Tag: sapporo

TOKYO (Reuters) - Differences between Japan and South Korea on how to handle North Korea emerged on Tuesday with South Korea upbeat on prospects but a more cautious Japan demanding that North Korea account for Japanese people it says North Korea abducted ... ( read original story ...)

"In terms of the Tokyo Whale, it's a supply issue, but it's also a sentiment issue." News that an influential bitcoin holder is taking a break from selling has added to a bullish case for the digital currency. A trustee of defunct Tokyo bitcoin exchange Mt. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - There will be good news and bad news when big Japanese companies announce annual wage hikes on Wednesday: workers will probably get more than last year’s 2 percent, and possibly the most in years, but they will fall short of Prime ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso was preparing to skip a Group of 20 finance leaders’ gathering in Buenos Aires next week, officials said on Tuesday, with the minister fighting to survive a cronyism scandal that has paralyzed parliament. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - There will be good news and bad news when big Japanese companies announce annual wage hikes on Wednesday: workers will probably get more than last year's 2 percent, and possibly the most in years, but they will fall short of Prime ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 56-year-old man who wielded a knife during a robbery of a jewelry store in Adachi Ward earlier this month, reports TBS News (Mar. 13). On the morning of March 2, Koichi Sawazaki, of no known ... ( read original story ...)

Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Japan, is about to launch a new polar bear exhibit, with the new facility doubling as a specialist breeding facility for Japan’s zoos. The largest polar bear exhibit in Japan, the new facility – which is five times the ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation after a brawl erupted during a new release by a popular fashion brand in Shibuya Ward on Friday, reports Nippon News Network (Mar. 12). In video footage posted online, about 10 persons, believed by ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (TR) – Police have made an eighth arrest in the bust of a large operation that trafficked so-called “dangerous drugs,” reports Fuji News Network (Mar. 10). On June 8, 2016, an anti-organized crime division of the police seized 185 kilograms of ... ( read original story ...)

But the bathroom quirkiness doesn't end there, because a new Instagram account has been documenting the bizarre designs of Tokyo's public loos. The pictures have been collated by Hidefumi Nakamura, who uploads them to his Instagram page toilets_a_go_go. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The name of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife was removed ... was quoted saying by Kyodo news agency. The doubts have also sparked calls for Aso to quit, but the finance minister said on Friday that he will not step down. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO – Japan's Finance Ministry has acknowledged doctoring documents in a widening scandal linked to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife that has rattled his government. The doctored documents related to the 2016 sale of state land to a school operator in ... ( read original story ...)

Aso told a news conference on Friday that several officials at his ministry ... Victory in the LDP September leadership vote would put him on track to become Japan’s longest-serving premier. The matter has also led to opposition calls for Aso, who ... ( read original story ...)

We begin at its biggest city, Sapporo, and head to the Nijo Ichiba fish market where fresh and dried seafood are abundant. With so many shops and restaurants, it’s easy to get lost in here. One tip a Japanese friend offered us was to look for a ... ( read original story ...)

A 1-year-old girl died after he father placed her in a closet in their residence in Osaka City’s Kita Ward (Twitter ... A neighbor tells Nippon News Network (Mar. 11) that the sounds a crying child could be heard coming from the residence each night. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s finance ministry is set to report on Monday that documents were doctored in a suspected cronyism scandal, which if true would add further pressure on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his close ally, Finance Minister Taro Aso. ( read original story ...)