Asian shares slip after Wall Street fall and Samsung arrest

KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.7 percent to 19,220.59.South Korea's Kospi edged down 0.2 percent to2,077.39. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell nearly 0.2 percent to 5,805.80. Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 0.5 percent to 23,979.67, while the ... ( read original story ...)

US: Remembering Japanese internment camps 75 years on

Now, he eats a light sandwich and salad at Mitsuru Sushi & Grill, a restaurant in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo, where he and other Japanese American community leaders often met when they were founding Nikkei Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR). It is an advocacy ... ( read original story ...)

S&P downgrade warning sends Toshiba shares falling

TOKYO — S&P Global Inc said in a report on Friday it could cut its rating of Toshiba Corp credit by several notches should the Japanese firm receive financial support that includes debt restructuring, sending Toshiba stock down 9 percent. S&P rates ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's thoroughly modern MBA monk

TOKYO -- Japan's striking combination of the ancient and modern may be an obvious cliche to old hands. But, to the visitor, its essential truth is undeniable. As one walks around Tokyo, the two most ubiquitous structures are convenience stores and shrines. ( read original story ...)

Canada Goose: Maker of $1,000 parkas files for IPO

Up next: Selling investors on an IPO. The family-run firm announced on Wednesday that ... It sells in 35 other countries and has gained a strong following in the U.K., France, Japan and Korea. It's planning further expansion in markets including Germany ... ( read original story ...)

Japan dreams

MANILA/TOKYO Beside a table with a teapot, teacups and chopsticks, Rovie Ebanculla vacuums a tatami mat while another female colleague cleans a high-tech toilet, the kind that can be found in many Japanese homes. The women are in the Philippines ... ( read original story ...)

US, Japan, South Korea foreign ministers to affirm alliance

TOKYO -- The U.S., Japan and South Korea will reaffirm their three-way partnership as a cornerstone of East Asian diplomacy when the three nations' top diplomats meet on the sidelines of a G-20 foreign ministers' meeting this week. The three countries and ... ( read original story ...)