Last month, Osaka Prefectural Police twice arrested Itsuko Yamaguchi ... “Garbage was piled from the floor to the ceiling in the two-room apartment,” a local news reporter says. “Yamaguchi existed in a small sliver of space. It took police 20 ... ( read original story ...)
Why You Seriously Have to Consider Hawaii on Your Next Trip
here’s good news for you. You can now easily reach Honolulu, the capital of Hawaii, by hopping onto AirAsia X flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which on top of a two-hour stopover in Osaka, Japan, will fly you straight to sunny paradise. Just in time ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ Governor Kuroda pledges to stick with quantitative easing
Kimihiro Eto, BOJ's Osaka branch manager, offered an explanation of why inflation remains so low. “We see rising spending on big-ticket items due to rising wages and a tight labour market,” he said. “At the same time, households are really hunting ... ( read original story ...)
Politically savvy teen in Mino casts first early vote in Lower House election
OSAKA – An 18-year-old high school student Wednesday cast ... Nakagawa said she keeps up-to-date on politics through the news and parliamentary broadcasts and discusses the issues with her father. She said she chose her party and candidate based on ... ( read original story ...)
Super Famicom Mini Greatly Outsold Famicom Mini In Japan
The picture in Japan appears to be much the same, with Famitsu reporting that 368,000 units of the Super Famicom Mini sold in the first 4 days in Japan. By comparison, the Famicom Mini sold 262,000 in Japan in the same time period last year. Please note ... ( read original story ...)
Japan August core machinery orders rise in signs of pick-up in capex
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's core machinery orders rose for a second straight month in August, handily beating market expectations, signaling a pickup in capital expenditure that should encourage Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ahead of a general election this month. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s metals scandal spreads
Kobe Steel, one of Japan's oldest industrial companies ... Stephen Stapczynski and Sungwoo Park of Bloomberg News. ( read original story ...)
Locals warned to stay away as Japanese volcano erupts
Japan, with scores of active volcanoes ... share up to 5 gadgets, listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on social media. Call 896 6000. ( read original story ...)
Japan steel scandal grows as more carmakers hit
Top Japanese automakers said Wednesday they were scrambling to assess the safety of vehicles containing products from Kobe Steel (Other OTC: KBSTF - news) , which has admitted falsifying quality data in a growing scandal. Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mitsubishi ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Gold Expands its Project Portfolio with Two New Projects in the Southern Kyushu Epithermal Gold Province, Japan
The technical information in this news release has been reviewed by Japan Gold's President & Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Mike Andrews, PhD, FAusIMM, who is a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. This news release contains forward ... ( read original story ...)
PAL to launch Cebu-Bangkok flights
It already has routes to Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Seoul (Incheon), Singapore ... share up to 5 gadgets, listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on social media. Call 896 6000. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Koike: a political paradox shakes things up ahead of poll
Three years later, she ran for parliament. “The world was changing immensely, so I went from news presenter to newsmaker. I decided Japanese politics was moving too slowly and rather than be an outside critic, I should become ... a player on the inside ... ( read original story ...)
Japan determines Tokyo stadium worker was overworked before suicide
The Japan labour standard office has determined the suicide of a 23-year-old man who worked at Tokyo's new Olympic stadium construction site stemmed from overwork, and his family was eligible for government compensation. Hiroshi Kawahito, a lawyer ... ( read original story ...)
Japan 3 Haiti 3: Kagawa to the rescue in injury time
Japan left it very late to earn a thrilling 3-3 draw against Haiti on Tuesday, with Shinji Kagawa the hero. Shinji Kagawa scored a dramatic late leveller as Haiti's fine comeback proved in vain in a 3-3 draw against Japan on Tuesday. The hosts were ... ( read original story ...)
Sotheby’s International Realty Brand Announces Exclusive Alliance with Influential Japan News Publication, the Nikkei
First Luxury Residential Real Estate Brand to Showcase Property Listings Outside of Japan MADISON, N.J., Oct. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC has announced an exclusive alliance with the Nikkei, the most influential ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea Threatens Japan As Trump Considers Military Action
They absolutely are.” The cold war took an unexpected twist yesterday when KCNA, the Pyongyang’s state-controlled news agency, released a statement directed at Japan stating the preparation of the country for a possible war could be shattered. ( read original story ...)