TOKYO — She is the colorful face of Japan’s largest hotel chain, known for her garish fashion sense and business books with titles like “I Am a President.” He is the darker side of the partnership: a right-wing polemicist who has leveraged the ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya Protocol Implications For Health, Flu Genetic Data On WHO Board Agenda
IP-Watch is a non-profit independent news service, and subscribing to our service helps ... recently published its analysis about the public health implications of the Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources access and benefit-sharing, and in particular ... ( read original story ...)
World shares mixed, Japan’s Nikkei gains on weaker yen
TOKYO - World stocks were meandering in sluggish trading on Thursday as investors awaited the inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. president. KEEPING SCORE: European shares were mixed in early trading. France’s CAC 40 added 0.1 percent to 4,860.14 and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hotelier's Nanjing massacre denial angers China
A Japanese hotel chain has come under fire for its owner's claims that a World War Two massacre in the Chinese city of Nanjing did not take place. A book by Toshio Motoya, who owns APA Hotels, was found this week to be widely distributed in his outlets. ( read original story ...)
Forget World Cup heroics, says Japan coach Jamie Joseph
Japan coach Jamie Joseph wants to forget the country's astonishing 2015 World Cup run as he looks to create his own blueprint for the future. The former All Black had a baptism of fire after taking over the 'Brave Blossoms' last November and is under no ... ( read original story ...)
High-tech Japanese toilets to be more foreigner friendly
TOKYO - As more foreigners choose Japan as a holiday destination, the country's toilet manufacturers have joined forces to simplify the sometimes complicated business of washing and drying Japanese style. A 2014 survey found many foreigners have difficulty ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares mixed, Japan's Nikkei gains on weaker yen
Japan's benchmark rose after the dollar slipped against the ... Brent crude, the international standard, rose 47 cents to $54.39 a barrel. AP Business writers Stan Choe and Marley Jay contributed to this report. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises as financials gain; Toshiba, Takata dive
TOKYO Jan 19 Japan's Nikkei share average rebounded from a six-week low on Thursday, with financial stocks cheered by the rise in U.S. bond yields after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen signalled a solid pace of interest rate hikes. The Nikkei rose 0.9 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc. moving toward 4-day work week
TOKYO -- Three days off per week are increasingly common in Japan's workplaces as employers seek to improve the work-life balance in line with the government's push for labor reform. The shift from the traditional two days off per week is expected to ... ( read original story ...)
Yahoo Japan is refusing to stop the sale of ivory on its website
Ivory tusks are displayed after the official start of the destruction of confiscated ivory in Hong Kong. Yahoo Japan is refusing to stop the sale of ivory on its site, despite concerns that it is facilitating a business blamed for the illegal slaughter of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to clear up confusion over high-tech toilets for increasing tourists
Japan's toilet chiefs say they have come up with a plan to stop tourists getting their knickers in a twist over the country's mind-bogglingly high-tech loos. Under new guidelines, manufacturers will use the same eight pictograms to tell users which button ... ( read original story ...)
Straits Trading to acquire Japan property for S$11.6m
Aerial view of Osaka, Japan. The Straits Trading Company on Wednesday (18 January) unveiled plans to acquire the rights to a freehold rental residential property in Osaka, Japan for 925 million yen (S$11.6 million). This comes as the investment firm agreed ... ( read original story ...)
Takata's remaining bidders to seek court-led turnaround in Japan: Nikkei
TOKYO Takata Corp's (7312.T) two remaining bidders plan to propose a court-mediated turnaround for the Japanese operations of the troubled auto parts maker, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday. The Tokyo Stock Exchange suspended trading in ... ( read original story ...)
Konta Passes Osaka Test In Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Australia - No.9 seed and Apia International Sydney champion Johanna Konta kept up her hopes of another deep run in Melbourne with a decisive 6-4, 6-2 win over Japan's Naomi Osaka to reach the third round of the Australian Open. Konta opened Day ... ( read original story ...)
2016 Yokohama Hot-Rod and Custom Show
Each December at the annual Yokohama Hot Rod & Custom Show. That it’s in Yokohama not Yorba Linda perhaps should not be surprising. For when Japanese wax nostalgic their imaginations often head out on a desert highway, into a mythical land they first ... ( read original story ...)
Businesses fear big losses with Tokyo Big Sight shutdown for 2020 Olympics
Two main halls at Tokyo Big Sight in the Odaiba waterfront district will ... It’s by far our most important business opportunity,” he said, adding that about 70 percent of his company’s sales are generated by clients established at the exhibitions. ( read original story ...)