Yokohama will now offer five new OTR tires with dual TRA code designations to handle both loader and transport applications. The tires with the dual markings are the RB31, RT31/RT31+, RL31, RT41 and RL45. All will feature an E/L designation within the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s general election: all you need to know
The former news anchor and Arabic speaker has described herself as a “conservative reformist” who wants to take on vested interests. A defence hawk who admires Margaret Thatcher, Koike also supports legislation to ban discrimination against Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
The Tokyo Motor Show starts taking shape
The 45th Tokyo Motor Show is almost upon us and with it one of the most fascinating, original and eccentric of all vehicular events on the automotive calendar. Every one of the country's 14 carmakers will be out in force with displays, discussions and ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka-Tokyo regional split seen keeping Koike’s, Hashimoto’s camps at arm’s length
to realize a true, urban-based populist revolt that takes over the Diet and alters Japanese society for decades to come. View from Osaka is a monthly column that examines the latest news from a Kansai perspective. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to Invite Bloggers, Journalists to Travel on Recommended Routes to Enjoy Contrast between Tokyo, Sendai
TOKYO, Oct. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is developing sightseeing routes from Tokyo to various tourist attractions in the Tohoku region to publicize diverse allures in these two regions and encourage individual foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Saitama, Kanagawa teachers accused in separate sexual assault cases
Keita Takahashi, a 55-year-old teacher, allegedly molested a 21-year-old woman on a road in Yokohama’s Hodogaya Ward last year (TBS News) SAITAMA (TR) – Law enforcement divisions in Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures have arrested two teachers in separat ... ( read original story ...)
Happy birthday Yokohama!
Yokohama became Chelsea’s official shirt partner in February 2015, and we celebrated our first title together when we lifted the Premier League trophy in May. In July, we announced the next step in our relationship – that Yokohama’s Alliance Tyres ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic sponsors far more excited for Tokyo than Pyeongchang
Tokyo tells a different story ... Japan's biggest toilet manufacturer was seven years old when the Olympics first came to Japan. TOTO Ltd. made news in 1964 for its prefabricated toilet-and-bath units that helped speed the construction of a luxury hotel ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo college long gone but its legacy carries on at The Japan Times
A 10-minute walk from JR Sapporo Station brings one to a small, white clock tower in the city center. The 13-meter-high Western timepiece is an iconic image of the city and Hokkaido. Most Japanese recognize the tower, one of the most popular tourist spots ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka leaders complain about S.F. ‘comfort women’ statue
as did former Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, who canceled a trip to San Francisco in 2013 after being internationally condemned for suggesting the comfort women system had been necessary at the time. “We’re concerned mistaken history based on news reports ... ( read original story ...)
Making Japanese mochi is no easy feat but this Markham pastry shop doles out the ‘real stuff’
"My mom and I both had the biggest smiles on our face," he said. "In Canada, it's very hard to get fresh mochi. It reminded us of Japan." We're sitting at the back of the bustling J-Town complex in Markham late one Sunday morning — Little Japan to those ... ( read original story ...)
Volcano eruption in Japan dumps ash on 4 cities, towns
TOKYO - A volcano in southwestern Japan is erupting for the first time in six years and spread ash in nearby cities and towns Thursday. Japanese broadcaster TBS showed elementary school students wearing helmets and masks on the way to their school at the ... ( read original story ...)
Volcanic eruption in Japan spreads ash in 4 cities, towns
Add Japan as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Japan news, video, and analysis from ABC News. A volcano in southwestern Japan is erupting for the first time in six years and spread ash in nearby cities and towns Thursday. Japanese broadcaster ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM’s ruling bloc seen nearing 2/3 majority in Oct. 22 lower house poll: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc could ... The Nikkei forecast was broadly in line with a Kyodo news agency forecast released on Thursday that saw Abe’s coalition winning more than 300 seats. However, Kyodo said ... ( read original story ...)
Abe May Keep Two-Thirds Majority in Japan’s Election, Polls Show
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looked set to retain his ... The main ruling Liberal Democratic Party is likely to win about 289 seats, according to Kyodo news, which polled 90,261 people on Oct. 10-11. It estimated Abe’s coalition partner Komeito ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Shinmoedake Volcano Makes First Eruption in Six Years (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Restricting residents from Mount Shinmoedake's crater, the Japan Meteorological Agency reported that upwards ... "We were hit by cancellations of accommodations [for] six years," Imanishi told Kyodo News. "I hope [the eruption] will not affect autumn ... ( read original story ...)