T’Way Air expands Daegu – Osaka service in W17

T’Way Air in winter 2017/18 season is increasing Daegu – Osaka Kansai frequency, currently served 9 weekly. From 29OCT17, the airline will increase service to 11 weekly, with additional service added in the morning and afternoon hours. ( read original story ...)

Kagawa scores late goal as Japan draws 3-3 with Haiti

(Yuta Omori/Kyodo News via AP) Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic made nine changes from Friday's 2-1 win over New Zealand, handing first-time starts to Cerezo Osaka striker Sugimoto and SC Heerenveen midfielder Yuki Kobayashi. ( read original story ...)

China Eastern adds Dalian – Osaka in W17

China Eastern later this month plans to offer service to Japan from Dalian, as the airline schedules Dalian – Osaka Kansai route. From 29OCT17, Airbus A320 aircraft will operate this route once a day. ( read original story ...)

Two new Mazda concepts headed to Tokyo Motor Show

Mazda is ready to peel back the covers of two new concepts at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show. The first concept, Mazda says, is a compact hatchback previewing the next generation of a production model. Underpinned by an all-new platform and Mazda’s new ... ( read original story ...)

PAL to open Cebu-Bangkok service in December

Nagoya, Osaka, Seoul (Incheon), Singapore, Chengdu and Beijing (Peking). Subscribe to INQUIRER PLUS to get access to The Philippine Daily Inquirer & other 70+ titles, share up to 5 gadgets, listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on ... ( read original story ...)

Japan court: Gov’t, utility accountable in Fukushima accident

TOKYO -- A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered the government and the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant to pay 500 million yen (US$4.5 million) to thousands of area residents and evacuees who were demanding compensation for their livelihoods lost in ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s leader pledges stability as election campaign begins

TOKYO — Hundreds of candidates took to the streets Tuesday as the official 12-day campaigning period for Japan's Oct. 22 lower house election kicked off, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party facing challenges from regrouped opposition forces. ( read original story ...)

Election campaigning underway in Japan as Abe takes on Hope

TOKYO (Reuters) - Election campaigning in Japan began in earnest on Tuesday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeking to repel an upstart new party that has pledged to rid the government of cronyism in a challenge to Abe's near-five year hold on power. ( read original story ...)

NBA, Japan’s Rakuten set exclusive online distribution deal

TOKYO (AP) — The National Basketball Association and Rakuten Inc. have announced a marketing partnership that makes the Japanese online giant the exclusive online distributor in Japan of all live NBA games. The partnership, Rakuten's first with a North ... ( read original story ...)

Japan election campaign begins; PM Abe pledges stability

Hundreds of candidates took to the streets Tuesday as the official 12-day campaigning period for Japan's Oct. 22 lower house election kicked off, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party facing challenges from regrouped opposition forces. Up for grabs ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Plants Trees

2,000 trees planted at Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi (YTMM). Yokohama’ factory in West Point, Mississippi held a tree-planting ceremony on Oct. 7 as part of the “Yokohama Forever Forest” project. More than 300 Yokohama employees and guests ... ( read original story ...)