The MOL Group, stock listed in Tokyo and Nagoya – a leader in international ocean shipping – transports natural gas around the world and continuously develops its LNG fleet to meet the increasing demand for natural gas as well as to ensure the ... ( read original story ...)
Aichi holds dubious distinction as nation’s burglar capital
Security camera footage of one home burglary in Nagoya in July captured the perpetrators, clad in black from head to toe, arriving by car and hunching down low as they approached. They broke into the house in just 60 seconds. Ten minutes later, they got ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo benchmark jumps in first trading of year but Asian markets mixed
TOKYO - Asian shares were mixed Wednesday, as the Tokyo benchmark jumped in the first trading of 2017, helped by a weak yen. Other indexes lost some gains from earlier this week. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 2.4 per cent to 19,580.21 ... ( read original story ...)
How cute and cuddly mascots generate billions in Japan
HANYU, Japan --They’re kooky, cuddly – and for some – a little creepy. In Japan, mascots aren’t warm-up acts. They’re the main event, reports CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz. It’s been dubbed the capital of cute, and at the World Character ... ( read original story ...)
On this day: Japan overthrows its last shogun and enters the modern era full steam ahead
On this day in 1868, the samurai of Japan ousted the last shōgun, setting Japan on a course of radical modernisation. In 1192, Minamoto Yoritomo became the first shōgun of feudal Japan. The appointment evolved into a hereditary military dictatorship ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's annual sticky New Year's mochi rice cake tradition claims lives again
Every year, Japan’s national police and emergency response services issue public warnings to be careful when eating mochi rice cakes, the sticky, sweet traditional delicacy served to celebrate the new year. And every year people die anyway. This year ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 Olympics will come and quickly go, but the legacy is all-important
The eyes of the world will be on Tokyo for more than just the 16 days that it hosts the 2020 Olympics, as the concept of legacy gains more importance for global sporting mega-events. “I think what Tokyo can learn from Rio is that without a compelling ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Rising star Naomi Osaka earns idol's praise
Naomi Osaka, who was voted WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2016, takes the court against German Annika Beck this afternoon in the ASB Classic. Osaka turned heads last year, when she rocketed from outside the top 200 to 40 in the world, reaching the final in ... ( read original story ...)
Australian tourist cheered on by 20,000 NYE revellers in Japan as he jumps from a bridge into a freezing canal – and even stuck around after to pose for photos with fans
Thousands of Japanese revellers flooded Osaka's the banks of famous canals to ring in the New Year despite chilly temperatures. But the highlight of the night was a young Australian tourist skolling a beer before leaping from a bridge into the freezing ... ( read original story ...)
Rising star Osaka earns idol's praise
Naomi Osaka, who was voted WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2016, takes the court against German Annika Beck this afternoon in the ASB Classic. Osaka turned heads last year, when she rocketed from outside the top 200 to 40 in the world, reaching the final in ... ( read original story ...)
Kanagawa cops: Motorcyclist dies after plunging from Yokohama expressway
KANAGAWA (TR) – A male motorcyclist died after he plunged from an expressway in Yokohama, police said on Saturday. The man in his 40s died after he fell at least 10 meters from an expressway at around 9:30 a.m., Nippon News Network reports (Dec. 31). ( read original story ...)
Osaka cops: Man’s leg cut off by train after he falls from platform
OSAKA (TR) – An intoxicated man in his 20s fell from a train ... The man fell from the Midosuji Line platform, which does not have railings, at Nagai Station at around 7 a.m., Nippon News Network reports (Dec. 31). The conductor of the train didn ... ( read original story ...)
Sask. Huskies share culture with Japanese volleyball team in exchange for tune-up
The dogs are hosting a team from Japan’s International Budo University in the second half of an overseas exchange to train in Saskatoon for just over a week. Saskatchewan won both matches on Thursday and Friday at the Physical Activity Complex (PAC), but ... ( read original story ...)
The Japanese parents who apologise for their children
Apologies are common in Japan, indeed it is virtually a cliche about the country. But 2016 has seen some controversial public acts of contrition - notably parents standing up before the public to say sorry for their adult children's alleged criminal offences. ( read original story ...)
Japan eyes trilateral talks with China, South Korea in February: Kyodo
... and South Korea about holding a trilateral summit in Tokyo in February aimed at deepening cooperation on such issues as a free trade deal, the environment and counter-terrorism, Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday. Disagreements over North Korea ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cops: Pedestrian struck, killed by distracted cyclist in Roppongi
TOKYO (TR) – A man was struck and killed in near the Roppongi ... was killed after the 32-year-old cyclist hit him on a sloped passageway some two meters wide, TBS News reports (Dec. 31). The cyclist was riding down the passageway without his ... ( read original story ...)