Tooru Murakami has been accused of stabbing his former wife and her male acquaintance in Osaka on Tuesday (Fuji News Network) OSAKA (TR) – Police have arrested a 54-year-old man in Kyoto for allegedly slashing his former wife and her male acquaintance in ... ( read original story ...)
HK Express will open Nagoya-Guam route in October
Two months after ceasing flights between Hong Kong and Guam, low-fare airline HK Express has announced it will begin operating a new route between Nagoya, Japan, and Guam beginning Oct. 29. HK Express said in a news release it will be the only low-cost ... ( read original story ...)
S. Korean court orders Japan’s Mitsubishi to pay for war labour
The victims, both in their teens at the time, worked without pay at a Mitsubishi aircraft manufacturing plant in Nagoya in 1944 after being falsely promised they would be able to make money and study in Japan. Mitsubishi said in a statement it had not yet ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia and Azerbaijan’s Evolving Implicit Rivalry Over Nakhchivan
However, Armenian diplomats have repeatedly asserted that this is not legally applicable to the Nakhchivan exclave, invoking stipulations found in the October 1921 Treaty of Kars (News.am ... kindly allows Modern Tokyo Times to publish their highly ... ( read original story ...)
The Tokyoiter: celebrating Tokyo in the artistic style of The New Yorker
Tokyo is such an experience that we want all the artists to have felt what it’s like to be here for real, that’s the main limit when it comes time to choose artists,” Andrew Joyce told Lonely Planet Travel News. A colourful design by Shinji Tsuchimochi. ( read original story ...)
North Korea may have ability for miniaturised nuclear warhead, Japan says
Japan has warned that the threat from North Korean nuclear weapons ... missile that would be able to re-enter earth’s atmosphere intact, according to Kyodo news. The report also cited Pyongyang’s attempts to improve its ability to conduct a surprise ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s ballistic missile threat at a ‘new stage’, warns Japan
The threat to Japan from North Korea has reached a “new stage” now that the country is capable of launching an intercontinental ballistic missile and its nuclear weapons program has advanced, a defence ministry report said Tuesday. North Korea was the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan slaps high tariff on U.S. beef
Ten percent of U.S beef goes to export. Looking for a bright side of the news from Japan, Brown says the tariff bump covers only frozen, not refrigerated, beef. “Undoubtedly, we will send more non-frozen beef to Japan. But, they may reach a cap on that ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s nuclear threat at a ‘new stage’, warns Japan
Japan has warned that the threat from North Korean nuclear weapons ... missile that would be able to re-enter earth’s atmosphere intact, according to Kyodo news. The report also cited Pyongyang’s attempts to improve its ability to conduct a surprise ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s use of missile and nuclear tests threatens world security says Japan
That, along with China's continued threatening behaviour in the East China Sea and South China Sea, is a major concern for Japan,” Mr Onodera told a news briefing in Tokyo. The ministry said the number of Japan's jet scrambles against Chinese aircraft ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea threat to Japan reaches ‘new stage’: defence review report
TOKYO -- The threat to Japan from North Korea has reached a "new stage" now that the country is capable of launching an intercontinental ballistic missile and its nuclear weapons program has advanced, a defence ministry report said Tuesday. North Korea was ... ( read original story ...)
Bede Durbidge on board for Tokyo Olympic surfing role
AUSTRALIA’S top female and male surfers will be supported in their bid for historic gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics by one of their own - once he stops surfing himself. Former Pipeline Master champion and pro surfer Bede Durbidge has been named as the ... ( read original story ...)
A year on, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has more plans to reform the capital
A year since becoming Tokyo governor, Yuriko Koike is riding high. Over the past year, she has won over voters by successfully portraying herself as an iconoclast battling the “black box” opacity that she says has long pervaded the decision-making ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul Warns Tokyo’s Claims to Disputed Dokdo Islets May Harm Bilateral Relations
South Korea warned Japan on Tuesday that the bilateral relations between the countries may deteriorate if Tokyo does not relinquish its claim to the Dokdo islets, which are disputed by the countries. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The South Korean Foreign Ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks fall back amid lack of trading incentives
On Monday, the key market gauge rose 103.56 points. The Topix, which covers all Tokyo Stock Exchange first-section issues, finished 3.95 points, or 0.24 percent, lower at 1,635.32 after climbing 7.82 points Monday. Buying and selling were largely mixed as ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close lower as investors opt for gains amid yen’s rise
TOKYO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed lower Tuesday as investors opted to lock in gains, while the yen's appreciation against the U.S. dollar sent exporter issues lower and weighed on the broader market. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped ... ( read original story ...)