Japan core machinery orders rebound, signal capex recovery intact

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s core machinery orders in April jumped the most since the start of 2016, reversing the prior month’s decline and raising some hopes for durable growth in capital expenditure seen as crucial for a recovery in the economy after a ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo looks to entice foreign tourists to spend, enjoy nightlife

Businesses in Tokyo are looking to get foreign visitors spending their time and cash on the city's wide-ranging nightlife options. Travel agencies are arranging special events for foreign tourists such as Japanese taiko drum performances, while hotels are ... ( read original story ...)

Sunrays Hitting The Road Can Generate Power. Tokyo Shows How

The Tokyo metropolitan government intends to take the initiative in introducing the new technologies of "solar roads" that collect energy from the sun via solar panels installed beneath the surface of roads and "power-generating floors" that generate ... ( read original story ...)

Deadly stabbing on Japan bullet train

a local police spokesman told AFP news agency. Mr Kojima told police he had picked victims at random and had been armed with "multiple bladed objects" on the train, Japanese broadcaster NHK reports. Witnesses said passengers were in tears as they attempted ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo: Yakuza boss extorted former gang member

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a yakuza boss over the alleged extortion of a former gang member last year, reports TBS News (June 6). In July, Yoshinori Hirabayashi, the 72-year-old chairman of a gang affiliated with the Kobe ... ( read original story ...)