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The broadcaster NHK said it kept track of her working hours but accepted there were areas that needed to be improved, according to the Japan Times. Masahiko Yamauchi, an official at NHK's news department, said the incident was a 'problem for our ... ( read original story ...)

The final sale, however, has yet to be negotiated between the US and Japanese governments, Defense News reported. This week, the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress about the potential sale, DSCA said in a statement. ( read original story ...)

The Seoul/Incheon metropolitan region has a population of 24.1 million while the Tokyo/Yokohama region is home to 37.9 million people. Writing on the 38 North website, spacial database specialist Michael J. Zagurek wrote: "The US carrying out any military ... ( read original story ...)

However, the Blues do boast some of the Premier League's biggest-grossing deals, including its 15 year, £900m deal with Nike and the £50million yearly figure they're paid by shirt sponsor Yokohama tyres. Now Townsend plans on increasing the number of ... ( read original story ...)

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK & YOKOHAMA – October 5, 2017 – Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) today proudly announced, at an exclusive event at the Yamato Labs in Japan, the birthplace of ThinkPad, a limited-edition model to celebrate twenty-five years of ... ( read original story ...)

In celebration of ThinkPad’s 25th anniversary, Lenovo allowed Digital Trends a peek inside its Yamato Labs, located in Yokohama, Japan. The lab is responsible for a huge range of tests, from resilience against static electricity, to hinge durability ... ( read original story ...)

"I want to die," Takahashi posted on social media, according to the news site. "I'm physically and mentally shattered." In response to her death, Japan's Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, and the government have proposed a monthly overtime cap at 100 hours and ... ( read original story ...)

BREAKING NEWS The 2017 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the ... Although Ishiguro did not return to Japan until his mid-30s, his first two novels, A Pale View of Hills and An Artist of the Floating World both centered on Japanese characters. ( read original story ...)

Founded in 1948, Hekinan is a city of 73,000 people and is an hour’s train ride south of Nagoya in central Japan. Like Edmonds, it is a waterfront city, surrounded by a lake, a river and two bays. With more than 400 factories in the automobile ... ( read original story ...)

... Guard claim that four China's patrol ships entered Japan's territorial waters near disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, local media reported Thursday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The NHK news agency reported, citing the Japanese Coast Guard ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s employees used, on average ... Masahiko Yamauchi, a senior official in NHK’s news department, conceded that Sado’s death reflected a “problem for our organisation as a whole, including the labour system and how elections are covered”. ( read original story ...)

Tokyo (AFP) - Tokyo plans to send green fingers to every corner of the world on a mission to spruce up Japanese-style gardens that have fallen into disrepair. There are some 500 traditional gardens scattered across the globe -- from France to the United ... ( read original story ...)

Square Enix Café Osaka will be holding a Kingdom Hearts 15th Anniversary Commemorative Campaign Preview Night for its grand opening in Japan. It's grand opening will be on October 14th, 2017, and the Preview Night will be on October 13th, 2017 (Friday ... ( read original story ...)

OSAKA – The debate over statues memorializing “comfort women,” who were forced to work in Japanese military brothels before and during World War II, is threatening to upend a six-decade sister city relationship between Osaka and San Francisco. In an ... ( read original story ...)

Amazon.com Inc. is opening a bar. For 10 days, the web retailer is going to sell beer, wine, sake and cocktails in Tokyo’s glitzy Ginza district to promote alcoholic products sold on its website in Japan. While Amazon has opened physical bookstores ... ( read original story ...)

KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.3 percent to 20,675.44 a day after closing at its highest in two years. Hong Kong's Hang Seng advanced 0.7 percent to 28,392.77 but Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.7 percent to 5,660.40. ( read original story ...)