NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) - Facing the eventual demise of gasoline engines, the world's biggest maker of spark plugs is turning its focus to a component it believes will be just as vital in the coming era of electric vehicles - next-generation all solid ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cuts estimated tab for 2020 Olympics to $12 billion
The latest price tag for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has been trimmed slightly, but is still nearly twice the initial estimate even after a major cost-cutting effort. The organizers said Friday that the event will cost a total 1.35 trillion yen ($11.9 billion). ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 unveils budget cuts
Tokyo 2020 organisers Friday unveiled a "significant" cut in their budget for hosting the games, as the city comes under pressure to keep a lid on spiralling costs. The overall games budget now stands at a total of 1.35 trillion yen ($12.6 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Ando leads Osaka Marathon entries | iaaf.org
PDF En Anti-Doping Therapeutic Use Exemptions IAAF Position Statement of Platelet-Derived Preparation PDF En Organisers of the Osaka Women’s Marathon have announced their elite field for the IAAF Gold Label road race on 28 January. Yuka Ando leads a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open flat ahead of holidays
who account for a large portion of Tokyo trade, are absent from trade ahead of the Christmas holidays," said SBI Securities in a commentary. The news that Catalan separatists won a snap regional poll Thursday in Spain did not immediately upset the foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Cabinet OKs record $46 bln defense budget
(Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File) Abe has called North Korean missile threat a "national crisis" for Japan, luring public support for greater military roles and equipment that used to be taboo under Japan's strictly self-defense ... ( read original story ...)
Japan approves record defense spending that favors U.S.-made equipment
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government approved a record military budget on Friday but did not earmark enough extra money to stop a splurge on U.S.-made ballistic missile defense kit from putting a squeeze on funding for an ambitious domestic jet fighter ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Cabinet OKs record US$46 billion defence budget
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet on Friday approved Japan's biggest 5.19 trillion yen (US$46 billion) defence budget to bolster ballistic missile defence capability amid escalating threats from North Korea. Under the plan endorsed Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan unveils record defence budget against N. Korea threat
Japan's defence budget will swell to a record $46 billion for the next fiscal year, the government said Friday, as the nation shores up its missile shield against the threat posed by North Korea. The defence spending was part of a $860-billion national ... ( read original story ...)
DOJA Cannabis and Tokyo Smoke announce merger and strategic investment from Aphria Inc.
Tokyo Smoke, and Van der Pop. CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This news release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements." Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other ... ( read original story ...)
Meet the Aussie chasing fame in Japan — by any means necessary
"I stumbled across these videos of foreigners who were clearly big names over there but we hadn't heard of them," he told News Breakfast. With the help of two filmmaker friends, David has just released a documentary of his experience — Big In Japan ... ( read original story ...)
KFC Japan offering ‘low-smell’ fried chicken for commuters to eat on the train
Taste-testers for Sora News 24 confirmed that the low-smell chicken has only a faint scent, which KFC Japan reportedly achieves through a special cooking process. However, the site claims it re-gains some of its signature scent when microwaved. For now ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya University hospital admits responsibility for gauze left in woman’s body during 1970s operation
NAGOYA – Nagoya University Hospital said Wednesday one of its surgical teams left gauze inside a woman’s body during an operation carried out 44 years ago. The patient, an Aichi Prefecture resident now in her 80s, complained of stomach pain for many ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Gas : Considering Electricity Price Cut
Osaka Gas Co. President Takehiro Honjo said his company is considering lowering retail electricity prices as early as next spring to counter a planned markdown by Kansai Electric Power Co. We constantly consider diversifying our price plans and revise the ... ( read original story ...)
AP PHOTOS: Tokyo baby panda melts hearts of fans in debut
TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo's new baby panda debuted formally Tuesday, immediately melting the hearts of hundreds of lucky fans who managed to obtain zoo tickets, many wearing panda-themed clothes. Xiang Xiang, which means fragrance in Chinese, was born in June ... ( read original story ...)
Japan approves missile defence system amid North Korean threat
TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a plan to purchase a set of costly land-based U.S. missile combat systems to increase the country’s defence capabilities amid escalating threats from North Korea. The approval will allow the Defence ... ( read original story ...)