Players can check out the Joy Billiards booth for more details on these giveaways. Joy Billiards will also be making an appearance in Osaka Japan this November when the International Chinese Eight Ball Association (ICEA) and JPBA host the Joy Cup Chinese 8 ... ( read original story ...)
‘Tokyo Ghoul’ Season 3 Updates: 2017 Release Unlikely, Reason Behind Delay, Live Action Casts
"Tokyo Ghoul" season 3 release this is year unlikely because of the lack of material from the manga. Materials from the manga are still not enough to make another anime adaptation. Meanwhile, the cast for the live action adaptation has been revealed, with ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo organizers reach agreement on allocation of 2020 costs
TOKYO (AP) — Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics have reached a broad agreement on the allocation of costs for the 2020 Games with the metropolitan, national and local governments of the seven prefectures and four other cities hosting events. Governments ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor takes on old-boy network
TOKYO: Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike (pic) is challenging the old-boy network in the capital, where she thrashed a ruling party rival to win her post and now aims to lead reform-minded candidates to victory in a city-wide July election. A popular former TV ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ultra-low jobless rate masks grim reality
... lowest level in more than two decades and the labor market is tighter than it was during Japan’s booming bubble economy years. This should be great news for the world’s number three economy, but analysts are warning not to pop the champagne quite ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges China to do more to pressure North Korea
TOKYO — Japan on Tuesday urged China to exert greater pressure on North Korea to stop its nuclear and missile development, saying Beijing's role in getting Pyongyang to abandon those efforts was "crucially important." Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio ... ( read original story ...)
Hybrid puffer fish could cause food confusion in Japan
A survey carried out by Japan's National Fisheries University found that over half of the puffers, or fugu, studied in a three-year programme were Spottyback-Shosai-fugu hybrids. The result, the Mainichi Daily News reports, is a hybrid species that is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges China to pressure North Korea
Japan on Tuesday urged China to exert greater pressure on North Korea to stop its nuclear and missile development, saying Beijing's role in getting Pyongyang to abandon those efforts was "crucially important." Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges China to play bigger role in restraining North Korea
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s top security adviser ... conducted the latest in a quick succession of missile tests. Pyongyang’s official KCNA news agency said on Tuesday a new ballistic missile controlled by a precision guidance system had ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Inpex Mulls Bidding To Develop Iran’s Azadegan Oil Field
Japan’s biggest exploration and production company, Inpex, will consider bidding in the tender to develop Iran’s Azadegan oil field, in which the Japanese corporation had been operator of the project before pulling out in 2010 over the tightened ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber : Chelsea FC Concludes Successful Season that included the Premier League Title
London's Chelsea Football Club, for which Yokohama Rubber is an official shirt partner, has concluded its highly successful 2016-17 season, which included capturing the league title of the English Premier League for the second time in three years and the ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Osaka mayor Hashimoto to retire as policy adviser for Nippon Ishin
OSAKA – Former Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto will step down Wednesday as a policy adviser for the opposition Nippon Ishin no Kai as he seeks to maintain political neutrality, sources said Tuesday. Hashimoto, who ended his career as a politician in 2015, has ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s female governor takes on Japan’s old-boy network, but denies run for PM
For now, the former defense minister says her sights are set firmly on a July 2 Tokyo metropolitan assembly poll, where she's targeting a majority for her fledgling "Tokyo Citizens First" party and its allies. Koike, in an interview with Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
Japan vows to take action with US after North Korea missile test
The missile flew for six minutes until it landed in the Sea of Japan. US officials told Fox News a North Korean MiG fighter jet crashed near the launch site of the latest surface-to-air missile test. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the ... ( read original story ...)
Favoring Osaka, Macau billionaire says Tokyo doesn’t need a casino
Lawrence Ho, the billionaire owner of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, said he favors building a casino in Osaka rather than Tokyo because there are more opportunities to develop the smaller city as an entertainment destination. Ho is among industry ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo bath house offering naked lectures to increase clientele
A public bath house in Tokyo is offering classes to its naked customers, hoping the experience of learning in the nude will not only be liberating but also bring back a young audience to the dying tradition of communal baths. ( read original story ...)