Yokohama will be able to count on the evergreen striker, who is set to play into his 50s after signing a deal to play in the 2017 J2 League season Japanese striker Kazuyoshi Miura will take his professional football career beyond his 50th birthday after ... ( read original story ...)
Moxy Tokyo Kinshicho Hotel Announced for November 2017
Tokyo-based commercial real estate developer Pacifica Capital K.K. has signed a management contract with Marriott International to open Japan’s first location for Moxy Hotels in November 2017. The property, to be known as “Moxy Tokyo Kinshicho Hotel ... ( read original story ...)
49-Year-Old Yokohama Striker Signs New Contract
The forward joined Yokohama in 2005, at the age of 38 ... He contributes to Reports Afrique News from Benin City, Edo state Nigeria. ( read original story ...)
Professor Tadamitsu Kishimoto of Osaka University Wins Medicine Category of King Faisal International Prize 2017
Emeritus Professor Tadamitsu Kishimoto of Immunology Frontier Research Center at Osaka University in Japan has won the Medicine ... biological treatment for autoimmune diseases. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ heavyweight says central banks have considerable control over yields
TOKYO Central banks' battle with the global financial crisis showed they could exert a "considerable" impact on long-term interest rates even under today's highly developed financial markets, a senior Bank of Japan official said on Wednesday. But more ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese monkey tries to mate with deer
A male Japanese monkey has been filmed trying to mount and mate with a Sika deer. Researchers saw the primate attempting to mate with at least two deer in November 2015, during the macaque breeding season. The macaques regularly bathe in hot springs in ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka hospital discovers perforated intravenous drip bags
OSAKA – A hospital in Osaka said Wednesday it had found perforated intravenous drip bags that were to be used for patients, following fatal drip poisonings in September at a Yokohama hospital. Kitano Hospital in the city of Osaka said no patients were ... ( read original story ...)
ObsEva Initiates IPO Filing For Women's Reproductive Treatments
The institutional investors own 77.1% of the company's stock pre-IPO. ObsEva is developing a lead candidate, OBE2109, which it in-licensed from Kissei Pharmaceutical Co of Japan, for the treatment of endometriosis and uterine fibroids. Endometriosis is a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks down by close on yen rebound
Tokyo stocks closed lower Tuesday as a rebounding yen hit exporters, while Toyota lost early gains driven by news of a major investment in the United States. After a public holiday Monday, the Japanese market dropped at the start as falling oil prices and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Takeda buys US cancer specialist Ariad for $5.2bn
Japanese pharmaceutical giant Takeda has agreed to buy US drugmaker Ariad Pharmaceuticals for $5.2bn (£4.3bn). Ariad specialises in making medicines for patients with rare forms of leukemia and other rare cancers. The takeover was approved by the boards ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall at open, Toyota up on US investment news
Tokyo stocks fell Tuesday as exporters dropped and after Wall Street finished lower, but Toyota rose on news it is investing about $10 billion in the US over the next five years. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 0.37 percent, or 72.19 points, to sit ... ( read original story ...)
S. Korean Dies After Setting Himself Ablaze Over Japan Deal
A South Korean Buddhist monk has died days after he set himself on fire to protest the country's deal with Japan on former Korean sex slaves, a Seoul hospital said Tuesday. The monk, 64, set himself ablaze Saturday during rallies against impeached ... ( read original story ...)
Third-generation heir to kimono business finds success in recycling traditional garb
For Kenichi Nakamura, the third-generation heir of a nearly century-old kimono business, the market for the traditional Japanese garment, currently a sixth of its peak, is full of hidden potential. The 62-year-old president of Tokyo Yamaki Co. believes ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo licenses Thai firm to produce ethanol
Japanese brewer Sapporo Holdings Ltd has licensed Thai fuel retailer PTG Energy Plc to manufacture cassava-based bioethanol. The deal was signed Monday between Sapporo and Innotech Green Energy Co, PTG's subsidiary and joint venture with Thai tapioca ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei little changed, trim earlier losses amid U.S. policy hopes
TOKYO Jan 10 Japan's Nikkei share average was little changed on Tuesday, trimming earlier losses amid hopes that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump would provide stimulus-supportive hints at an upcoming news conference. The Nikkei initially slipped as much ... ( read original story ...)
Takeda to Acquire ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TSE:4502) (“Takeda”) and ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARIA) (“ARIAD”) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ... ( read original story ...)