Businesses: Slowdown in tourism starts to pinch

GPO General Manager Monte Mesa said he was concerned at first but is confident that United's Sapporo-Guam flights will resume as the demand to travel to Guam grows back. Mesa mentioned the generous amount of marketing dollars that GPO and the Tumon Sands ... ( read original story ...)

JRYU x Tokyo Jesus Goddesses and Monsters show at Wrong Gallery

Both JRYU and Tokyo Jesus have landed in Taipei and soaking up the TTF spirits while opening their duo show at the infamous Wong Gallery Taipei 靠邊走藝術空間. Showcasing a ray of one of a kind artworks and sculptures away from the crazy crowds of TTF. ( read original story ...)

Japan scientists grow drugs in chicken eggs

Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese researchers have genetically engineered hens whose eggs contain drugs that can fight serious diseases including cancer, in a bid to dramatically reduce the cost of treatment, a report said Monday. If the scientists are able to safely ... ( read original story ...)

Uganda makes Japanese singer Piko Taro its tourism ambassador

YouTube star Piko Taro was appointed by the Ugandan government Friday as a tourism ambassador to help boost the number of Japanese travelers to the East African country. (Avex) In a ceremony in the capital Kampala, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni asked ... ( read original story ...)

Japan fully backs Trump on North Korea, Abe says

President Donald Trump’s “all options on the table” stance regarding North Korea has the full support Japan’s government, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday. Abe’s remarks came during a televised debate among leaders of Japan’s major ... ( read original story ...)

United ending flights to Sapporo, Palau route

United Airlines announced last week that it will terminate its Guam-Sapporo route effective Jan. 15, 2018, and flights from Palau to Yap will end on Jan. 7, 2018. According to a story first published by Pacific Daily News, the announcement came from United ... ( read original story ...)

Revised Japanese GP grid

With engine and gearbox penalties in play, Sunday’s Japanese GP grid looks rather different to the timesheet at the end of qualifying. Valtteri Bottas falls from second to sixth due to a gearbox penalty whie Kimi Raikkonen is starting P10 as a result of ... ( read original story ...)