Large tourist hotel planned near Osaka’s Airin district

Yoshiharu Hoshino, CEO of Hoshino Resorts, explained the plan at a news conference on April 24 in Osaka. The new hotel will be built in front of Shin-Imamiya Station of the JR Osaka Loop Line. “Shin-Imamiya has a very high potential when seen from the ... ( read original story ...)

Jeju secure AFC Champions League Last 16 place

Jeju United secured their place in the knock-out round of 16 of the AFC Champions League following their 2-0 defeat of Gamba Osaka on Tuesday. Jeju United 2 Gamba Osaka 0 Chung Woon opens the scoring on 29' Hwang Il-Su adds a second on 66' Woon Chung ... ( read original story ...)

Big names return to WTS women's field for Yokohama

In the third stop of the 2017 World Triathlon Series the elites head to Japan to return to the familiar event of the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama. Last year Yokohama played the home to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic qualifying event for many nations ... ( read original story ...)

Old friendly rivals reunite in Yokohama

For the eighth time in World Triathlon Series history, elites head back to Japan to compete in the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama. Celebrating one of the cities that was one of our first, Yokohama hosts the third stop of the 2017 Series and second ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese manga comic helping Syrian refugee children dream

Obada is a Syrian student in Tokyo who, by a mixture of chance and determination, has become the translator of Japanese manga comics into Arabic. And by another twist of fate, many of these Arab editions of football saga Captain Tsubasa have been donated ... ( read original story ...)

Stocks mixed as China tightens market oversight

TOKYO - Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after record highs on Wall Street overnight. Chinese markets lost ground on news of further tightening of market oversight by regulators. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 index edged 0.1 per cent lower to ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Creates New Logo to Promote City Overseas

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has created a new logo and slogan. The new "Tokyo Tokyo Old meets New" logo and slogan, with the first Tokyo depicted in a brushstroke font and the second in a Gothic block typeface, will be used in various promotional ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Gas invests in U.S. shale player Castleton Resources

Tokyo Gas said that through its unit, Tokyo Gas America, it has purchased a 30 percent equity in Castleton Resources, a company focused on developing oil and gas assets in east Texas and Louisiana. Castleton Resources, a unit of Castleton Commodities ... ( read original story ...)