Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a policy speech at the ordinary session of the National Diet in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 20, 2017. (Xinhua/Ma Ping) TOKYO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a policy speech on Friday at ... ( read original story ...)
In uncertain times, Japan opts to save
By the early ’80s some 90 percent of Japanese felt they’d arrived. Frenzied, frivolous consumption characterized the “bubble” years that followed. The bubble burst in the early ’90s. The “lost decade” became lost decades. Today economists ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka knocked out of Australian Open
Wozniacki, who reached the semifinals here in 2011, lost in the second round in 2015 and in the first round a year ago. Osaka, however, missed the forehand and Konta duly delivered two aces to hold. 'I played really well at the end of previous year. ( read original story ...)
Restaurant review: Tiradito puts Nikkei cuisine on the Montreal map
Whereas Mezcla was Peruvian-meets-Québécois, Tiradito is a blend of Peruvian and Japanese cuisine. That mix may sound unusual but not so, as it’s a style of cuisine known as “Nikkei” – based on Peruvian ingredients, prepared with Japanese techniques. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower as investors await Trump inauguration
Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday as investors turned cautious ahead of the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump. Takata shares were untraded with sell orders overwhelming buying bids as investors sought to dump the stock after Thursday's 17 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise ahead of Trump inauguration
Tokyo stocks rose ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration later Friday, but airbag maker Takata plunged again on bankruptcy restructuring fears. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.34 percent, or 65.66 points, cast off early losses to end ... ( read original story ...)
A bunch of architects want to build a $26 billion underwater city in Tokyo — take a look
The architects at Shimizu Corporation, a Tokyo-based firm, want to build underwater cities that they call Ocean Spirals. There are no concrete plans to construct an Ocean Spiral, which project leader Masaki Takeuch estimates would cost $26 billion. ( read original story ...)
Record 9.4 million foreign tourists visited Osaka in 2016
OSAKA – Over 9.4 million foreign tourists visited Osaka last year, the largest number ever, Osaka tourism authorities announced earlier this week. The figure represents a 31 percent increase on 2015, and is more than triple the number of foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Watching the inauguration in the divided states of America
Adam Walsh is a reporter for the St. John's Morning Show, currently working in Tokyo on a partnership with the Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The noose of security is gradually tightening as the week progresses. Everywhere you look, there are police ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says isle name on 2018 Olympic website 'unacceptable."
TOKYO - Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida says it is "unacceptable" that the official website for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics refers to disputed isles in the Sea of Japan under the South Korean name "Dokdo." The website introduces the islets by ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares close higher ahead of Trump's inauguration
TOKYO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo shares closed higher Friday on hopes for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's fiscal stimulus plans as he is to take office later in the day. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 65.66 points, or 0.34 percent, from ... ( read original story ...)
How “Tokyo Rose” Became WWII’s Most Notorious Propagandist
During World War II, American servicemen regularly huddled around radios to listen to the “Zero Hour,” an English-language news and music program that ... exotic backstories for the woman they called “Tokyo Rose,” but few were stranger than the ... ( read original story ...)
Medtechs Flock To London As 2016 Sees Biggest IPO Ever
OTSKY), which raised $2.4bn in Tokyo back in 2010. It is more than its size that makes this deal far from a typical listing. The IPO was not a step on the corporate development path, or a source of capital for a growing company. Instead it was an exit for ... ( read original story ...
China outperforms in dismal 2016 IPO market
Elsewhere in the region, Tokyo performed best despite having its worst year since ... of their marketed prices and saw first-day pops of 15% and 32%, respectively. The IPO markets in most emerging economies were muted, except for India, which raked in ... ( read original story ...)
How a high school dropout built a bus empire in Japan after selling his car
Kimi Takura plans to list Heisei on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in a ¥10 billion IPO to ensure the company will continue even after he retires Subscribe to our newsletter. Heisei, set up in 1992, now operates a fleet of 400 buses for sightseeing, overnight ... ( read original story ...)
How does LINE make money?
Based in Tokyo, LINE is one of the most popular messaging apps in the world. As of 2016, the company had 218.4 million monthly active users (MAUs), a seven percent increase over the year prior. In other words, LINE easily had the biggest tech IPO of the year. ( read original story ...)