On monthly pay of about $1,200 -- less than half Japan's national average -- the Tokyo resident shops for groceries using an array of loyalty cards to try to get as many discounts as possible. "I never forget to use the cards," she said. Yamada ... ( read original story ...)
IOC: All options on table in cost-cutting for Tokyo Games
TOKYO - All options remain on the table — including moving the rowing venue to a site hundreds of miles (kilometres) outside of Tokyo — after a working group set up to review costs of the 2020 Olympics met for the first time, a top IOC official said ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Holdings targets overseas boost in new growth plan
just-drinks gives you the widest beverage market coverage. Paid just-drinks members have unlimited access to all our exclusive content - including 16 years of archives. I am so confident you will love complete access to our content that today I can offer ... ( read original story ...)
Urawa draws with Yokohama to secure place in J-League final
SAITAMA, Japan - The Urawa Reds secured a place in the J-League championship final on Thursday after a 1-1 draw with Yokohama F Marinos on the final day of the regular season. The Reds clinched the top spot in the overall standings, finishing with 74 ... ( read original story ...)
J-pop row: Sony apologises for Keyakizaka46's 'Nazi' outfits
Keyakizaka46 went on stage in Yokohama on 22 October wearing black capes and caps resembling those of SS officers Social media users were quick to point out similarities with the uniforms of Hitler's brutal paramilitary force. Sony Music Entertainment ... ( read original story ...)
IHG announces the opening of Holiday Inn Osaka Namba
OSAKA, Japan, 2016-Nov-02 — /Travel PR News/ — InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG®), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, today announced the opening of Holiday Inn Osaka Namba. This is the fifth Holiday Inn hotel in the brand family in ... ( read original story ...)
Bizav Traffic Rising in Japan’s Nagoya Region
The area has two airports: Nagoya, one of the few in Japan to be considered business aviation-specific, and the larger Chubu Centrair International Airport, which was built nearby to handle the majority of the area’s commercial traffic. Combined ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to provide $7.73 billion in aid to Myanmar, PM Abe says
and drive it forward," Abe told a joint news conference in Tokyo with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The rest of the aid would be spent on areas such as airports and electricity projects, Japanese officials said. Suu Kyi is visiting Japan to court ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to provide $7.73bn in aid to Myanmar
and drive it forward," Abe told a joint news conference at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo with Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The rest of the aid would be spent on areas such as airports and electricity projects, Japanese officials ... ( read original story ...)
Mysterious green light 'fireball' spotted in Japan sky
A mysterious green light recorded travelling at speed over Japan has attracted the attention of curious UFO watchers. The green object was captured by a Nippon TV affiliate weather camera in eastern Japan and released by NHK to add to the spooky ... ( read original story ...)
Suu Kyi in Japan as Myanmar faces pressure on Rohingya
TOKYO – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has received a passionate welcome by hundreds of her countrymen in Japan, where she sought their support to promoting development of their country. Suu Kyi told the audience at Wednesday's packed meeting that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan launches next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite Himawari-9
Japan launched a next-generation geostationary meteorological ... at 3.20 p.m. (local time), from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima prefecture, Xinhua news agency reported. The 3,500 kg satellite separated from the rocket at 3.47 p.m., as ... ( read original story ...)
Japan launches next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA ... at 3.20 p.m. (local time), from JAXA's Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima prefecture, Xinhua news agency reported. The 3,500 kg satellite separated from the rocket at 3.47 p.m., as scheduled, and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Ignores IWC Whaling Resolution, Report
Japan plans to continue its whaling program with scientific ends despite the non-binding resolution recently approved by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to increase surveillance on such activities, local media reported. Japan conducts its ... ( read original story ...)
Producer apologizes for Japanese Sony Music all-girls group's Nazi-like outfits
The producer for a Japanese all-girl "idol" group has joined Sony Music in apologizing after the popular act performed in outfits resembling Nazi-era German military uniforms. Keyakizaka46, a group of about 20 mostly teenage girls who sing and dance in ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo panel head says 2020 organizers not co-operating
Ueyama also criticized the lack of financial accountability in the way the organizing committee was put together, comparing it to a company with no CEO or CFO. While Ueyama said there are leaders in similar roles within the organizing committee, the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)