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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 ...)
Japan should push back on any US attack on yen policy: Abe adviser
"Japan has not intervened in the currency market under Abenomics ... It stood around 110.60 yen in volatile market on Friday in Asia after news of U.S. missile strikes on Syria. [FRX/] Since Trump's election victory in November, the dollar has rallied ... ( read original story ...)
Japan needs anti-smoking law ahead of Tokyo Olympics: World Health Organization
Article Continued Below “The time is right for Japan to finally catch up now with the Olympics just around the corner,” Bettcher said at a news conference. He said it was a “golden opportunity for Japan to better protect its people from the deadly ... ( read original story ...)
WHO: Japan needs anti-smoking law ahead of Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO -- A senior World Health Organization official says Japan should ban smoking in all public places if it wants to successfully promote tourism and host the Tokyo Olympics in 2020. Japan is often known as a smoker's paradise. The health ministry is ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Hires “Tire Tailors”
Artisans transform Yokohama tires into a range of interesting products. Yokohama Tire is celebrating the company’s 100th anniversary by demonstrating how Yokohama performance can enhance even non-tire items such as a surfboard, saddle and racing shoes. ( read original story ...)
Best onsen retreats in Osaka
Meeting planners can include a “spa day” as visits to onsen resorts are viable day-trip incentives from Osaka. Arima Onsen is one of the oldest onsen (hot spring) towns in Japan, founded 1,300 years ago. Located in a mountain setting, it’s just 45 ... ( read original story ...)