Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada perform during the ice dance event at the NHK Trophy figure skating competition in Sapporo, Japan on Nov. 27, 2016. (Hiroki Yamauchi/Kyodo News via AP) SAPPORO, Japan — Olympic and world champions Tessa Virtue and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan waits to deal direct with Canada on trade, not ready to abandon TPP: envoy
The head of one of Canada's most influential business groups urged the government to take a closer look at Japan in light of Trump's stated intention to ditch the TPP. "Prime Minister Abe has spent a lot of capital on TPP," John Manley, president of the ... ( read original story ...)
Ready for the Big Un: Japan prepares for NUCLEAR WAR with North Korea by warning residents to hide in shopping malls if Kim Jong-Un orders an attack
Japanese citizens are being advised on how to survive a nuclear attack after fears from both North Korea's Kim Jong-Un and Vladimir Putin in Russia. As MailOnline reported yesterday, tensions are mounting with Russia over the deployment of missiles on ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Funding Body Wants Same Exemptions As World Bank
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) wants the Indian finance ministry to scrap the countervailing duty on imports for projects implemented by it, a senior finance ministry official told BloombergQuint. This, the agency hopes, will keep the cost ... ( read original story ...)
Zimbabwe crop farmers banking on science
ZAKA, ZIMBABWE – Under the scorching Zimbabwean sun, cattle seek shade among stunted thorn bushes in the drought-prone district of Zaka, where crops wither due to increasing temperatures and changing weather patterns. Severe lack of rain across southern ... ( read original story ...)
Japan suffers longest consumer price fall since 2011
The weak inflation data -- core prices excluding fresh food fell 0.4 percent from a year ago -- come several weeks after Japan's central bank pushed back the timeline for hitting its 2.0 percent inflation target. The BoJ's target is a key part of Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Kansai firms more concerned with Asian markets than Trump’s TPP pullout
OSAKA – For Kansai business leaders, Asia, particularly East Asia, has long been far more important economically than the United States. So it was understandable when they reacted coolly to Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election ... ( read original story ...)
Wynne embarking on business mission to Japan and South Korea
Wynne and the delegation of 45 business leaders and academics from Ontario will travel to Tokyo, Nagoya, Japan and Seoul. Japan is Ontario's fifth-largest trading partner, with two-way trade topping $11 billion last year. Trade between Ontario and South ... ( read original story ...)
Premier Wynne on business mission to Japan, South Korea
Wynne and the delegation of 45 business leaders and academics from Ontario will travel to Tokyo, Nagoya, Japan and Seoul. Japan is Ontario’s fifth-largest trading partner, with two-way trade topping $11 billion last year. Trade between Ontario and South ... ( read original story ...)
Premier Kathleen Wynne heading to Japan, South Korea for business mission
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne leaves today for a business mission to Japan and South Korea. The premier says the purpose of the mission is to generate business agreements that will “increase trade, spur investment in Ontario and create jobs.” ( read original story ...)
Woman in Japan Reclaims Dad, US Identity in 6-Decade Journey
At a public bath in a Yokohama slum in the 1950s, a red-haired girl scrubs her skin with a pumice stone, hard, to try to get the white out. Other kids sometimes taunt her. "American, American." She yells back, "I'm Japanese!" She is told she was abandoned. ( read original story ...)
Osaka inks deal with Nissin
Osaka, 19, said at a news conference in Tokyo that she was happy to be with Nissin as she has eaten the popular Cup Noodle since she was a child. Nissin also sponsors Kei Nishikori, the fifth-ranked player on the men’s ATP Tour. “I hope that Nishikori ... ( read original story ...)
Japan issues advice on how to survive a nuclear attack as Russia deploys missile systems on islands claimed by Tokyo
Japanese citizens are being advised on how to survive a nuclear attack as tensions mount with Russia over the deployment of missiles on disputed Pacific islands. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has branded the move by Moscow 'deplorable'. The coastal ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Century to partner Lippo in Indonesia online lending
TOKYO -- Japan's leasing business Tokyo Century plans to launch an online lending platform in Indonesia with local partners as early as next year. As smartphone-use quickly spreads among Indonesian consumers, the business sees an opportunity in online ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close up on weak yen
Tokyo stocks closed higher Thursday with exporters buoyed by a sharp drop in the yen and following a record close on Wall Street. Returning from a public holiday, Tokyo traders picked up a positive lead from New York where the Dow and S&P 500 finished at ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo hit by first November snow in 54 years
[TOKYO] The Japanese capital of Tokyo on Thursday was hit by its first November snow in 54 years, slowing rush hour trains as residents slogged to work wearing heavy coats and boots in a city far more accustomed to earthquakes than to snow. The last time ... ( read original story ...)