SEE ALSO: A startup looking to shakeup investing in a $3.8 trillion market just got a big loan from Citi to launch a new fund » READ NOW: This space CEO got $13.5 million from Andreessen Horowitz to outmaneuver Facebook and Google and bring the whole ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s fourth-quarter GDP seen revised up as capex rises, BOJ to stand pat
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s economy was expected to show faster growth in the final quarter of last year than initially estimated, boosted by bullish capital expenditure, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The poll also found the Bank of Japan was seen as ... ( read original story ...)
Curling craze sweeps up companies too after South Korean win
And so a marketing campaign was born. Budget carrier Tway Air is giving away 200 roundtrip tickets to Nagoya, Japan, to people named Yeong-mi. Hundreds have left a comment on the airline's website identifying themselves as Oh Yeong-mi, Cho Yeong-mi ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka: Police hunt for man after mother found slain
Osaka Prefectural Police are hunting for a 45-year-old man after his mother was found dead in the town of Toyono on Thursday, reports Fuji News Network. At around 9:40 a.m., a woman reported to emergency services that her sister-in-law was unconscious and ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean president lashes Japan over wartime use of ‘comfort women’
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in described Japan's wartime use of "comfort women" as a "crime against humanity" on Thursday in some of his strongest comments yet, sparking an immediate protest from his key ally in containing North Korea. ( read original story ...)
Locals wow on world snow sculpting stage
The Team Tetonia snow sculptors, after taking first place at Driggs Snowscapes, traveled to Japan last month to compete in the International Snow Sculpture Contest at the Sapporo Snow Festival. Sculptor Natalie Clark, who has a studio in the old church in ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean businesses join curling craze
And so a marketing campaign was born. Budget carrier Tway Air is giving away 200 round-trip tickets to Nagoya, Japan, to people named Yeong-mi. Hundreds have left a comment on the airline’s website identifying themselves as Oh Yeong-mi, Cho Yeong-mi ... ( read original story ...)
Aichi: Man, 38, accused of fatal robbery and attempted rape of relative
Aichi police have arrested a 38-year-old man over the fatal robbery and rape of a female relative in Nagoya’s Mizuho Ward last month ... according to TBS News (Feb. 21). On the same day of the incident, another relative of the woman visited the residence ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, Twitter sees a surge of users – and revenue
TOKYO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Riding a wave of new users, improved advertising options and an embrace of video content by users and advertisers alike, Twitter Inc’s revenue has leaped in Japan, helping lead the company to its first quarterly profit. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new symbols for high-tech toilets get official recognition
Toilet makers in Japan last year teamed up to flush away tourists’ confusion ... Updated on February 27, 2018, with news of official recognition. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Launches Two BluEarth Trailer Tires
Robust construction is provided by Yokohama’s all-new advanced stress control groove design, which resists shoulder damage from sharp turns or accidental curbing. (Photo: Yokohama) Yokohama Tire is going the extra-mile – literally – to help the ... ( read original story ...)
2020 Tokyo Olympic mascots unveiled
The Olympic mascot "is a character that embodies both old tradition and new innovation," according to a statement from the organizers of Tokyo 2020. "While cherishing tradition, it is always up to date with the latest news and information. The Mascot has a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s industrial output tumbles in January as inventories build up
TOKYO (Reuters) - Slowing production of cars and electronics in January tipped Japan’s industrial output into its biggest tumble since a devastating earthquake in March 2011, highlighting a weakening in demand and a build up of inventory. January’s ... ( read original story ...)
Yearbook photo of American arrested in Japanese woman’s disappearance shows clean-cut look
according to Japanese media. Bayraktar attended William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach from 2007 and 2008, school officials confirmed to the Daily News Tuesday. In a yearbook photo from 2008, when he was a junior, Bayraktar appears solemn and unsmiling ... ( read original story ...)
Tourist from New York arrested in Japan as missing woman’s body parts are found in a suitcase
The police have not officially released the name of the suspect, though it has been widely reported in the Japanese news media. In an interview with Nippon TV in New York, the suspect’s parents told the network that their son loved Japan and wanted to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: American tourist arrested after female body parts found across Osaka
He was arrested last week on suspicion of illegally confining the woman to another short-term rental property in Osaka’s Higashinari ward ... according to Kyodo News, which cited anonymous investigative sources. Those same sources said the two were ... ( read original story ...)