Chinese curling teams off to winning start at Sapporo Asiad

SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese women's team overcame Chinese Taipei 20-2 in their first match at the Sapporo Winter Asian Games here on Saturday. China, silver medalist in the Pacific-Asia Championships in 2016, did not give their ... ( read original story ...)

Desert to ice: Qatar takes on curling at Asian Winter Games

SAPPORO, Japan - For members of Qatar women's curling team, just about everything is a new experience. Curling, a sport that has links with medieval Scotland and is more suited to the Canadian prairies, has taken a small foothold in the Middle East. Just ... ( read original story ...)

Robot probes show Japan reactor cleanup worse than expected

TOKYO - Robot probes sent to one of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear reactors have suggested worse-than-anticipated challenges for the plant's ongoing cleanup. The plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the remote-controlled "scorpion" robot was ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo seniors gamble time away in Vegas-style care centre

An elderly daycare centre in the Japanese capital of Tokyo, Day Service Las Vegas, has adopted a winning formula to keep its residents entertained with casino-style games, such as poker and pachinko slot machines. "This place is the best. They have games. ( read original story ...)

Time to Repair Tokyo-Seoul Ties

Japan’s ambassador to Seoul remains in Tokyo since he was recalled in early January in protest over the erection of a statue symbolizing the wartime “comfort women” in front of the Japanese consulate general in Busan in late December, as Tokyo says ... ( read original story ...)

S&P downgrade warning sends Toshiba shares falling

TOKYO — S&P Global Inc said in a report on Friday it could cut its rating of Toshiba Corp credit by several notches should the Japanese firm receive financial support that includes debt restructuring, sending Toshiba stock down 9 percent. S&P rates ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka Gas : Gas Sales in January 2017

With the data of March 2017 being the last, the monthly gas sales volume will no longer be released to the public. Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. published this content on 16 February 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. 2016 KYOCERA ... ( read original story ...)

Top Tokyo, Osaka hotels see occupancy rates slip

Osaka hotels tend to rely more on holiday guests than their Tokyo counterparts. Though these overall occupancy rates remained high at more than 80%, the hotels faced a challenge from the sharp increase in the supply of rooms as business hotel construction ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's thoroughly modern MBA monk

TOKYO -- Japan's striking combination of the ancient and modern may be an obvious cliche to old hands. But, to the visitor, its essential truth is undeniable. As one walks around Tokyo, the two most ubiquitous structures are convenience stores and shrines. ( read original story ...)