Tokyo by night: the good and the dark side

Back from Japan, in this article I will talk about my very first experience in Tokyo, and in particular, of what I appreciated more and less of this vibrant city the first night i walked along its streets. Tokyo in my opinion, is certainly one of those ... ( read original story ...)

US, Japan, France, UK practice amphibious landings on Guam

HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Troops from the U.S., Japan and two European nations are gathering on remote U.S. islands in the Pacific for drills they say will show support for the free passage of vessels in international waters amid fears China could restrict ... ( read original story ...)

X Japan's Yoshiki to Have Emergency Surgery

X Japan founder and bandleader Yoshiki made a name for the group ... Yesterday (May 9) the band cancelled all forthcoming shows following the news of Yoshiki's impending operation. A statement from the band's management reads that the drummer has sustained ... ( read original story ...)

Japan university to set up ninja studies centre

TOKYO: A Japanese university is planning what it says will be the world’s first research centre devoted to ninja -- the black clad assassins known for secrecy and stealth. While mostly confined to history books and fiction, ninja have been enjoying ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Tepco to Seek Partners for Nuclear Business

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Thursday it will seek partners for its nuclear business as part of a recovery plan after the Fukushima disaster of six years ago brought the utility to its knees and put it under state control. ( read original story ...)

BRIEF- Dear Life acquires land in Tokyo

* Says it acquired a plot of land located in Tokyo, for apartment building development, on May 10 Source text in Japanese:goo.gl/31IPm0 Further company coverage: (Beijing Headline News) Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles Next In Financials ( read original story ...)

DOXA 2017: Tokyo Idols is a J-pop shock doc

This was national news. Miyake wanted to find out what, exactly, was going on with this pop-cultural phenomenon. What she unearthed was troubling, enlightening, and complicated. Her resulting work, the U.K.–Canada coproduction Tokyo Idols (with producers ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo cops use DNA analysis to nab man in ’07 robbery case

Tokyo police have accused Toshifumi Yamaguchi of robbing a woman of 9,000 yen from her residence in Toshima Ward in 2007 (TBS News) TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have used a DNA analysis to apprehend a suspect in a decade-old robbery case just ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo to shoulder all costs for Olympics temp facilities

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Thursday the metropolitan government will in principle bear all the costs of temporary facilities for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games to be built outside the capital. Following a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ... ( read original story ...)

Toyota see profit drop on yen, president promises change

TOKYO -- Japanese automaker Toyota's profit fell 6.6 per cent in the fiscal fourth quarter as an unfavourable exchange rate offset better sales, but its president said Wednesday that the company was merely investing in the future. Toyota Motor Corp ... ( read original story ...)