Japan’s biggest exploration and production company, Inpex, will consider bidding in the tender to develop Iran’s Azadegan oil field, in which the Japanese corporation had been operator of the project before pulling out in 2010 over the tightened ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber : Chelsea FC Concludes Successful Season that included the Premier League Title
London's Chelsea Football Club, for which Yokohama Rubber is an official shirt partner, has concluded its highly successful 2016-17 season, which included capturing the league title of the English Premier League for the second time in three years and the ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Osaka mayor Hashimoto to retire as policy adviser for Nippon Ishin
OSAKA – Former Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto will step down Wednesday as a policy adviser for the opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai as he seeks to maintain political neutrality, sources said Tuesday. Hashimoto, who ended his career as a politician in 2015, has ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s female governor takes on Japan’s old-boy network, but denies run for PM
For now, the former defense minister says her sights are set firmly on a July 2 Tokyo metropolitan assembly poll, where she's targeting a majority for her fledgling "Tokyo Citizens First" party and its allies. Koike, in an interview with Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
Japan vows to take action with US after North Korea missile test
The missile flew for six minutes until it landed in the Sea of Japan. US officials told Fox News a North Korean MiG fighter jet crashed near the launch site of the latest surface-to-air missile test. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the ... ( read original story ...)
Favoring Osaka, Macau billionaire says Tokyo doesn’t need a casino
Lawrence Ho, the billionaire owner of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, said he favors building a casino in Osaka rather than Tokyo because there are more opportunities to develop the smaller city as an entertainment destination. Ho is among industry ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo bath house offering naked lectures to increase clientele
A public bath house in Tokyo is offering classes to its naked customers, hoping the experience of learning in the nude will not only be liberating but also bring back a young audience to the dying tradition of communal baths. ( read original story ...)
New compound that can break down plastic waste developed
Researchers from Nagoya University in Japan developed a series of organometallic ruthenium catalysts to break down even the toughest amide bonds effectively under mild conditions. "Our previous catalysts could hydrogenate most amide bonds, but the ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama defends WTCC tyres after Nurburgring Nordschleife problems
Yokohama has defended its World Touring Car Championship tyres ... More in WTCCCatsburg into WTCC lead with Nordschle... More WTCC News Catsburg into WTCC lead with Nordschleife win Polestar Volvo's Nicky Catsburg surged into the World Touring Car ... ( read original story ...)
Japan public split on idea to cite military in constitution
Poll results released Monday show that about half of Japan's population supports a constitutional revision that would clarify the legality of the country's military, a new approach Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is proposing as his party struggles to gain ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Miyazato retiring at end of season
The Okinawan-born 31-year-old, a nine-time winner on the U.S. LPGA Tour, told a Tokyo news conference she had made the decision last summer that this season would be her last. "I actually began feeling this four to five years ago, and at that point I ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 51.52 points, or 0.26 per cent, from Friday to 19,635.32, Xinhua news agency reported. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, fell 2.39 points, or 0.15 per cent ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile into waters off western Japan
It landed in Japan's exclusive maritime economic zone ... according to the official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA cited Kim as ordering officials to mass-produce and deploy the system all over the country so as to "completely spoil the enemy's wild ... ( read original story ...)
NKorea fires short-range ballistic missile off western Japan
It landed in Japan's exclusive maritime economic zone ... according to the official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA cited Kim as ordering officials to mass-produce and deploy the system all over the country so as to "completely spoil the enemy's wild ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea test-launches likely ballistic missile, Japan protests provocation
READ MORE: The 3 North Koreans who are rocketing its missile program forward The projectile was likely a ballistic missile, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said citing an unidentified source. Japan has protested against North Korea‘s latest launch of ... ( read original story ...)
OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND. LTD. : ex-dividend day for interim dividend
2016 OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND: Patent Issued for Hydrophilic Coating Agent (USPTO .. 2016 OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND. LTD.: ex-dividend day for interim dividend 2015 OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND. LTD.: ex-dividend day for final dividend 2015 OSAKA ORGANIC ... ( read original story ...)