Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was no doubt looking forward to some good press to bolster his falling approval rating. Instead, most papers were focused on scandal. The top headlines carried news that the highest-ranking bureaucrat at the Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan protests dessert to be served to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Japan filed a protest on Tuesday with South Korea, a spokesperson for Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Natsuko Sakata, told ABC News. The disputed island grouping is located in the sea between South Korea and Japan; they’re known in South Korea as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan objects to Korean summit dessert
Japan has objected to the choice of dessert at Friday's summit between North and South Korea. The country's foreign ministry issued a "strong protest" over plans to serve a mango mousse, featuring disputed islands on a map of the Korean peninsula, at the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Worries It’ll Be Forgotten as Its Allies Talk to North Korea
“For President Trump, it may be favorable to keep Japan feeling left behind and facing a threat,” Park Il, an economics professor and expert on the Korean Peninsula at Osaka City University, said on a Tokyo Broadcasting System news program. “Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan : #MeToo Japan: What happened when women broke their silence
In Japan, where the spectre of public censure looms large ... Hiroshi Shinozuka, the head of TV Asahi's network news division, explained she had taken her story to the magazine after being advised against reporting it. "We are doing some deep soul ... ( read original story ...)
Unjust dessert? Japan demands Koreans wipe map off summit dinner mousse
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has demanded that South Korea rethink a mango mousse dessert it plans to serve at a North-South summit dinner on Friday which features a map of the Korean peninsula, including islands disputed with Japan, a recurring irritant for Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japan seeks role in French-German marine surveillance plane project: sources
TOKYO/BERLIN (Reuters) - In a fresh bid to win its first major foreign arms deal since World War Two, Japan is proposing its P-1 submarine hunter for a French-German project to develop a marine surveillance aircraft, two Japanese government sources said. ( read original story ...)
Japan says trade talks with U.S. under new framework won’t start until June
Japan is wary of entering such talks and wants to convince Washington ... will be around mid-June or later," Motegi told a news conference. "We're not thinking of signing a bilateral FTA," he added. Trump pulled the United States out of TPP in early ... ( read original story ...)
IOC to Tokyo organizers: Be ‘forthright’ about preparations
The advice from Coates on Tuesday came a week after several sports federations openly criticized Tokyo's preparations. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) Coates spoke at a news conference with the president of the organizing committee sitting next to him. ( read original story ...)
‘Answer questions!’ Tokyo 2020 warned by Olympic bosses
"You are the next host city so the urgency is quite clear to us," Coates told a news conference in Tokyo. "It is very important that when you do presentations, you just have to answer the questions and be forthright in doing so," he added. "It might not ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe says upcoming North Korea summits could mend ties between North, Japan
SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said success at upcoming summits North Korea has planned with South Korea and the United States could also mean North Korea and Japan could normalize ties, the South’s presidential Blue House said on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan steel industry head says new U.S. tariffs have not hit Asia market yet
Japanese steelmakers are trying to seek item exemptions from the U.S. tariffs, Japan Iron and Steel Federation Chairman Kosei Shindo said at a news conference. “We want the U.S. government to speed up its process as this will have an impact on the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Oil price expected to rally in 2018 says Saga Nagoya Securities
View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/oil-price-expected-to-rally-in-2018-says-saga-nagoya-securities-300634668.html ( read original story ...)
Tokyo organizers warned: Get set for more tough questions
TOKYO (AP) — Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics are getting ... Coates and local organizers met Monday and will hold a news conference Tuesday to address questions about preparations that — despite complaints — seem mostly on track with more than ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Construction robots weld, bolt, lift to beat worker shortage
TOKYO | April 23, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) Robots that can weld, lift and bolt are being developed to help bridge labor shortages at Japanese construction sites, though their use will be limited to night shifts when no human workers will be nearby due to safety ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya shop offers unique handbags made by workers with disabilities from recycled obi
The souvenir shop Nagomya in Kinshachi Yokocho, a shopping area that opened right outside the grounds of Nagoya Castle late last month, is selling handbags made by people with developmental disorders using recycled Nagoya obi. “Try our light but durable ... ( read original story ...)