Japanese investors may soon be forced out of their U.S. debt investments as currency hedging costs soar on the prospect of higher interest rates and tougher U.S. money market regulations. With returns on U.S. Treasuries falling to around zero percent after ... ( read original story ...)
Business tops Abe’s talks with Brazil’s Temer
Earlier Wednesday, Temer also met with officials from Keidanren, otherwise known as the Japan Business Federation, a powerful Japanese business lobby, to seek investments. Brazil’s once rapidly-growing economy took a hit amid slowing in other emerging ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan has the best navy in Asia
Writing for The National Interest, Kyle Mizokami recently made a solid case for Japan's Maritime Self Defense Force (MSDF) as the best navy in all of Asia. While China fields a larger, ever modernizing navy with huge stores of cruise missiles and land ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Watanabe elected president of gymnastics federation
Watanabe becomes the first Asian to head FIG and is the first Japanese president of an Olympic international federation since Ichiro Ogimura headed the International Table Tennis Federation from 1987-1994. Watanabe is a sports business management professional. ( read original story ...)
Australia and Japan jointly targeting ASEAN countries
The sustained economic growth in south-east Asia is becoming a new focus for companies involved in Australia's oldest business relationship in Asia with Japan. Potential co-operation between Japanese and Australian companies in south-east Asia was a key ... ( read original story ...)
International forum on sports, art and business kicks off in Kyoto, Tokyo
An international conference on sports, arts and business kicks off in Japan on Wednesday as part of the government’s efforts to create momentum leading up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and beyond. The World Forum on Sport and Culture, hosted by the Ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Edmonton police ask public for help finding missing 92-year-old woman
According to police, 92-year-old Kay Osaka was last seen at around 7 p.m. near Rutherford Road and 111 Street. Police said Osaka has dementia and so they are concerned for her well-being. Osaka is described as being about 4’10” tall and weighing about ... ( read original story ...)
Awesome Osaka: Astonishing, vibrant, exciting city
It's regarded in Osaka as where the locals shop, so don't be surprised if you have to dodge around numerous local TV crews doing vox pops on matters of interest for that night's news shows. Its 600-odd shops include old-style diners, traditional knife ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka cops: 1 dead, 3 hurt in stabbing at residence
OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested a 24-year-old man after a stabbing incident at a residence in Kadoma City left one person dead and three others injured, reports TBS News (Oct. 19). At approximately 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday, police ... ( read original story ...)
Man arrested for fatal stabbing in Osaka
OSAKA – Police arrested a 24-year-old man for allegedly stabbing a man to death and injuring his three children after breaking into their home early Wednesday in Osaka Prefecture. Yuma Kobayashi, who is attending part-time high school, is suspected of ... ( read original story ...)
Police officer dispatched from Osaka insults protesters in Okinawa
NAHA, OKINAWA PREF. – A riot police officer dispatched from Osaka to help local police respond to anti-base protests in Okinawa Prefecture hurled an ethnic slur at protesters, calling them dojin, meaning aboriginal, police officials said Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Kuznetsova holds off Osaka to reach Tianjin Open semis
TIANJIN, China - Svetlana Kuznetsova held off Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (3) to reach the Tianjin Open semifinals on Friday. The second-seeded Russian is trying to clinch one of the last remaining spots for the WTA Finals in Singapore this ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka vs. Svetlana Kuznetsova Tianjin Open 2016 tennis live – Can Osaka stun Kuznetsova to make last four?
Svetlana Kuznetsova will be in action on Friday. Svetlana Kuznetsova will take on Naomi Osaka in the quarterfinals of the 2016 WTA Tianjin. The match will be played on Friday, October 14. These two ladies will square off in the third fixture of the day at ... ( read original story ...)
Kecmanovic opens with a win at Osaka Mayor’s Cup
Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic got off to the perfect start at the Osaka Mayor’s Cup on Tuesday, winning his first round matches in both singles and doubles, alongside Turkey’s Ergi Kirkin. The Serb, who is the world No. 3 and top seed in Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Bach says no need to expand 4-party talks on Tokyo costs
the Asahi newspaper reported, quoting unidentified Japanese sources as saying. The South Korean venue in Chungiu City hosted the 2013 world championships and rowing at the 2014 Asian Games. Speaking at Tokyo 2020 headquarters, Bach did not address reports ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games planning put on hold as new governor tries to prevent a cost blowout
while the newly elected Governor of Tokyo, Yuriko Koike, goes through the books to try to prevent a cost blowout. A newspaper quoted unnamed source alleging cost estimates for one venue was made up Winning bid included promise that 28 of 31 venues will be ... ( read original story ...)