Bamboo is getting attention these days as a versatile and sustainable material for housewares, so the timing is good for a Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit that explores Japan's ancient craft of basketry. "Japanese Bamboo Art: The Abbey Collection" is ... ( read original story ...)
LCCs reach 10% market share in domestic Japan. Partnerships become likely – but complex
Peach Aviation has been reporting consistent profits and is now comfortable pondering an IPO. This 10% market share is an achievement ... Panel discussion at CAPA Osaka Kansai LCC summit in Jun-2017 Source: CAPA TV. Achieving a 10% market share over ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s maid cafes: Your guide to the best service and food
(CNN) — Maid cafes have become so embedded in Japan that it is hard to imagine a Tokyo without them. There are now more than 200 maid cafes in Japan, but the good news is that increased competition is making them much, much crazier. It's even become an ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks drop before Yellen testimony; exporters take breather
Some Tokyo stocks were in the spotlight on individual news. Women's wear company Honeys Holdings soared 9.3 per cent and was the seventh biggest gainer on the board after it forecast a 30.5 per cent increase in operating profit for the year through March 2018. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s top hotels: From moderate to ridiculous in price
The Claska has the unfortunate honor of being known as Tokyo's only "boutique" hotel. The over-used terminology does not do the nine-room property justice. Luxuriously remodelled from an old business inn once called Hotel New Meguro, the minimalist Claska ... ( read original story ...)
Japan TV sorry over Hitler T-shirt worn by talk show guest
TOKYO -- Japan's public broadcaster NHK apologized Wednesday over a cartoon with Adolf Hitler's face that was printed on a T-shirt worn by a talk show guest. The black T-shirt worn by entrepreneur Takafumi Horie also carried a "No war" message on one side ... ( read original story ...)
Japan leader Abe shortens Europe trip to visit flooded areas
(Kyodo News via AP) Abe had been visiting European leaders after attending the G-20 summit in Germany. Abe cancelled a visit to Estonia, the last leg of his European trip, and returned to Japan one day earlier than planned. He returned Tuesday and held a ... ( read original story ...)
Rival’s desire to leave cabinet may mean challenge for Japan’s Abe: media
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida wants to leave ... while retaining key ally Chief Cabinet Minister Yoshihide Suga and Finance Minister Taro Aso, Kyodo news agency said, quoting unidentified sources close to the matter. ( read original story ...)
2 more deaths as Japan leader Abe visits flooded areas
TOKYO – Three more bodies were found Wednesday in southwest Japan, potentially raising the death toll from last week's heavy rains to 28, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the hardest-hit areas. Two deaths have been confirmed, and a third body is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM’s sagging support dims outlook for revising constitution: MP
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cherished goal of revising Japan's pacifist constitution has become more difficult to achieve after a plunge in his popularity and the erosion of public trust, a ruling party lawmaker said on Wednesday. Support for Abe has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, EU ink cooperation pact to remove LNG resale restrictions
BRUSSELS – Japan and the European Union exchanged a memorandum of understanding Tuesday on their cooperation to remove terms that restrict the resale of liquefied natural gas from LNG import contracts. The cooperation deal, also aimed at making the LNG ... ( read original story ...)
China reports 35 Japanese detained on telecom fraud charges
Japan's Kyodo News agency said the scammers phoned victims in Japan. It said the 35 were detained in the southeastern province of Fujian earlier this month and Japanese authorities alerted on July 3. ( read original story ...)
Japan joins U.N. organized crime convention after passing controversial conspiracy law
NEW YORK – Japan has joined an international convention for tackling transnational organized crime after putting into force a law penalizing the planning of a range of crimes. Tokyo submitted to the United Nations in New York an instrument of acceptance ... ( read original story ...)
Abu Dhabi Plans $14 Billion Fuel IPO
Saudi Aramco’s proposed mega IPO is set to take place next year and could raise an eye-popping USD2 trillion. Stock exchanges eager for a piece of the action include Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York and London. ( read original story ...)
Bank Mergers in Japan Become a Question of Avoiding ‘Extinction’
Daisan and Mie Bank are among competitors that are combining Hiroshi Iwama and Mitsunori Watanabe used to joke about merging their banks in central Japan. When the Bank of Japan introduced negative interest rates last year, things got serious. The two ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ‘black widow’ Chisako Kakehi admits killing
A Japanese pensioner accused of killing three partners and attempting to murder a fourth has told a court that she fatally poisoned her husband. Chisako Kakehi was arrested in 2014 and went on trial in Kyoto late last month. Her lawyers have pleaded not ... ( read original story ...)