Tag: Nagoya

a project member and University of Tokyo professor specialising in intellectual property law, told Efe news. Technological progress and diversification of applications have resulted in more patent infringement disputes worldwide, raising the number of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is starting up ship-to-ship LNG bunkering at the ports of Yokohama and Nagoya, as it works with Singapore for both countries to become hubs for LNG re-fuelling. Speaking at the launch reception of the Singapore-headquartered, Japanese joint venture ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is trying to assuage an Asian ally’s worries about America’s commitment to the region amid the ongoing denuclearization negotiations with North Korea. Mattis met Friday with Japanese Defense Minister ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO— Asian shares were mixed and trading in a narrow range Friday as investors weighed how trade tensions between the U.S. and other nations might escalate. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 edged 0.1 percent lower to 22,265.14, while ... ( read original story ...)

Mattis met Friday with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, who said they agreed to continue joint military exercises and reinforce the response capability of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The U.S. and Japan, he said, agreed to work with other countries ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened mixed Friday on buying spurred by Wall Street's advance overnight and selling based on investor consternation over ongoing U.S.-China trade tensions. As of 9:15 a.m. local time, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock ... ( read original story ...)

VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) - Japan lost 1-0 to Poland on Thursday but survived to become the only Asian side to qualify for last 16 of the World Cup in Russia — and the first team ever to progress thanks to FIFA’s new disciplinary tie-breaker rule. ( read original story ...)

Japan’s tightest labor market in decades just got even tighter, driving companies to hire more workers in full-time, permanent positions. That’s positive news for the Bank of Japan as it struggles to generate 2 percent inflation. Consumer prices in ... ( read original story ...)

New Westminster-born Mike Mason is taking it one meet at a time, one high jump at a time – and admits the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics is his main motivation. “At this point, I think that’s kind of a good end-game,” Mason said following Tuesday’s ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has altered its lineup in a nod to the heat (temperatures are in the high 90s at the start) and humidity in Volgograd. However, Eiji Kawashima remains in goal. A huge day in Group H... TEAM NEWS (1/2) // #JPNPOL #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/3ti1MOX1O4 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has altered its lineup in a nod to the heat (temperatures are in the high 90s at the start) and humidity in Volgograd. However, Eiji Kawashima remains in goal. A huge day in Group H... TEAM NEWS (1/2) // #JPNPOL #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/3ti1MOX1O4 ... ( read original story ...)

NTN will run a booth at 'Automotive Engineering Exposition 2018 NAGOYA.' With the theme 'Contributing to NAMERAKA* Society,' the booth will feature the 'eHUB', Hub Bearing with Motor Generator Function, the 'sHUB', a Hub Bearing with Steering Assist ... ( read original story ...)

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Wednesday passed an anti-smoking ordinance that is stricter than the national version currently under consideration, in a move intended to rein in secondhand smoke and create a tobacco-free 2020 Olympics. The capital city ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO – A leader of Japan's ruling party has sparked an uproar by calling people without children selfish, in the latest in a series of comments by senior politicians urging women to have more babies. Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of the Liberal ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s smoke-filled pubs and coffee shops may soon be a thing of the past as the country readies to tighten regulations ahead of the 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly passed an ordinance Wednesday that essentially bans smoking inside 84 ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo, June 27 (IANS) Tokyo on Wednesday approved an anti-smoking ordinance that will ban smoking in most bars and restaurants in the capital from April 2020 and is stricter than the bill designed by the central government with a view to the Olympic Games ... ( read original story ...)