TOKYO -- The second-round float of shares in government-owned Japan Post Holdings will have a price of 1,322 yen each, the Ministry of Finance said Monday, choosing a discount at the low end of its planned range. This week's release consists of a 1.3 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post’s share sale raises $11bn, but demand weaker than for IPO
Pedestrians walk past a post office in Tokyo. A government sale of Japan Post Holdings Co stock raised $11bn in the world’s second-biggest share sale this year. A government sale of Japan Post Holdings Co stock raised $11bn in the world’s second ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips as tech shares, Apple suppliers fall; North Korea concerns weigh
TOKYO, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei average slipped slightly on Tuesday morning as tech shares and Apple suppliers declined, tracking their U.S. counterparts overnight, while concerns over North Korea sapped risk appetite. The Nikkei was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister – Need new time frame to hit budget-balancing goal
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that the government would need to craft a new time frame for achieving its budget-balancing goal, currently set at fiscal 2020/21. He made the remarks a day after Prime Minister Shinzo ... ( read original story ...)
Old and deadly: Japan’s drive to beat elderly road menace
Kanuma (Japan) (AFP) - A series of fatal crashes caused by elderly drivers in Japan has left authorities desperately grappling for ways to clamp down on a problem that experts warn is only going to get worse as the population ages. Drivers over 65 were ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe announces snap election amid worries over North Korea
"I'll demonstrate strong leadership and stand at the forefront to face a national crisis," Abe told reporters, mentioning Japan's fast-ageing population and North Korea. "This is my responsibility as leader and my mission as prime minister." Natsuo ... ( read original story ...)
Dog rescued from rubble of collapsed apartment block six days after Mexico City earthquake
ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images Rescuers have pulled a dog from the rubble six days after the deadly Mexico City earthquake. A Japanese team working on a collapsed building in the southern part of the densely populated capital city found a small dog ... ( read original story ...)
6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Japan
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude-6.1 earthquake has hit off the coast of Japan east of Fukushima. The agency's website says the temblor hit early Thursday about 283 kilometers (176 miles) southeast of the city of Kamaishi and more than 322 ... ( read original story ...)
Asahikawa – The gateway to Central Hokkaido’s Powder Belt – Travel
The good news is that it also offers some great skiing ... Getting there There are regular flights from Tokyo to Asahikawa and it is 1.5 hours by train from Sapporo. Guides Michiko Aoki runs the guiding operation [Mountain Flow ] in Asahidak, as well ... ( read original story ...)
Young Pinoy talents display handweaving artistry in Osaka
TEN students from Saint Francis School-VSA Arts Philippines, including their parent chaperones and mentors, participated in last month’s Rock & Art 2017 Osaka Festival held at Nakano-cho Miyahojima-ku, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Saori-made items The ... ( read original story ...)
Panel falls from aircraft, smashes into car in Japan
No one was injured but aviation authorities will send safety inspectors to the western city of Osaka to investigate, said national broadcaster NHK. The piece fell on the vehicle shortly after the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 with 321 passengers on ... ( read original story ...)
Cheap Flights to Osaka
Travelers can reach Osaka by rental car, bus, commuter rail service, or taxi via the Sky Gate Bridge. The average cost of a taxi from KIX to the Central Business District is approximately $150. Attractions in Osaka The iconic Osaka Castle is the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF- Tokai to take over business from hotta-kaigo for 80 mln yen
* Says it will take over welfare tools lending business from Osaka-based firm hotta-kaigo for 80 million yen, effective Nov. 1 ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s leaders complain about San Francisco ‘comfort women’ statue to U.S. Ambassador Hagerty
as did former Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, who canceled a trip to San Francisco in 2013 after being internationally condemned for suggesting the comfort women system had been necessary at the time. “We’re concerned mistaken history based on news reports ... ( read original story ...)
Plane part falls onto car after takeoff at Osaka airport; no one injured
OSAKA – A panel weighing around 4 kg fell off a plane shortly after takeoff Saturday at Kansai International Airport and hit a car on a road in Osaka, the transport ministry said. No one was injured by the object. The ministry will send safety inspectors ... ( read original story ...)
Subaru Set to Godzilla Tokyo Motor Show
With the Frankfurt auto show behind us, auto manufacturers are looking to the approaching 2017 Tokyo Motor Show in late October, and eager to begin capitalizing on the upcoming media blitz is Subaru. It will be bringing two new STI models, an Outback ... ( read original story ...)