The average interest rate on new loans slid to a near-record low of 0.703 percent in August, according to the Bank of Japan. Following a policy review in September, BOJ Governor Kuroda pledged to keep 10-year government bond yields around zero, a move that ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cops: 82-year-old driver hits, kills cyclist
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department said the male driver was attempting a left turn at an intersection in Koganei City when he struck 61-year-old cyclist Yuko Matsuda, who suffered a strong blow to her head when she was thrown off, Nippon News Network ... ( read original story ...)
SEE IT: Japanese baseball star Shohei Otani crushes fly ball through Tokyo Dome ceiling
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese pitcher Shohei Otani added to his reputation as a powerful hitter on Sunday when he hit a fly ball that didn’t come down. Otani’s towering fly ball in the seventh inning of an exhibition game against the Netherlands got lodged ... ( read original story ...)
Elderly man crashes car into Tokyo convenience store, asks for cigarettes
Tokyo Metropolitan Police said on Friday. The driver was trying to park his car when he careened over a parking block into a Family Mart branch in the Misono area at around 1:30 p.m., Nippon News Network reports (November 11). Two customers were struck by ... ( read original story ...)
Uber targets elderly passengers in rural Japan
At the same time, Uber’s expansion in cities such as Tokyo has been limited by strict regulations which limit ride-sharing services to locations too small to support public transport. Only licensed black car or taxi drivers are permitted to ferry ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Traders End Wild Week With Shift to Post-Election Caution
“Japanese stocks rose to their highest level since April in the morning, and we saw profit taking before heading into the weekend,” said Masayuki Otani, chief market strategist at Securities Japan Inc. in Tokyo. “There might be more references to ... ( read original story ...)
'Tokyo Ghoul' Season 3 Release Date News Update, Rumors: Touka's Hair Turns Into White?
One of the rumored major storylines of "Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 is that of Touka and her current troubles. In fact, there are speculations that season 3 will feature a Touka sporting a new white hairdo. The premiere episode of "Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 will ... ( read original story ...)
Woman set on fire in Japan restaurant
TOKYO: A man set a woman on fire following an argument in a ... The man and woman had been advised by police to stay away from each following a dispute involving their child, Kyodo News reported. ( read original story ...)
Shohei Otani shows off batting prowess with disappearing hit
TOKYO - Japanese pitcher Shohei Otani added to his reputation as a powerful hitter on Sunday when he hit a fly ball that didn't come down. Otani's towering fly ball in the seventh inning of an exhibition game against the Netherlands got lodged somewhere in ... ( read original story ...)
Proud Grandmother Tokyo Toni Can't Stop Gushing About Blac Chyna and Rob Kardashian's Baby Girl
Later Friday morning, Toni took to Instagram with a video message thanking her followers for their support: "I just want to formally thank everybody from the internet all the way down or all the way up for your love and your congrats to me for my brand new ... ( read original story ...)
Maizuru route said least viable among three Hokuriku Shinkansen Line extension options
Among the three route options for an extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to Osaka from Tsuruga, one running via Maizuru and Kyoto would be least viable, a government report has shown. In the report, submitted Friday to the ruling coalition’s ... ( read original story ...)
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Dentsu’s Nagoya branch hit with order to halt overwork in 2010
Dentsu Inc.’s branch office in Nagoya received an order from a local labor standards office in August 2010 to stop forcing employees to work illegally long hours, sources said Saturday. Branch offices of the Japanese advertising iant in Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Koike announces plan to re-crown Tokyo as Asia’s financial hub
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike on Friday announced her plan to revitalize the nation’s capital and reaffirm it as a top financial center, a move aimed at boosting the country’s economic growth in line with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ¥600 trillion GDP ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nuclear Industry Finds a Lifeline in India After Foundering Elsewhere
Japanese leaders say they are looking to support more than ... And even for countries that have already signed nuclear trade agreements with India, little actual business has materialized so far, in part because of an Indian law that opens hardware vendors ... ( read original story ...)
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