TOKYO — Japan recorded a trade deficit in October but a recovery in exports after getting slammed by natural disasters in September, according to government data released Monday. Exports grew 8 ... ( read original story ...)
Vancouver Japanese congregation compensated for church lost during internment
The United Church of Canada is paying $500,000 in compensation to a Vancouver Japanese congregation for the loss of its church building during the Second World War. The congregation, which now has a h... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Asian shares mostly up cheered by Wall Street buying spree
TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly higher Monday after a buying spree on Wall Street kept up investor optimism into a new week, despite continuing worries about trade tensions. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s be... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Japan’s exports recover but reports trade deficit in October
TOKYO — Japan is reporting a trade deficit in October but is seeing a recovery in exports after getting slammed by natural disasters in September. Japan’s Ministry of Finance said Monday exports grew ... ( read original story ...)
North Korean schools in Japan build loyalty, even love, abroad
It's a good period for us, better than any other time," student Ha Minee told CBS News. Since Korea University's opening in 1957, North Korea has funded the school. Portraits of late North Korean lead... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Japan’s cybersecurity minister contradicts ‘never used a computer’ comment
At a news conference on Friday ... the minister had slipped up by saying the Olympics would cost Japan 1,500 yen ($13.21) instead of 150 billion yen ($1.32 billion). He has also blamed his ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese gaming company Bandai Namco closes Vancouver studio
In a B.C. government news release dated April 10, 2013, Bandai Namco made an announcement from Japan that it would open two new studios in June 2013: one in Vancouver and another in Singapore. The new... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: are Japan’s railways prepared to take the baton?
A new report has illustrated the impact of millions of visitors on Tokyo’s already overcrowded railways during the Olympic Games. We profile how the city’s transit operators are preparing for the even... ( read original story ...)
NAGOYA, Japan | Japan beats MLB All-Stars 4-1, win series 5-1
NAGOYA, Japan— Sosuke Genda hit a three-run triple that chased starter Brian Johnson in a four-run second inning, and Japan beat the MLB All-Stars 4-1 Thursday for their fifth win in the six-game seri... ( read original story ...)
Autumn internationals: England v Japan team news, quotes and key stats
England winger Joe Cokanasiga, who averages eight metres per carry in the Premiership with Bath this season, turned 21 on Thursday Eighteen stone Bath winger Joe Cokanasiga will make his England debut ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Tire’s Y69K L-5S tire now available in size 36/65-33
Yokohama Tire‘s Y69KL-5S tire for loaders, underground vehicles and dozers, now comes in a new size – 35/65-33 – with a CP-S (special cut resistance) compound and steel breaker construction. “The stee... ( read original story ...)
NAGOYA, Japan | Japan beats MLB All-Stars 4-1 in final of exhibition series
NAGOYA, Japan — Sosuke Genda drove in three runs with a bases-clearing triple as Japan beat the MLB All-Stars 4-1 in the final of their six-game exhibition series on Thursday. Genda tripled down the r... ( read original story ...)
Japan beats MLB All-Stars 4-1 in final of exhibition series
NAGOYA, Japan — Sosuke Genda drove in three runs with a bases-clearing triple as Japan beat the MLB All-Stars 4-1 in the final of their six-game exhibition series on Thursday. Genda tripled down the r... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s cybersecurity chief says he’s never used a computer
Japan’s minister in charge of cybersecurity is in the spotlight for acknowledging he has never used a computer and making comments showing he has no idea what a USB port might be. Ruling party ... ( read original story ...)
‘I’ve never used a computer’: Japan cybersecurity minister
Sakurada's responses in parliament and news conferences have drawn criticism before. Addressing another parliamentary committee, the minister had slipped up by saying the Olympics would cost Japan $17 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s minister of cybersecurity has never used computer
TOKYO -- Japan's minister in charge of cybersecurity is in the spotlight for acknowledging he has never used a computer and making comments showing he has no idea what a USB port might be. Ruling part... ( read original story ...)