TOKYO — North Korea’s East Asian neighbors have a shared goal of denuclearizing the peninsula, but what may come out of Tuesday’s summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un has different and possibly conflicting implications for each ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo fun fact: Everything here is tiny
Tokyo may be a megapolis, but our 13 million-strong population (with an additional 29 million in greater Tokyo) means space is, well, limited. Enter a whole load of things that would probably be twice the size abroad, which have been squeezed into the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close lower on profit taking ahead of key political events
TOKYO, June 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower Friday as investors took to taking profits after the Nikkei's four-day winning streak and ahead of a number of key financial and political events, including the Group of Seven (G7) summit starting later ... ( read original story ...)
‘Please just go’: thumbs down after Chinese tourists asked to leave Osaka restaurant
Two young Chinese women who claim they were discriminated against by Japanese staff at a restaurant in Osaka did not get the reaction they ... Qianjiang Evening News reported on Thursday. “Is there a special standard of service for foreign tourists?,” ( read original story ...)
Lavish Nagoya palace of Tokugawa shogun unveiled after nine-year restoration program
NAGOYA – The reconstructed main palace of Nagoya Castle, originally built in 1615 on the orders of the first Tokugawa shogun but destroyed in World War II, was unveiled to the public Friday, allowing visitors to see the lavish rooms as enjoyed by the ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Japan’s economy shrank in first quarter on weak spending
TOKYO — Japan’s economy declined in the first quarter on weak consumer spending, revised data showed Friday. The Cabinet Office said the gross domestic product or GDP — the total value of a nation’s goods and services — shrank at an annualized ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s home-sharing offerings evaporate ahead of new regulations
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan, which just months ago had tens of thousands of Airbnb and home-sharing properties available, has approved only about 150 before a new law kicks in next week, meant to bring order to the market and create more lodging options for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, U.S. to seek first trade talks under new framework in July
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan and the United States are working to hold their first bilateral trade talks under a new framework in July, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said, in a sign Washington may ratchet up pressure on Tokyo to open up its markets. U.S. President ... ( read original story ...)
Emirates to deploy Airbus A380 serving the Dubai-Osaka route
2018-Jun-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, will introduce regular scheduled commercial Airbus A380 services to Osaka (KIX) in Japan on 28 October 2018*. The deployment of the double-decker aircraft ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Asian shares fall ahead of G7 summit, central bank meetings
TOKYO — Asian shares were moderately lower Friday, as investors awaited the Group of Seven leaders’ meeting, continuing into the weekend, and for European Central Bank and Federal Reserve meetings next week. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Recycled silver in short supply for Tokyo 2020 medals
TOKYO >> Amid efforts to use only recycled metal in the medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, there is growing concern over a shortage of silver. Collection began a year ago and nearly twice as much silver is still needed. If the situation ... ( read original story ...)
Japan wants Trump to make return of 12 people abducted by North Korea a priority ahead of summit
On Monday, North Korea’s state-run Korea Central News Agency criticized Japan for asking other countries to put pressure on Pyongyang. In a commentary, it said Japan risks becoming isolated as North Korea and called the abduction issue “rubbish.” ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe seeks word on North Korea talks
North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency criticized Abe and other Japanese officials for insisting on pressuring the North. The news agency, quoting the North's Rodong Sinmun newspaper, said Japan worries about being "marginalized from the ... ( read original story ...)
Airbnb says forced to cancel bookings under new Japan law
Rental site Airbnb said Thursday it had been forced by Japanese authorities to cancel thousands of reservations ahead of a new law regulating short-term rentals, apologising for the "extraordinary disruption." "This stinks -- and that's an understatement ... ( read original story ...)
Trump says working with Abe to improve U.S.-Japan trade relations
At a joint news conference, Trump said Abe told him Japan was buying “billions and billions of dollars of additional products of all kinds - military jets, airliners from Boeing, lots of farm products.” “We’re working hard to reduce our trade ... ( read original story ...)
131 guns surrendered in Sudbury and region during firearms amnesty
That will be the case for one particularly rare find: a World War II-era Japanese Type 94 Nambu Nagoya Army Arsenal pistol. "It's dated and manufactured from 1934 to 1945, and the markings on it are in Japanese, so it was obviously brought back from World ... ( read original story ...)