... ton class patrol ships a year instead of one heavier 5,000-ton class destroyer which Tokyo produces annually, three informed sources told Taiwan-based Central News Agency. Japan’s cabinet approves record $43.6bn military budget amid tensions with ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo seniors gamble time away in Vegas-style care centre
An elderly daycare centre in the Japanese capital of Tokyo, Day Service Las Vegas, has adopted a winning formula to keep its residents entertained with casino-style games, such as poker and pachinko slot machines. "This place is the best. They have games. ( read original story ...)
Canada’s best divers in Calgary to compete in national championships
The country’s top divers are in Calgary to compete in a national meet this weekend as they prepare for a number of upcoming world events, including the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The Winter National Diving Championships get underway on Friday at ... ( read original story ...)
RUBBER-Tokyo futures prices after evening session February 17
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Tokyo Institute of Technology Partners with DDN on TSUBAME3.0 to Build Forward-Looking, AI and Big Data Computing Infrastructure
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- DataDirect Networks (DDN ®) today announced that the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) has selected DDN as its strategic storage infrastructure provider for the new TSUBAME3.0 supercomputing system. ( read original story ...)
Time to Repair Tokyo-Seoul Ties
Japan’s ambassador to Seoul remains in Tokyo since he was recalled in early January in protest over the erection of a statue symbolizing the wartime “comfort women” in front of the Japanese consulate general in Busan in late December, as Tokyo says ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Gas : Gas Sales in January 2017
With the data of March 2017 being the last, the monthly gas sales volume will no longer be released to the public. Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. published this content on 16 February 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. 2016 KYOCERA ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese delegation arrives in Sapporo for Asian Winter Games
SAPPORO, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese delegation to the Asian Winter Games, spearheaded by the short track speed-skating team, arrived in Sapporo on Friday at the New Chitose Airport. China sent a 236-strong delegation to the 8th Asian Winter Games ... ( read original story ...)
Nationalist Osaka preschool draws heat for distributing slurs against Koreans, Chinese
according to the Osaka Prefectural Government. The letter, however, is apparently just one of many incidents pointing to the pair’s nationalist and even racist leanings. A separate pamphlet distributed to parents in December and obtained by Kyodo News ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka preschool scrutinized after passing out slurs against Koreans, Chinese
OSAKA – A kindergarten in the city of Osaka handed out to ... A separate pamphlet distributed to parents in December and obtained by Kyodo News read, “The problem is that people who have inherited the spirit (of Koreans) exist in our country with ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic medals to be made of garbage
TOKYO’S started collecting electronic waste to help produce the gold, silver and bronze medals needed for the 2020 Olympics. Tokyo authorities are accepting nine types of small digital devices, including smartphones, digital cameras and portable music ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo launches mobiles-to-medals recycling campaign
TOKYO: Members of the Japanese public lined up to donate unwanted mobile phones that will be recycled into medals for the 2020 Olympic Games, as a project aimed at promoting sustainability was launched on Thursday. The campaign kicked off at Tokyo's ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics – Tokyo launches mobiles-to-medals recycling campaign
The campaign kicked off at Tokyo's Metropolitan Government building where more than 100 people dropped the used handsets into a box that displayed the number of donations. "I came today because I thought it's great that my old mobile phones will become ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks turn lower on yen’s rise
Stocks fell back on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Thursday ... Airline ANA met with selling after announcing a plan to hold a news conference later on Thursday over an important management issue, which later turned out to be a change of its president. ( read original story ...)
McKay Brothers Distributes Osaka Securities Exchange Data in Singapore at Lowest Known Latency
MBI services in Japan are offered through its affiliate, Josada Telecommunications, Inc. To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mckay-brothers-distributes-osaka-securities-exchange-data-in-singapore-at ... ( read original story ...)
METI comes up with lower ¥124.7 billion estimate for Osaka 2025 expo facilities
The cost of building the facilities should the 2025 Osaka World Exposition become reality would be about ¥124.7 billion, according to the industry ministry’s estimate. The Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry’s estimate is lower than the ¥130 ... ( read original story ...)