KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.7 percent to 19,220.59.South Korea's Kospi edged down 0.2 percent to2,077.39. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell nearly 0.2 percent to 5,805.80. Hong Kong's Hang Seng shed 0.5 percent to 23,979.67, while the ... ( read original story ...)
US: Remembering Japanese internment camps 75 years on
Now, he eats a light sandwich and salad at Mitsuru Sushi & Grill, a restaurant in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo, where he and other Japanese American community leaders often met when they were founding Nikkei Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR). It is an advocacy ... ( read original story ...)
Winter Asian Games kick off with opening ceremony in Sapporo
"These games will show the potential of Asia to the world," Katsuhiro Akimoto, head of Sapporo's organizing committee, said. "We have great expectations for the spectacular athletic performances of over 2,000 athletes." Among the dignitaries at Sapporo ... ( read original story ...)
OCA President hails Sapporo partnership
SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah, hailed the "real partnership" between the OCA and Sapporo city at the welcome reception for the 8th Asian Winter Games on Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
8th Asian Winter Games opens in Sapporo
The delegation of China march in during the opening ceremony of the Asian Winter Games in Sapporo, northern Japan, Feb. 19, 2017. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao) SAPPORO, Japan, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) - The eighth Asian Winter Games raised its curtain here at the Sapporo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo governor won't decide on Tsukiji relocation before July election
Koike said in a recent interview with Kyodo News. “The problem is very likely to be protracted.” The relocation issue will be a major focus of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election as it is unclear who decided to build the new market at the site ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo residents are most honest in world
In 2016, residents of Tokyo found over 3.67 million yen ($32.5 million) on the streets of the city and handed money over to the police, BBC reports. Police was able to track the owners of 2.7 billion yen found on the streets of Japan’s capital city. ( read original story ...)
Games venues outside Tokyo to cost ¥43.8 billion, Olympic Village condo transformation ¥50 billion: organizers
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics now say ¥43.8 billion will be needed to build and remodel 11 facilities outside the capital, plus about ¥50 billion to turn the athletes’ village into condominiums after the games, the sources said. Although the ... ( read original story ...)
Dover man offers glimpse of Tokyo
If the electronic menu board at the restaurant wasn’t convenient enough, the abundant amount of vending machines (approximately 2.7 million of them) located throughout the city of Tokyo offering people beer, cigarettes, fruits, vegetables, hot and cold ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Games: N. Korean IOC member has high hopes for Sapporo, Tokyo
North Korean International Olympic Committee member Chang Ung expects big things from the Asian Winter Games being held in Sapporo and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to follow. Speaking to Kyodo News on Friday night, Chang indicated his nation will compete next ... ( read original story ...)
A Flatter Course for the Post-Truth Era – Running the New Tokyo Marathon Course
Good morning everybody. Heading out now to run the new Tokyo Marathon course. Will report on all the new sections. pic.twitter.com/me3T1VH3ne — Japan Running News (@JRNHeadlines) February 18, 2017 The new course keeps the start in front of the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo medical interns accused in gang rape of unconscious teen
TOKYO (TR) – Two male doctors and and a medical student allegedly ... intoxicated and unable to resist in the apartment in Ota Ward rented by Kaminishi, TBS News reports (Feb. 16). On that day, the men were drinking with numerous women in the room ... ( read original story ...)
Tsukiji decision unlikely before metro assembly election in July, Koike hints
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike appears likely to wait until after the July 2 metropolitan assembly election to decide whether to approve the relocation of the Tsukiji fish market amid unrelenting contamination concerns at the new site in the Toyosu district ... ( read original story ...)
Japan tries to shed its pessimistic image
Japan ailing? Japan suffering? Nonsense. “Japan is the richest country in the world,” proclaims Sapio magazine. And the best. And the happiest. The brightest future looms. It’s an interesting identity crisis Japan is going through. Is it a rich ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ's Kuroda warns low rates may sow the seeds of a new financial crisis
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan January 31, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said low profitability at financial institutions ... ( read original story ...)
Bank Of Japan Warns Low Rates May Sow Seeds Of New Financial Crisis
Tokyo: Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said low profitability at financial institutions could sow the seeds of a new financial crisis, offering his strongest warning to date of the demerits of aggressive monetary easing pursued by major central banks. ( read original story ...)