I want to properly convey Japan’s thinking.” Abe and May will have a lunch together after he arrives on Jan. 10, followed by a news conference and a business reception. This is his second visit to the ... ( read original story ...)
YOKOHAMA, Japan | Nissan unveils new Leaf car after Ghosn’s arrest delays it
YOKOHAMA, Japan —January 08, 2019— Nissan is showing the beefed up version of its hit Leaf electric car as the Japanese automaker seeks to distance itself from the arrest of its star executive Carlos ... ( read original story ...)
For Japan, the Fear Is Real That May’s Brexit Gets Shot Down
Abe will focus on the negative effects of Brexit and remind her that disruption to Japanese businesses must be kept to a minimum. Abe and May will have a lunch together after he arrives on Jan. 10, fo... ( read original story ...)
Japan to seek talks with South Korea over Nippon Steel court decision
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will seek talks with Seoul regarding a South Korean ... case to seize part of the local assets of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp, Yonhap News Agency said, citing a court of... ( read original story ...)
Japan Considers Bitcoin ETF
Japan’s decision to consider cryptocurrency-related ETFs comes when regulatory agencies in the US keep delaying or rejecting bitcoin ETFs. Japan might be on the path towards a bitcoin exchange ... ( read original story ...)
P&G: Pantene Japan Launched the Advertising Campaign ‘#HairWeGo My Hair Moves Me Forward’
KOBE, Japan — Pantene Japan (Headquarters: Kobe City) launched the adverting campaign “#HairWeGo My Hair Moves Me Forward” in the Japanese national newspaper “Asahi Shimbun” on January ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese baby who went viral for luscious locks scores modeling gig
A Japanese baby girl whose impressive full head of hair caught ... Katherine Lam is a breaking and trending news digital producer for Fox News. Follow her on Twitter at @bykatherinelam ( read original story ...)
Ex-Nissan chairman Ghosn’s lawyers to give news conference Tuesday – FCCJ
TOKYO (Reuters) - Lawyers of ousted Nissan Motor Co Ltd (Tokyo:7201.T - News) chairman Carlos Ghosn are scheduled to give a news conference on Tuesday, the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ) ... ( read original story ...)
Meet Tokyo’s Subway Robots
As thousands of Olympic organizers, Tokyo city administrators, and local and foreign volunteers scurry to prepare for the upcoming 2020 Summer Games, another, somewhat less anxious, worker named ARISA ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo businessman pays record £2.5m for bluefin tuna at city’s new fish market
A Japanese businessman paid a record £2.5 million for a tuna in the first auction of the new year in Tokyo's new fish market. The winning bid of 333.6 million yen was paid by Kiyomura Corp, whose owne... ( read original story ...)
Level-headed Osaka thriving in Grand Slam spotlight
If US Open winner Naomi Osaka is feeling the pressure of being the tennis world's newest Grand Slam champion, she's hiding it well in the lead-up to the Australian Open. The Japanese star arrives ... ( read original story ...)
Japan explosion: Dozens injured in Sapporo restaurant blast
A huge explosion and fire has hit a restaurant in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo. Japanese police say 42 people were injured in the explosion, with one of them in a serious condition. The cause ... ( read original story ...)
Philippine Airlines boosts tourist arrival with daily Nagoya flights
The new Philippine Airlines (PAL) daily flights between Nagoya and Cebu scheduled to begin March 31, 2019 are expected to boost tourist arrivals from Japan this year. The daily Nagoya-Cebu flight rout... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei opens up more than 3%
Tokyo (AFP) - Tokyo stocks opened up more than ... But investors perked up on the positive news from the US, where the Dow Jones finished up 3.3 percent on Friday. "The Nikkei index gained across ... ( read original story ...)
Iconic Japanese newspaper in Brazil closes after 72 years
but that "ended with internet and the NHK Japanese news channel," said Eduardo Nakashima, secretary general of the Brazil-Japan Cultural Alliance. In Liberdade, Nobukazu Kanomata, an 83-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Bluefin tuna sells for record $3M at Tokyo auction
Tokyo -- A 612-pound bluefin tuna sold for a record 333.6 million ... On a normal day a similar sized fish would sell for around $60,000, BBC News' Rupert Wingfield-Hayes reports from Tokyok. Saturday ... ( read original story ...)