A Japanese road in which a giant sinkhole was hastily repaired earlier this month has again shown signs of subsidence, officials say. The repaired road in Fukuoka sank by about 7cm (2.7in) on Saturday over a 30-sq-m (322 sq-ft) area and was temporarily closed. ( read original story ...)
More awards for Japanese star pitcher-batter Otani
TOKYO -- Shohei Otani was honoured for both his batting and pitching on Monday when he was named Most Valuable Player of Japan's Pacific League. Otani helped the Nippon Ham Fighters win the Pacific League pennant and the Japan Series this season. ( read original story ...)
Japanese skating rink featuring frozen fish causes a stink
About 25 different kinds of fish were inserted into the new attraction at the Space World theme park in Kitakyushu, Japan, with some arranged into words and shapes to create what the owners called an "ice aquarium". Following the opening of the 820ft rink ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China hold 1st security dialogue in nearly 2 years
The meeting was held also before Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's possible first visit to Japan next month since taking office in 2013 to attend a trilateral summit involving the two countries and South Korea. To have fuller access to the Kyodo News website ... ( read original story ...)
OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND. LTD. : ex-dividend day for final dividend
09/15 OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND: Patent Issued for Hydrophilic Coating Agent (USPTO .. 05/27 OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND. LTD.: ex-dividend day for interim dividend 2015 OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND. LTD.: ex-dividend day for final dividend 2015 OSAKA ... ( read original story ...)
Japan skating rink shuts over frozen fish controversy
A theme park in Japan has closed a skating rink featuring frozen fish after ... General manager Toshimi Takeda told the AFP news agency said the theme park would now hold a memorial ceremony for the fish. Pictures posted on the park's Facebook page ... ( read original story ...)
SOTI Joins Premier Kathleen Wynne and Minister Brad Duguid on Strategic Trade Mission to Japan to Fortify Economic Relations
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Mississauga, Ontario-based SOTI Inc. joined The Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario; and The Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development and Growth, on the Premier’s first business ... ( read original story ...)
Thanks To Trump, Bank Of Japan's Kuroda Could Be The Luckiest Central Banker In The World
For now, BOJ’s Governor Kuroda looks like the luckiest central banker in the world. The triumph of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president and the possible Trumponomics lead to an appreciation of the U.S. dollar and an increase in interest rate. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Cement ‘Divi Shakthi’ Trains over 200 Dealers in SME Business Management during 1st Year
Mr. Ismail Azeez of IIDT at an experiential learning session during a Divi Shakthi program. Tokyo Cement ‘Divi Shakthi’ training workshops on business management, conducted together with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), has successfully ... ( read original story ...)
How a tiny team in Tokyo is taking on Oculus and Sony
But a tiny Tokyo-based company, founded by former Sony game designer ... bringing more human and emotional reactions to video games," Kojima said in an email to Business Insider. "I can’t wait to see what interactive narrative designers do with eye ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls, snaps 7-day winning streak as yen strengthens
TOKYO, Nov 28 Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Monday morning, snapping a seven-day winning streak as investors took profits from its recent gains after the yen strengthened against the dollar. The Nikkei dropped 0.8 percent to 18,243.33 in midmorning ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Posts First Loss in Four Years
The Bank of Japan incurred a net loss in its half-year earnings for the first time in four years and saw its capital adequacy ratio slide, underscoring the strain its aggressive asset-buying program is putting on its massive balance sheet. Profits from the ... ( read original story ...)
Theme park in Japan puts 5000 dead fish under its ice rink in a venture bound to fail
A JAPANESE amusement park billed it as not only a unique game-changing tourist attraction for Japan, but ‘undeniably a world-first’. Space World theme park in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka, built a new ice skating rink initiative and teased potential ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's GPIF Finds New Friend in Trump
Nov.27 -- One of the World's most conservative investors has found an unlikely ally in one of its most flamboyant politicians. Bloomberg's Anna Kitanaka reports on "Bloomberg Markets." ( read original story ...)
Japan Theme Park's Frozen-Fish Skating Rink Gets Icy Reception
Space World, a Japanese theme park that froze thousands of dead fish into the ice of a skating rink, closed the attraction Monday after it received a chilly response on social media. Photo: Space World ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s station master
Although the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are almost four years off, the station master at the city’s train station already seems to be running his own kind of marathon every day. Seth Doane has sent us a Postcard From Japan: It’s home to Japan’s super-sleek ... ( read original story ...)