Thailand’s leading hotel operator Centara Hotels & Resorts announces Shigeki Nakagawa as the opening General Manager for Centara Grand Hotel Osaka. ( read original story ...)
Someone crashed a car into Japan’s oldest restroom
There’s not really any such thing as a good city to crash your car in. Still, you’ve got to think that Kyoto is an especially bad place to do it. Having been the capital of Japan for more than 1,000 ... ( read original story ...)
A 100-person fistfight broke out at a restaurant in a Tokyo skyscraper when a gang met to celebrate a member getting out of prison: reports
The 100 customers are believed to be members of a local gang that booked out the entire restaurant, Japanese media reported. ( read original story ...)
Car crashes into Japan’s oldest existing toilet
Japan's oldest existing toilet here was damaged when a car crashed into it on Oct. 17. The car crashed into the "tosu" facilities -- a national important cultural property -- on the grounds of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s warning system needs changes after ‘meaningless’ North Korean missile alerts, officials say
Japan’s early warning system broadcast an unnecessary alert to islands near Tokyo after a North Korean missile launch, the country’s prime minister said. ( read original story ...)
Live news updates: Japan’s Kishida vows to launch Unification Church probe
The Brazilian president pounced on Lula’s mismanagement of allocated time in the final section of the debate to launch an almost six-minute long monologue that played up the ties between Lula’s ... ( read original story ...)
Live news updates: Japan’s Kishida vows to launch investigation of Unification Church
The Brazilian president pounced on Lula’s mismanagement of allocated time in the final section of the debate to launch an almost six-minute long monologue that played up the ties between Lula’s ... ( read original story ...)
The story of Japan’s economy — Deflation and economic stagnation
In the second installment in this series publish last week, we talked about how Japan generated immense wealth during the years 1967 to 1989. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mitsukoshi set to open in Manila this year
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings will open its flagship store in a large complex that it is jointly building with Nomura Real Estate Development and local property developer Federal Land in the north part ... ( read original story ...)
Famed Tokyo garden seeks to stop illicit model photo shoots
A famed garden in Tokyo is battling the hordes of visitors who want to use the buildings on the site for model shoots, saying such photo opportunities are forbidden. ( read original story ...)
Turning a crazy cheap country Japanese house into a home — Step 10: Mysterious water【SoraHouse】
Last year, we bought a house in the Japanese countryside for US$9,100, and since then we’ve been making all sorts of unusual discoveries involving mountaintop views and visits from local raccoons. Our ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Shares 8 Million Abandoned Homes To Citizens: What Ghana Can Learn To Reduce Its 2m Housing Deficit
Japan is giving away 8 million abandoned homes to its citizens for free. Ghana can learn from this by reviving the several abandoned affordable housing projects ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese luxury campsite’s newest amenity: Zombies and other monsters
Glamprook Iizuna Kogen has a lot to offer travelers. The glamping resort boasts both posh accommodations and access to the beautiful, mountainous terrain of the Nagano Prefecture highlands. Oh, and ... ( read original story ...)
Advice to Japan in the face of the Chinese, Russia and North Korea aggressions
Once the mighty tech giant of the world, Japan has not been spared its own fair share of the economic turbulence and stark insecurity the world is going through, especially, in her own backyard. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first Business Court aims to boost international confidence
Japan has opened its first court specializing in disputes related to business issues such as contracts and intellectual property, looking to bolster the international credibility of its civil courts ... ( read original story ...)
My Master Has No Tail Shares Legend of Korra’s Big City Journey
My Master Has No Tail's Mameda is a country girl trying to find her way in the big city, but keeps making a mess. Korra the Avatar can relate to that. ( read original story ...)