BluEarth' is Yokohama's environmentally-human and socially-friendly global tyre brand, which realises excellent environmental performance while reducing the burden on drivers, passengers and the surrounding environment. The new BluEarth-Es tyre is designed ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo : Filing of Complaint Requesting Cancellation of Assessment Concerning Liquor Tax by Our Consolidated Subsidiary
Sapporo Breweries Ltd. ("Sapporo Breweries"), a consolidated subsidiary of Sapporo Holdings Ltd. (the "Company"), voluntarily filed amended tax returns, reclassifying the tax rate classification of "Sapporo Goku ZERO ((1) Effervescent alcoholic beverage ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura, two others file for election
NAGOYA – Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura, 68, and two other people have filed to run in the April 23 mayoral election. The challengers are lawyer Masateru Iwaki, 62, a former deputy mayor of Nagoya, and former corporate employee Toshimitsu Ota, 68 ... ( read original story ...)
Mitsui Chemicals; Startup of Electrolyte Solution Production Facilities at Nagoya Works
which have been built at Nagoya Works to accommodate growing domestic demand for lithium-ion battery-use electrolyte solution. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170409005031/en ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on weaker yen
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday with a weaker yen ... exporters as it inflates repatriated profits and spurs buying of their shares. "The Syria news was bad for markets, but it's not like something big is going to happen today, tomorrow ... ( read original story ...)
Startups in Japan getting ample cash but lack innovators
The service produces original stories and collects and curates reports from The Wall Street Journal, Forbes Japan, TechCrunch and other news services. It also adds comments to items written by its own pool of hired writers and experts. "And so they know it ... ( read original story ...)
Current Nagoya Mayor Kawamura, two others file candidacies for election
NAGOYA – Incumbent Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura, 68, and two other people on Sunday filed candidacies in the mayoral election set for April 23 in the city. The others are lawyer Masateru Iwaki, 62, a former deputy mayor, and former corporate employee ... ( read original story ...)
Video: STEVEN TYLER Performs In Osaka, Japan
AEROSMITH singer Steven Tyler performed with his Nashville-based band LOVING MARY on April 8 at Zepp Osaka Bayside in Osaka, Japan. Fan-filmed video footage of the concert can be seen below. Tyler's debut solo album, "We're All Somebody From Somewhere ... ( read original story ...)
Japan really loves Kit Kat bars
“Kitto Katto” is more than just the Japanese name for the candy we all know as Kit Kat. Mo Rocca tells us it’s more like Japan’s national obsession: At a shop in Tokyo’s bustling Ginza district, luxury Kit Kats are on full display. That’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan nationalizes 273 islets, aims to develop dozens of outposts amid territorial rows
“Once remote islands become uninhabited, it will become difficult to maintain their functions as outposts for conducting activities,” the ‘basic plan’ read, as cited by Japan News. Japan’s ruling party pushing for THAAD anti-missiles & strike ... ( read original story ...)
2018 Japan Spy Photos | Kawasaki
The 2017 MFJ All Japan National Motocross Championship Series kicks off this weekend at Kyushu MX Park in Kumamoto, Japan, and you know what that means: time to take a peek at what could very well be the production machines of next year and beyond. ( read original story ...)
Japanese baseball star Otani to be out 6 weeks with injury
TOKYO - Japanese baseball player Shohei Otani will be sidelined for about six weeks because of a left-thigh muscle strain, his team said on Sunday. Otani, who is expected to move to Major League Baseball in 2018, hurt his left leg trying to beat out an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Scientists Believe They'll Be the First to Reach Earth's Mantle
A spokesman for JAMSTEC tells the Japan News that the recent development of new materials has led them to believe that this may already be possible. ( read original story ...)
Philippines to construct drug rehab centres with funds from Japan
Manila: Japan is providing a $16 million (Dh58 million) grant to the Philippines for the construction of drug rehabilitation centres, officials said on Sunday. According to Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, Manila is working fast to ensure ... ( read original story ...)
Trump, Japan's Abe Agree to Keep Unity on North Korea: NHK
U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed that the ... after many civilians including women and children were harmed, according to Kyodo news service. Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal. ( read original story ...)
Japanese Fans React to ‘Ghost in the Shell’
Ghost in the Shell opened in Japan on Friday, and the Hollywood version is winning more plaudits in the land of the original manga and anime than it did in the United States. Meanwhile, a new Japanese addition to the franchise was announced Friday. ( read original story ...)