Japan’s Chiba eyes enhanced links with Vietnamese localities

Chiba prefecture of Japan is keen to boost cooperation with Vietnamese localities in many fields, including investment-trade, agriculture, education, labour and tourism, said Governor Morita Kensaku. Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong (L ... ( read original story ...)

Japan launches major national campaign to combat suicide

The plan was approved by the Senate on Tuesday and its main purpose is to decrease the extreme labor hours which is one of the factors that triggered this Japanese “suicide epidemic”. For years, Japan reported the worst statistics when it came to the ... ( read original story ...)

Lawmakers accuse Japan’s Abe of false testimony in scandal

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese lawmakers questioned Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ... said they were not directly instructed by Abe to approve the school. Click below for the top news from around the Houston area and beyond. Sign up for our newsletters to be the ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka treasures the colours of autumn

“Osaka shares Japan’s attractions – safe ... envelope symbol to send an email to reserve/register and receive information in English. Longtime News personal finance columnist and travel writer Mike Grenby teaches journalism at Bond University ... ( read original story ...)

Japan almost finished with probe into US Navy ship collision

Japanese authorities said Monday that they were almost finished with their investigation into last month's collision between a Philippine freighter and a U.S. naval destroyer that left seven Navy sailors dead, but still haven't been given access to data ... ( read original story ...)

Abe denies abusing influence in Japan favoritism scandal

Grilled by opposition lawmakers as approval ratings for his Cabinet sink, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe repeated Monday his denials that he misused his influence to help a friend in a growing favoritism scandal. The questioning outside parliament's ... ( read original story ...)

Japan marks three-year countdown to Tokyo 2020 Games

The 2020 Games will be Japan’s first summer Olympics since the 1964 games in Tokyo. After a rocky start, organizers are gearing up to get the public more involved. (Yohei Kanasashi/Kyodo News via AP) Other events were to include traditional dancing and ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Abe denies abusing influence in favoritism scandal

Grilled by opposition lawmakers as approval ratings for his Cabinet sink, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday repeated his denials that he misused his influence to help a friend in a growing favoritism scandal. The questioning outside parliament's ... ( read original story ...)

Sleeman-Unibroue union members ratify agreement in principle

Their previous collective agreement expired in December 2016. Seniority and overtime were among the contested issues. The Sleeman-Unibroue factory in Chambly is home to such labels as La Maudite, Fin du Monde, Blanche de Chambly, Sleeman and Sapporo. ( read original story ...)

Alliance Tyres to appear on 2017/18 sleeves

Featuring on the sleeve will be Yokohama’s Alliance Tyres logo – a new passenger vehicle tyre brand launched in Europe at the start of 2017. Chelsea commercial director Chris Townsend said: ‘We are delighted to be able to further expand our ... ( read original story ...)