC News and Fox News posted an article about the cakes on its website. “You would think ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Clinical Laboratory Inc. 9776 Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review Prices from USD $300
Pharmacy is the science and technique of preparing as well as dispensing drugs and medicines. It is a health profession that links health sciences with chemical sciences and aims to ensure the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs. The scope of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan logs $4.47 bn trade surplus in October
Japan saw its second consecutive trade surplus in October ... it was up almost 15 percent on-year against the dollar last month, which the finance ministry said hit export values for key products such as vehicles and steel. However, the weak reading ... ( read original story ...)
Japan October exports fall more than expected as strong yen drags
TOKYO Japan's exports fell in October for a 13th consecutive month and by more than expected as the strength of the yen and sluggish foreign demand weighed on trade, although current yen weakness could change the outlook. Ministry of Finance (MOF ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Imports Continue Decline, Exports Fall More Than Forecast
(Bloomberg) -- Japan posted a trade surplus for a second straight month in October, according to data released by the Ministry of Finance on Monday. The surplus was driven by a continued decline in the value of imports, which have fallen faster than exports. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo swimming pool won't have same problems as Rio, says FINA head
it will have all the requirements for an excellent championship because the last condition in Rio was different," FINA President Julio Cesar Maglione told the Kyodo news agency. "We are sure that it will be fine here." Olympic organizers in Tokyo are ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Launches New Drive to Become Leading Financial Centre
Tokyo is set to relaunch a bid to establish itself as Asia’s leading financial centre, according to a report today in the Financial Times. The effort is being spearheaded by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike and will call on global investment banks to reverse ... ( read original story ...)
Officials in Yokohama discuss how to stop bullying after Fukushima boy’s case
YOKOHAMA – Top officials from the education ministry and the city of Yokohama met Monday to discuss how to better prevent school bullying in the wake of the harassment of a transfer student from Fukushima. Hiroyuki Yoshiie, senior vice education minister ... ( read original story ...)
Western Japan Jolted By 5.4 Magnitude Earthquake
Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 shook western Japan on Saturday but there was no immediate reports of damage and a tsunami warning was not issued. The epicentre of the earthquake, which occurred at 11:48 a.m. (0248 GMT), was in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks up on weaker yen by break
Tokyo stocks rose Monday morning to a 10-month high as the ... with Sony up 1.48 percent at 3,283.0 yen and Hitachi also gaining 2.28 percent at 608 yen. The finance ministry announced just before markets opened that Japan posted a second successive ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks at 10-month high on weaker yen
Tokyo stocks rose to a 10-month high on Monday as the dollar ... but market heavyweight Fast Retailing fell 0.54 percent to 39,970 yen. The finance ministry announced just before markets opened that Japan posted a second successive trade surplus, of ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up, hovers at 10-1/2-month high as weak yen supports
TOKYO, Nov 21 Japan's Nikkei rose on Monday morning, hovering at 10-1/2-month highs after the yen weakened further, but gains could be limited on investor caution after the market's recent sharp rally. The Nikkei share average rose 0.6 percent to 18,072.01 ... ( read original story ...)
World’s Biggest Comeback Breathes Life Into Japan’s Equity Bulls
So say Citigroup Inc., AllianceBernstein and Bordier & Cie, who all see further gains for Japanese shares after the Nikkei 225 Stock Average climbed more than 20 percent from this year’s low. The $5 trillion market has outperformed all its developed ... ( read original story ...)
Baseball: Sapporo celebrates Fighters with victory parade
The Nippon Ham Fighters held their first victory parade in four years on Sunday, celebrating their Japan Series and Pacific League championships in the streets of Sapporo. A crowd estimated at around 138,000 cheered on the Fighters, who captured their ... ( read original story ...)
Sky Mile Tower in Tokyo to Overtake Burj Khalifa as World's Tallest Building
This tall structure is envisioned to be built in one of the most technologically advanced places in the world which is in Tokyo, Japan. The Sky Mile Tower is a joint-proposal and vision by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and Leslie E. Roberson Associates for ... ( read original story ...)
Should New Zealand have an earthquake warning system?
GeoNet seismologist John Ristau said in a live chat the revised magnitude of Monday's earthquake to 7.8, "has a significant effect on our probabilities since we now expect more larger aftershocks". In Japan, one of the most earthquake prone ... ( read original story ...)