Hideaki Kumazawa, who served as a top bureaucrat in the farm ministry, was arrested on Saturday for stabbing his 44-year-old son Eiichiro to death at their home in Tokyo, Kyodo News agency reported. ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka calls French Open loss ‘probably the best thing that could have happened’
No. 1 Naomi Osaka was shockingly ousted from the French Open over the weekend, closing her shot at a third consecutive Grand Slam title and an eventual calendar Grand Slam. Osaka, who opened the year ... ( read original story ...)
Japan women kick back at high heels at work
Tokyo, Japan - A group of Japanese women Monday submitted a petition to the government to protest what they say is a de-facto requirement for female staff to wear high heels at work. The #KuToo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho aims to build warchest for Asia fintech investment
TOKYO (Reuters) - Mizuho Financial Group aims to build a warchest of several billion dollars in the next five years to target financial technology in Asia, its chief said, as the Japanese megabank ... ( read original story ...)
ESR delays $1.4 billion IPO in Hong Kong amid trade tension market jitters: sources
At the top end of ESR’s IPO price range, the deal would value the company at $6.2 billion. ESR was formed in 2016 by the merger of the Japan-centric Redwood Group and China-focused e-Shang, which was ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc to keep up investment despite trade war worries
Nikkei Inc.'s latest capital investment trend ... This is the third consecutive year that corporate Japan has planned to increase its capital spending. But if business sentiment deteriorates ... ( read original story ...)
Reclusive Japanese man killed by father who feared he might run amuck: media
The incidents spotlight Japan's growing legion of adult hikikomori ... told investigators his alarm over his son was provoked by news last week of a knife-wielding man who slashed at a group of ... ( read original story ...)
‘We will get through it,’ Quebec nun says after fatal attack near congregation’s school in Japan
Gervais said she first heard the news late Monday night when a fellow ... when the Vatican asked Canadian priests to send missionaries to Japan. Cardinal Maurice Roy, who was serving as Quebec ... ( read original story ...)
Qantas eyes Airbus A380 upgrade for Sydney-Tokyo
If negotiations around Haneda Airport’s A380 cap prove unsuccessful, Joyce told Australian Business Traveller that Qantas will instead look at flying Boeing 787s between Sydney and Tokyo, and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business spending suggests upward revision to first-quarter GDP
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business spending rose in January-March, continuing the expansion seen over the past two years and pointing to a likely upward revision in overall economic growth in the ... ( read original story ...)
Wooden beer bottles and paper straws — Japan shifts from plastic
Japan's market for shampoo in refill pouches ... is a big opportunity for us," a spokesman at Nippon Paper told Nikkei. "But to cover the decline in paper demand, we have to see if the replacement ... ( read original story ...)
Sun sets on Japan’s once-shining AV equipment industry
TOKYO -- The decline of Japan's audiovisual industry shows no sign of stopping, with Onkyo preparing to sell off its flagship audiovisual business to a U.S. peer and concentrate on contract ... ( read original story ...)
SAP to launch its first Asian startup incubator in Japan
recently talked to the Nikkei Asian Review about what startups they seek in Japan and SAP's ambitious game plan in Asia. Jambunathan leads both the SAP.iO Fund and SAP.iO Foundries. The former ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits over 4-1/2-month low as global slowdown worries loom large
“Investors’ main concern is that the trade war may hurt global growth,” said Toru Ibayashi, executive director of wealth management at UBS Securities, Japan, adding that the Nikkei could fall further. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s manufacturing activity shrinks in May, heightens economic strain – PMI
The Final Markit/Nikkei Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) was 49.8, compared with a flash reading of 49.6 and a final 50.2 in the previous month. The 50-mark separates contraction ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Sushi boss slapped with $380k fine for ripping off staff
The operator of three ‘Tokyo Sushi’ outlets in regional NSW has been asked to pay up $383,616 for underpaying staff by more than $70,000. The Federal Circuit Court has slapped Kiyoshi Hasegawa with a ... ( read original story ...)