Leaders of Japan, China, SKorea agree to co-operate on NKorea

"We must lead the ongoing momentum toward complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and achieve peace and stability in Northeast Asia," Abe told a joint news conference in Tokyo. Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura said the ... ( read original story ...)

Leaders of Japan, China, SKorea hold talks focused on NKorea

TOKYO — South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Japan on Wednesday to join leaders from Japan and China in a summit that is expected to focus on North Korea's nuclear program and on improving the sometimes-frayed ties among the three northeast ... ( read original story ...)

Japan real wages rise in positive sign for consumption

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese workers’ inflation-adjusted real wages rose for the first time in four months in March, government data showed, in a sign of a gradual increase in salaries that should help stimulate consumer spending. The data will be ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO | Japanese drug maker Takeda to buy Ireland’s Shire

TOKYO — Japanese drugmaker Takeda has agreed to buy Shire ... The share price in both companies rose on the news — Shire’s by 4 percent to 40.16 pounds, and Takeda’s by the same rate to 4,638 yen. Takeda obtained a $31 billion bridge loan to ... ( read original story ...)

2020 Olympics could paralyse Tokyo’s subway, study warns

Tokyo’s subway system is famed for its cleanliness and efficiency but also its carriage-busting crowds, and a crush of visitors for the 2020 Olympics could paralyse it, a new study has warned. Professor Azuma Taguchi of Tokyo’s Chuo University used a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan and North Korea should talk, South Korea’s Moon says

"If Japan-North Korea relations are normalized ... A high-ranking North Korean official visited the Chinese city of Dalian this week, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said on Tuesday, citing multiple anonymous sources. The North Korean official flew ... ( read original story ...)

Geoff Collins, Temple players heading to Japan to teach football

In an effort to grow the game of football, Temple coach Geoff Collins is heading to Japan to lead a handful of clinics. And he’s bringing some of his players with him. Eight players — seniors Michael Dogbe, Frank Nutile and Jaelin Robinson, juniors ... ( read original story ...)