Hollywood actor Richard Gere, French film star Alain Delon and Russia's figure skating sensation Alina Zagitova have one thing in common: They adore Japan's Akita dogs. And they're not alone. In recent years, foreign ownership of one of Japan's most famous ... ( read original story ...)
Saga Nagoya Securities Comments on Allergan and Shire Pharmaceutical Acquisition
TOKYO, April 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Saga Nagoya Securities has recently reported and commented on the pharmaceutical company Allergan Plc as they fell nearly 5 percent on Friday, posting the biggest intraday percentage loss in over five months after ... ( read original story ...)
Arsene Wenger QUITS Arsenal: Boss tells stunned players and staff ‘I have bad news’ before announcing he will walk away after 22 years as he pens emotional farewell to fans …
The 68-year-old Frenchman, who joined Arsenal from Nagoya Grampus Eight all the way back in 1996 ... He introduced the sudden revelation by telling them 'I have bad news', before captain Per Mertesacker addressed his team-mates. Wenger's announcement ... ( read original story ...)
Arsene Wenger QUITS Arsenal: Boss to walk away at end of season after 22 years as he stuns unsuspecting players and bids emotional farewell to fans: ‘My love and support for ever’
who joined Arsenal from Nagoya Grampus Eight all the way back in 1996, stunned players and staff, telling them about his departure completely out of the blue at the club's London Colney training base. He introduced the sudden news by telling them 'I have ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s cryptocurrency exchanges need tighter rules: Monex CEO
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s cryptocurrency exchanges should be regulated more like banks as they hold investors’ assets while offering trading platforms, the chief executive of online brokerage Monex Group Inc said. Monex, Japan’s No.3 online brokerage ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber : and YOKOHAMA Magokoro (Sincere Heart) Fund Support Relief Efforts in Quake-stricken Taiwan
Tokyo-The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced on April 5 that the Company and the YOKOHAMA Magokoro (Sincere Heart) Fund, established as a social contribution fund by the Company's employees, donated about 270,000 Taiwan dollars (about ¥1 million ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Volcano in southern Japan erupts for 1st time in 250 years
TOKYO| April 19, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) A volcano in southern Japan has erupted for the first time in 250 years, and the authorities have set up a no-go zone around the mountain. The Meteorological Agency said Friday that Mount Io erupted Thursday for the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Man, 49, kept corpse of father in residence for 2 months
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 49-year-old man who is believed to have left the body of his father inside their residence in Setagaya Ward for about two months after he died, reports TBS News (Apr. 18). On Tuesday, Masashi Kinoshita alerted ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese companies see big things in small-scale industrial robots
TOKYO (Reuters) - A two-armed robot in a Japanese factory carefully stacks rice balls in a box, which a worker carries off for shipment to convenience stores. At another food-packaging plant, a robot shakes pepper and powdered cheese over pasta that a ... ( read original story ...)
Tour company owner arrested after Thais dumped in Osaka
The owner of a Thai tour company has been arrested for deceiving 33 tourists left abandoned in Osaka, Japan, in early February. Tourist Police deputy chief Pol Maj Gen Surachet Hakpal said on Thursday that Sonthaya Phosri, 35, had been arrested the day ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance official denies sexual misconduct allegation
Japan's Vice Finance Minister Junichi Fukuda ... citing difficulty carrying out his duties due to escalating criticism and attention. (Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP) Fukuda's case is the latest embarrassment for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government. ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Japan finance official quits over alleged sexual misconduct
TOKYO | April 18, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) A senior Japanese finance ministry official resigned Wednesday after being accused of sexual misconduct in the latest embarrassment for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s embattled government, already hit by cronyism and ... ( read original story ...)
Trump says he prefers bilateral trade deal with Japan
Trump tweets dislike for TPP while hosting Japanese PM Trump asks trade officials to look into getting back into TPP Trump said Wednesday during a joint news conference in Florida with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that if he could reach a new trade ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Abe says Japanese steel would be hard to replace
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his country's steel and aluminum supplies "would not exert any negative influence" on the security of the United States. Abe says in a joint news conference with President Donald Trump that the quality of Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump cites ‘very big deficit’ with Japan during meeting with Shinzo Abe
Trump and Abe are scheduled to hold a news conference Wednesday evening before the president and first lady host the Japanese delegations for dinner. Abe secured a commitment from Trump on Tuesday to raise with Kim the issue of Japanese citizens abducted ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance official quits over alleged sexual misconduct
(Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP) Fukuda acknowledged having regular one-on-one meetings with members of the finance ministry press club — most of whom work for major Japanese newspapers and broadcast companies — but denied making such remarks. ( read original story ...)