When answering questions in the parliament, Esaki plans to "read aloud statements prepared by the bureaucracy" to keep his facts straight, he told a gathering of supporters in his hometown near Nagoya ... said at a news conference Monday. ( read original story ...)
Kawauchi and Nakamoto Make Top Ten in London World Championships Marathon
Kiyota ended up 16th in 2:30:36. Her teammate Ando rallied a little on the last lap to move up to 17th in 2:31:31, a tough follow-up to her 2:21:36 debut in Nagoya in March. Shigetomo had the weight of a 76th-place finish in 2:40:06 at the 2012 London ... ( read original story ...)
Canada Has the Largest Number of Environmental Clauses in Trade Agreements
As trade agreements are developed, more principles from other regions such as Europe and Asia have been embraced such as climate change clauses of the European model and the Nagoya Protocol. ( read original story ...)
Rinnai Doubles Down on Georgia, Plans $69 Million Factory in Griffin
Nathan Deal met with officials from the Nagoya-based company during a business mission to ... to create will be of great benefit to our community,” Mr. Copeland said in a news release. Japanese companies employ nearly 30,000 Georgians, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Noru slams into western Japan
The two groups stranded were taking Cathay Pacific from Osaka and taking HK Express from Nagoya back to Hong Kong. Until 6pm yesterday, Noru had caused the cancellation of four flights between Hong Kong and Kansai International Airport in Osaka - two ... ( read original story ...)
Japan marks the 72nd anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
Japan on Sunday marked 72 years since the world’s first nuclear ... Abe added without directly referring to the U.N. treaty. (AFP) See more news-related photo galleries and follow us on Yahoo News Photo Twitter and Tumblr. ( read original story ...)
Australia, Japan, U.S. call for South China Sea code to be legally binding
Australia, Japan and the United States also "voiced their strong opposition ... Jay Batongbacal, an expert on the South China Sea at the University of the Philippines, told news channel ANC the adoption of the framework gave China "the absolute upper ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says a security summit in Manila got ‘heated’ over North Korea, South China Sea
Japan's new head of the National Public Safety Commission and Minister for Administrative reform Taro Kono attends a news conference at Prime Minister Abe's official residence in Tokyo October 7, 2015. REUTERS/Issei Kato MANILA (Reuters) - Japan's foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon in Japan
A strong typhoon made landfall on Wakayama Peninsula, western Japan on Monday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. Typhoon Noru caused at least one death and several were injured, according to Kyodo news. The Japanese Meteorological Agency has issued ... ( read original story ...)
Saury prices look to stay high amid overfishing as neighbors snub Japan-proposed catch quotas
At a news conference on July 25, then-Agriculture ... According to the Tokyo-based Japan Fisheries Information Service Center, wholesale prices in Tokyo, Sapporo, Nagoya and Osaka averaged ¥551 per kilogram in 2016, up 54 percent from ¥357 in 2006. ( read original story ...)
Typhoon Noru kills two, draws near Japan
The fifth typhoon of the season prompted the authorities to recommend the evacuation of almost 200,000 people due to the high waves and the risk of landslides and floods, Efe news reported. A large storm surge is also adding to the flooding concerns. ( read original story ...)
Five things to watch on day three – IAAF World Championships London 2017
Defending champion Mare Dibaba is the focal point of the Ethiopian challenge and Japanese newcomer Yuka Ando – one marathon, 2:21:36 in Nagoya – could also be in the finish. But, hey, it’s the marathon – the one race where anything can truly happen. ( read original story ...)
Finally, a law to curb biopiracy
Malaysia is a party to the CBD. The CBD's benefit sharing requirements were reinforced by another international agreement – the Nagoya Protocol of 2010. Malaysia played a pivotal role in the negotiation of this protocol – as a spokesperson for ... ( read original story ...)
Stabbing at Umeda bakery leaves 1 injured
Osaka police arrested a 22-year-old male employee at a bakery at Hanshin Umeda Station in the stabbing of a female colleague on Friday (TBS News) OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a male employee of a bakery in the stabbing of a female ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Marks Hiroshima Anniversary, With North Korea on Its Mind
But there was no hiding the tensions straining Japan’s postwar pacifism, as fears over the fast-advancing nuclear program in neighboring North Korea — and political disagreements over how to respond — rose jarringly to the surface. At a news ... ( read original story ...)
Hiroshima bomb memorial service overshadowed by belligerent neighbour
Adam Walsh is a reporter for the St. John's Morning Show, currently working in Tokyo on a partnership with the Japanese public broadcaster NHK. Around Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park on Sunday, there were throngs of students in their school uniforms ... ( read original story ...)