The Okinawan-born 31-year-old, a nine-time winner on the U.S. LPGA Tour, told a Tokyo news conference she had made the decision last summer that this season would be her last. "I actually began feeling this four to five years ago, and at that point I ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower
The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 51.52 points, or 0.26 per cent, from Friday to 19,635.32, Xinhua news agency reported. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, fell 2.39 points, or 0.15 per cent ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile into waters off western Japan
It landed in Japan's exclusive maritime economic zone ... according to the official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA cited Kim as ordering officials to mass-produce and deploy the system all over the country so as to "completely spoil the enemy's wild ... ( read original story ...)
NKorea fires short-range ballistic missile off western Japan
It landed in Japan's exclusive maritime economic zone ... according to the official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA cited Kim as ordering officials to mass-produce and deploy the system all over the country so as to "completely spoil the enemy's wild ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea test-launches likely ballistic missile, Japan protests provocation
READ MORE: The 3 North Koreans who are rocketing its missile program forward The projectile was likely a ballistic missile, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said citing an unidentified source. Japan has protested against North Korea‘s latest launch of ... ( read original story ...)
OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND. LTD. : ex-dividend day for interim dividend
2016 OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND: Patent Issued for Hydrophilic Coating Agent (USPTO .. 2016 OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND. LTD.: ex-dividend day for interim dividend 2015 OSAKA ORGANIC CHEMICAL IND. LTD.: ex-dividend day for final dividend 2015 OSAKA ORGANIC ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul, Tokyo say North Korea launched ballistic missile
North Korea on Monday fired an apparent ballistic missile off its east coast that landed in the waters of Japan's economic zone ... according to the official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA cited Kim as ordering officials to mass-produce and deploy ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka cops: Decayed corpse with stab wound found in lake
Osaka Prefectural Police have launched an investigation following the discovery of a decayed corpse in a lake in the town of Kumatori on Friday, reports Nippon News Network (May 27). At around 5:50 p.m., a woman alerted police after seeing the body ... ( read original story ...)
Australian convict pirates in Japan: evidence of 1830 voyage unearthed
Exclusive: Fresh translations of samurai accounts of ‘barbarian’ ship arriving at the height of Japan’s feudal isolation corroborate a story long dismissed as fantasy A watercolour of a British-flagged ship that arrived off the coast of Mugi ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, single mothers struggle with poverty and with shame
[Japan’s Abe wants more women to work ... correspondents around the world Like Washington Post World on Facebook and stay updated on foreign news ( read original story ...)
Japan’s growing concern over China’s naval might
The pride of Japan's naval defence, the JS Izumo, is making an unprecedented journey through Asian waters over the next three months. The Izumo is the largest vessel built by Japan since the end of World War Two - and she looks very much like an aircraft ... ( read original story ...)
Being Asian in Winnipeg: panel to talk human rights Sunday
The history of Japanese Manitobans will be put in the spotlight Sunday at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. And that means having some uncomfortable conversations about the forced internment of Japanese citizens and children that occurred when Canada ... ( read original story ...)
Australian rock climbers eye ascent to Tokyo 2020 as sport gains popularity
Yes, rock climbing is a sport. And yes, it's in the Olympics. Rock climbing will make its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, and since the announcement late last year, the numbers in Australia have surged. The most recent national youth titles featured twice the ... ( read original story ...)
ANIME NEWS: J-World Tokyo courts foreign tourists with cosplay service
Targeting anime fans visiting Japan, a new cosplay rental service is now available at J-World Tokyo, an indoor theme park in the capital’s Ikebukuro district dedicated to popular titles from the Weekly Shonen Jump manga anthology. The new service, J-COS! ( read original story ...)
Halal haven: Sampling Osaka’s famous food on a budget
Nicknamed "tenka no daidokoro", or "the nation’s kitchen", Osaka lives up to its reputation of being the standard bearer for Japanese cuisine. Its people live by the ethos of kuidaore - the concept of eating oneself bankrupt. And it is hard not to ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka commodity exchange to request permanent listing of rice futures
The Osaka Dojima Commodity Exchange plans to apply with the agriculture ministry to get rice futures, which are being traded on a trial basis, permanently listed, sources said. The exchange, formerly known as the Kansai Commodities Exchange, will make a ... ( read original story ...)