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Tokyo’s smoking laws led it to be dubbed a “smoker’s paradise”, allowing smokers the privilege of lighting up in over 90 per cent of bars, restaurants and cafes in the city. Manabu Sakuta of the Japan Society for Tobacco Control believes his ... ( read original story ...)

in charge of IT & Management System Planning Div., President of Yokohama Motorsports International Co. Ltd.) Osamu Mikami Member of the Board and Senior Managing Officer, President of Tire Business, Head of Japan Replacement Tire Sales & Marketing Div. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: The base fare for taxis in Tokyo central and the two western Tokyo cities of Musashino and Mitaka has been slashed to ¥410 (US$3.60) from ¥730, the transport ministry announced on Monday (Jan 30). The new starting fare applies to the first 1 ... ( read original story ...)

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 22.10 points, or 1.43 percent, lower at 1,521.67. Decliners were led by iron and steel, marine transportation and bank issues. To have fuller access to the Kyodo News ... ( read original story ...)

Nonetheless, the news has caused waves among anime fans worldwide, with many asking the Tokyo committee to add more characters to its list. How the characters will play a role during the games remains a mystery, but one thing's for sure - die-hard anime ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks met with selling as Trump’s dismissal on Monday ... Investors refrained from active buying ahead of a news conference by Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda scheduled for later on Tuesday after the BOJ’s two-day monetary policy meeting ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO – Japanese organizers for next month's Asian Winter Games say contentious history books will be removed from guestrooms at a hotel that will be used to house athletes. The organizers also say Chinese athletes will stay at another hotel in ... ( read original story ...)

The unimaginable “sushi cut kits” debut Thursday at Tokyo’s first-ever street-facing Kit Kat specialty store, according to former Gawker property Kotaku and Japanese media. The treats reportedly come in three flavors: “Maguro” (tuna), “Uni ... ( read original story ...)

LONDON, Jan. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- DelveInsight's "Cervical Cancer- Market Insights, Epidemiology and Market Forecast-2023- Japan" Report provides marketed drugs information of Cervical Cancer. It includes historical and forecasted epidemiology and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's unemployment rate remained steady at 3.1 percent in December, and averaged that level for all of 2016, the lowest in 22 years. The number of jobs available to job seekers rose to 1.43, the highest level since 1991. Click below for the top news from ... ( read original story ...)

Audio: Japan plans 45 new high-energy, low-emissions HELE coal fired power plants. (ABC News) The power plants will utilise high energy, low emissions (HELE) technology that use high-quality black coal. Japan is the largest overseas market for Australian ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday lambasted Japan and China for devaluing their currencies ... The yen also strengthened on a news report that Trump's trade adviser slammed Germany for using a "grossly undervalued" euro to gain an unfair advantage ... ( read original story ...)

Masaya Nakamura, the "Father of Pac-Man" who founded the Japanese video game company behind the hit creature-gobbling game, has died. He was 91. Nakamura, who died on Jan. 22, founded Namco, part of Bandai Namco, in 1955. It started out as just two ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has upgraded its growth forecasts for the current fiscal year, which ends in March, and the following fiscal year by 0.4 and 0.2 per cent. The BoJ announced the new forecasts on Tuesday at the end of its two-day monthly meeting ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO: Wrapped up from head to toe in a white bag and gently rocking from side to side, five Japanese mothers are hopeful Tokyo's latest health trend can cure their post-pregnancy aches and pains. According to its exponents, Otonamaki, which translates as ... ( read original story ...)

Hoping to drum up more business, including from overseas visitors and the elderly, base taxi fares were lowered Monday to ¥410 from ¥730 in central Tokyo and two suburban cities. The new base fare is for the first 1.052 km, while the one it replaced ... ( read original story ...)