In testing missile, North Korea challenges South's new leader

The launch, which Tokyo said could be of a new type of missile ... meaning it could have a far longer range than it actually flew. Japan's Kyodo News agency said the missile may be capable of covering a range as far as 4,000 kilometres (2,500 miles ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest: Japan, S. Korean leaders discuss North's missile

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he and South Korean President Moon Jae-in discussed by phone North Korea's latest missile test, while his top national security adviser also spoke with his U.S. counterpart. Abe says "Japan is closely cooperating with ... ( read original story ...)

Alcohol poisoning suspected after 8 sent to hospital in Akiruno

Eight people passed out after consuming alcohol during a barbecue with a group of 150 people in Akiruno City (TBS News) TOKYO (TR) – Eight university students at a barbecue in Akiruno City were sent to a hospital on Saturday after they collapsed due to ... ( read original story ...)

Bawling babies face off in Japan’s ‘crying sumo’

TOKYO: More than 100 Japanese babies faced off Sunday in a traditional “crying sumo” ring, an annual ceremony believed to bring infants good health. In the sumo ring at the precinct of the Kamegaike Hachimangu shrine in Sagamihara west of Tokyo, two ... ( read original story ...)

Mobius says low stock market volatility is tied to social media

“Social media is having a huge impact,” the executive chairman of the Temple Emerging Markets Group said in an interview during a visit to Tokyo. “It’s creating confusion with a lot of false news,” he said. “You’re getting a situation where a ... ( read original story ...)

Workaholic Japan 'Names And Shames' Firms Over Employee Abuses

Tokyo: Japan has released its first nationwide employer blacklist, naming-and-shaming more than 300 companies for breaching labour laws, as Tokyo ramps up efforts to tackle notoriously long work hours blamed for "karoshi", or death from overwork. The ... ( read original story ...)

The Latest: Japan: Dialogue for dialogue's sake meaningless

Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida says he and his South Korean counterpart have agreed that dialogue for dialogue's sake with North Korea is meaningless in the wake of Pyongyang's latest missile test. Kishida says he and South Korean Foreign Minister ... ( read original story ...)

Duffy wins Yokohama in return to ITU World Triathlon Series

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Flora Duffy of Bermuda won Saturday's ITU World Triathlon Series race, finishing almost two minutes ahead of series leader Katie Zaferes of the United States. Duffy, the 2016 world champion, clocked 1 hour, 56 minutes, 18 seconds ... ( read original story ...)

BRIEF-Bank of Nagoya names new president

May 12 Bank of Nagoya Ltd: * Says it has named Ichiro Fujiwara as the new President in the bank, to replace Masahiro Nakamura * Effective date June 23 Source text in Japanese: goo.gl/uKkU8O Further company coverage: (Beijing Headline News) Our Standards ... ( read original story ...)

Moritomo Gakuen to lose nursery license, Osaka mayor says

OSAKA – Moritomo Gakuen will now lose its nursery school license because it can’t secure enough qualified child care specialists to staff its Osaka city-based nursery school, Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura said Friday. “After an order to suspend ... ( read original story ...)