Tokyo - The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., celebrated its 100th anniversary on October 13. We would like to take this opportunity to express our thanks and deepest gratitude to our customers and all the company's stakeholders for your support of the company's ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya Prince Hotel Sky Tower Opens in Japan
Prince Hotels opened a new hotel, "Nagoya Prince Hotel Sky Tower," on Monday, October 2, 2017 in Nagoya, Japan, the country's third largest city. The hotel is located on the 31st to 36th floors of Global Gate, a mixed-use complex erected in a redevelopment ... ( read original story ...)
Diplomats from U.S., South Korea, Japan discuss North Korean threat
After meeting with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts in Seoul ... we can achieve our objective of a denuclearized Korean Peninsula," Sullivan said at a news conference after the meeting, where the officials mainly discussed responses to North ... ( read original story ...)
Diplomats from Washington, Seoul, Tokyo talk N. Korea threat
Before flying to Seoul for talks with South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Lim Sung-nam, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan and Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama met in Tokyo on Tuesday and vowed to find more ways to apply pressure ... ( read original story ...)
Prince Hotels Opens New Hotel in Japan’s Third Largest City, Nagoya, Where Japanese History and Culture Abound
PRINCE HOTELS, INC. (Head office: Toshima-ku, Tokyo; President, Shigeyoshi Akasaka) opened a new hotel, "Nagoya Prince Hotel Sky Tower," on Monday, October 2, 2017 in Nagoya, Japan, the country’s third largest city. This hotel represents Prince Hotel's ... ( read original story ...)
Asia stocks mixed as investors look to Japan election
TOKYO - Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday, as some indexes got a boost from overnight gains on Wall Street. Japan's benchmark held steady as expectations grew that a likely ruling party win in Sunday's Japanese parliamentary elections will help ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ruling coalition seen winning around two-thirds majority: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's coalition is on track for a roughly two-thirds majority in Sunday's general election, a survey by Kyodo news agency showed, as its conservative rival led by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike appeared to lose ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese military helicopter loses contact off central Japan
TOKYO – A Japanese defense helicopter carrying four crew members has lost contact during flight training in central Japan. Defense officials say the UH-60J lost contact Tuesday evening while flying over the Pacific Ocean about 30 kilometers (18 miles ... ( read original story ...)
‘Vanishing village’ looks to Japan’s LDP for survival
NANMOKU, Japan (Reuters) - Chikara Imai, 73, is quick to dismiss the new parties in Sunday's national election in Japan, saying old ties with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party is what the country's most elderly village needs for survival. ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Japan’s gritty second city, suddenly a destination amid Asian tourist boom
Amid the gloom and struggle that Osaka has gone through in recent years, a tourism boom has been an unexpected boon for Japan’s gritty second city. The commercial roots and boisterous and friendly people of Osaka and the surrounding Kansai region provide ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Japan’s gritty second city, suddenly finds itself amid Asia tourist boom
Amid the gloom and struggle that Osaka has gone through in recent years, a tourism boom has been an unexpected boon for Japan’s gritty second city. The commercial roots and boisterous and friendly people of Osaka and the surrounding Kansai region provide ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan agree to ramp up diplomatic pressure on North Korea
TOKYO - U.S. and Japanese diplomats agreed Tuesday to maximize pressure on North Korea to resolve tensions over its nuclear program, while citing the need to be prepared for the worst if diplomacy failed. U.S. Undersecretary of State John Sullivan ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s 1964 Olympic flame went out four years ago, report says
The "sacred" flame from Tokyo's 1964 Olympics was meant to burn forever ... An official, who - perhaps understandably - asked to remain anonymous, has admitted to AFP news agency that the flame actually went out a few months later, in November 2013. ( read original story ...)
U.S. casino operators are lining up to open in Japan, ‘a bigger market than Las Vegas’
They even put Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh on stage at a showbiz-worthy news conference to lament the lack of top-notch performance venues in Japan. Executives from Las Vegas Sands and MGM Resorts have repeatedly said they would each invest as much as $10 ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Offers New ‘Dual Marked’ OTR Tires
Yokohama will now offer five new OTR tires with dual TRA code designations to handle both loader and transport applications. The tires with the dual markings are the RB31, RT31/RT31+, RL31, RT41 and RL45. All will feature an E/L designation within the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s general election: all you need to know
The former news anchor and Arabic speaker has described herself as a “conservative reformist” who wants to take on vested interests. A defence hawk who admires Margaret Thatcher, Koike also supports legislation to ban discrimination against Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)