Tag: news

Tokyo (AFP) - Four Japanese detained in China in March for alleged "illegal activities" have safely returned home, officials said Thursday, though two others are still being held. Tensions regularly mar Japan-China relations, with a maritime territorial ... ( read original story ...)

Loss-making Japan Display Inc (>> Japan Display Inc) is seeking about 100 billion yen ($890 million) from its main creditors to fund restructuring, a source with direct knowledge of the request said. Loss-making Japan Display Inc (>> Japan Display Inc ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Mining Association Chairman Yoshiaki Nakazato said the ... term due to lack of new mine developments are also behind the recent rally, Nakazato told a news conference on Thursday * Nakazato, who is also president of Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd ... ( read original story ...)

... Japanese nationals detained in Shandong Province and Hainan Province in March have returned to Japan," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference. China's foreign ministry said the six Japanese citizens were being held on suspicion ... ( read original story ...)

Wasabi and Okinawan sweet potato may not be everyone's preferred type of Kit Kat but booming demand for exotic flavours in Japan has prompted bar-maker Nestle to open a new factory. The Switzerland-based food giant announced Wednesday that it will on ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka University research team modifies the surface texture ... are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system. ( read original story ...)

Singapore Airlines' budget carrier Scoot will begin flying to Honolulu via Osaka by the end of this year, a company official said Wednesday. "The transit through Osaka will allow us to tap the Japanese market. The Japanese market has a significant diaspora ... ( read original story ...)

(Nanowerk News) Power generation cost using solar panels depends on ... Now a team of scientists at Osaka University has taken a step closer to making inexpensive solar cells that can deliver the same high efficiency as more complex and expensive cells ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – An Osaka-based restaurant chain operator and its top manager were fined Wednesday for making foreign student employees work longer hours than legally permitted. The Osaka Summary Court fined Ichimonkai, the operator of the Kushikatsu Daruma ... ( read original story ...)

The most valuable instrument among the 54 casualties is an Italian-made violin worth 50m yen, the Kyodo news agency said. According to Japanese media, the woman is a Chinese national and was arrested on Tuesday upon returning from China to Tokyo. ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window Nestle is to open its first factory in Japan in more than 25 years because of demand for exotic flavours of Kit Kat. While traditionally the wafer snack has been made using milk chocolate, dozens of ... ( read original story ...)

This "hack," which allows you to score sub-$400 roundtrips to the Land of the Rising Sun, was first unearthed earlier this spring by the team at Scott's Cheap Flights, who discovered that flights from Los Angeles in and out of Nagoya, Japan were going for ... ( read original story ...)

Nagoya University Researchers have recently devised an innovative technique for producing stimuli-responsive materials in a predictable manner. They applied this technique to develop a new material with the ability to conduct electricity and emit white ... ( read original story ...)

Two years later that dream was realised in the Japanese city of Nagoya, and has been held annually ever since in a variety of cities around the world. This year, it's coming back home to Nagoya, and it starts on 27 July 2017. Over the years, the programme ... ( read original story ...)

Chanathip Songkrasin is likely to make his debut in a competitive match for J-League side Consadole Sapporo in the Levain Cup today. The midfielder joined the J-League club last month on an 18-month loan deal from Thai League champions SCG Muang Thong United. ( read original story ...)

based ramen restaurant will open at 8 N. Summerlin Ave., in the spot formerly occupied by Verde Cantina. The news was first reported by local food blogger Ricky Ly on his Tastychomps.com website and said it will be headed by franchisees Taff Liao and Eric ... ( read original story ...)