The deal between the Tokyo and Osaka governors was announced at a news conference in Osaka on Sept. 30 as the two moved closer in cooperation for the Lower House election on Oct. 22. The decision reflected their desire to bolster their candidates ... ( read original story ...)
Memories Off: Innocent Fille Out in Spring of 2018 for PS4, Vita, & Steam
It's October, deep in autumn, and everybody has already spent half of their High School lives. The 17 year old Kasane, going to a High School in Sapporo, has but one wish; "I don't want to be here anymore, I just want to go somewhere far, far away." ( read original story ...)
Kibo no To and Nippon Ishin no Kai agree not to directly challenge each other in Tokyo and Osaka city districts
OSAKA – Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui agreed Saturday that her new Kibo no To (Party of Hope) and his Nippon Ishin no Kai will not challenge each other in single-seat districts in their respective cities in the upcoming snap ... ( read original story ...)
Koike campaign joined by Osaka, Aichi governors for October election
Despite rumors, Koike maintained that she would not run herself. After the talks, Koike, Ichiro Matsui, her counterpart in Osaka, and Hideaki Omura of Aichi held a joint news conference in which they explained that the Party of Hope and Matsui's Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Koike reaches deal with opposition party ahead of Japan poll
western Japan, at a news conference with Hideaki Omura, governor of Aichi prefecture in central Japan and the head of a tiny local party. “In a situation where ‘Abenomics’ is stalled, we must proceed with reform in each region,” Koike told the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Express announces replacement flights for travellers hit by cancellations
It transpired on Friday that the flights – from Hong Kong to Osaka and Nagoya, in Japan, and Seoul, South Korea – during next week’s “golden week”, were cancelled. An initial count of 18 cancellations was later lowered to 14. Up to 2,000 people ... ( read original story ...)
‘Chronicle’ agrees to muzzle its reporting on Sleep-In owner
Yesterday the Application for injunctions in the legal proceedings filed by Bacchus of Sleepin Hotel, Pasha Global Inc. and Yokohama Trading Company Inc., against the Guyana National Newspapers Limited, the publishers of the Guyana Chronicle and its Editor ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan reveals blooper in Japan production
YOKOHAMA: Nissan Motor said it would temporarily halt new vehicle registrations in Japan after learning that thousands of models had been shipped out from factories after receiving final inspections by unauthorised employees. The firm estimates that at ... ( read original story ...)
PM Abe celebrates anniversary of Japan-China ties
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended a ceremony Thursday ... and promote the steady improvement and development of their relations," China's official Xinhua News Agency reported. China's national day is Sunday. Beijing welcomed the attendance ... ( read original story ...)
‘Very impressive’ marine life enters North America on debris from Japanese tsunami
Debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami that landed in North America has delivered marine life never seen in the region. A magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake created a massive tsunami off the coast of Honshu, Japan's main island, that travelled as far as 10 ... ( read original story ...)
Krasnozhon wins third JGP title with stellar display
With the win, the American clinched a berth in December's Junior Grand Prix Final in Nagoya, Japan. In the pairs competition, teams from Russia took home gold and bronze medals, while Canadians Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha lead the way after the short ... ( read original story ...)
The Japanese Cancer Association and Debiopharm Group Announce Winners of the 2017 JCA-Mauvernay Award
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine for his applied research on immune suppressive mechanisms as a target of effective cancer immunotherapy. Doctors Yamada and Nishikawa will receive their Awards during the General Assembly of the 76 th Annual ... ( read original story ...)
New and Updated Clinical Data on Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) to Be Presented at 18th World Conference on Lung Cancer
Forward-Looking Statement of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA This news release of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA (the “company”) includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Matchmaking event in Japan requires participants to wear masks
While matchmaking apps like Tinder have jumped in popularity in recent years, Japan is one place which still holds face-to-face matchmaking sessions for interested parties. Such matchmaking sessions are more commonly known as “gokon” which is a ... ( read original story ...)
Ice in space might flow like honey and bubble like champagne
Shogo Tachibana of Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan, and colleagues combined water ... Key sugar for life could have formed in space. Science News. Vol. 189, April 30, 2016, p. 18. C. Crockett. Cyanides around young star signal complex organic ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani could be double threat in big leagues
So it was a major news story when multiple media outlets reported that Ohtani ... Therefore, instead of watching the game from the Sapporo Dome’s media section, the 20 or so reporters who routinely cover the Fighters were staked out in a lobby near ... ( read original story ...)