... Japan — even though the accident occurred far from Japanese shores. On October 12, a U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Stallion helicopter caught fire inflight and was forced to land on civilian property; no injuries or damage occurred. Once again, Onodera ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s automakers issue reassurances as global bodies urge freeze on Kobe Steel products
Foreign and Japanese funds, property developers and firms unrelated to real estate are interested in bidding for the unit, which has assets of about ¥90 billion ($800 million), the people said. Kobe Steel is seeking to sell about 70 percent of its shares ... ( read original story ...)
Foreigners Return to Add Momentum as Nikkei Surges 14th Day
Topix, Nikkei 225 have touched the highest since at least 2007 Foreigners bought $5.8 billion of stocks at start of October Foreign investors are returning to Japanese stocks, adding momentum to a rally that’s already taken shares to decade highs. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Invites Applications for Accelerator Program: Blockchain Business Camp Tokyo
TOKYO, Oct. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has been actively working to attract foreign companies to raise international competitiveness and bring about further growth for the capital city by promoting the creation of a ... ( read original story ...)
Layne Beachley says Aussie surfers gold medal chances in Tokyo Olympic debut
AUSTRALIA’S most successful surfer Layne Beachley says Australia can be the most successful nation when the sport of surfing makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo. But who those surfers will be even Beachley won’t predict three years out from the Games ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka police nab ‘Heisei Ninja’ suspected in 250 burglaries
Between March of 2009 and July of this year, Tanigawa is believed to have broken into shops and residences in 254 cases in and around Higashi-Osaka City in which the value of lost property totals 29.4 million yen. The suspect told the Kawachi Police ... ( read original story ...)
‘Nowhere to hide’: North Korean missiles spur anxiety in Japan
ERIMO, Japan, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Ever since North Korea lobbed two missiles far above this windswept fishing town on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, seaweed farmer Mitsuyo Kawamura says she’s been on edge. “Now when I hear a loud sound ... ( read original story ...)
Comic tells Japanese residents how to survive North Korea attack
“No one knows when the touch-and-go situation will lead to a nuclear war, but if so, the Japanese archipelago will be engulfed in flames in a moment. This is too self-evident,” a statement issued by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency sai ( read original story ...)
Huge cave found on moon, could house astronauts: Japan scientists
Scientists at Japan's space agency have discovered a huge moon cave that could one day house a base that would shelter astronauts from dangerous radiation and wild temperature swings, officials said Thursday. Data taken from Japan's SELENE lunar orbiter ... ( read original story ...)
Canada deploys submarine to Japan for the first time in a half century
For the first time in nearly 50 years, the Royal Canadian Navy has deployed a submarine to Japan. HMCS Chicoutimi left Esquimalt, B.C., last month for a patrol mission in the Asia-Pacific region. At the time, military officials said the purpose of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan elections: Will Abenomics help Shinzo Abe win?
These are external links and will open in a new window The Japanese stock market has seen the longest winning streak since 1988. Big Japanese manufacturers are the most upbeat they've been in a decade. And Japan's economy has seen the sixth straight ... ( read original story ...)
House in Matsuyacho / Shogo ARATANI Architect & Associates
From the architect. This property is located in a densely developed residential neighborhood of Osaka. The client had lived on the site since childhood, so when he commissioned us to design a new house there, we began by soliciting extensive input from him ... ( read original story ...)
Aramco IPO ‘is on track’ for 2018, says Saudi oil minister
... a role in Aramco IPO, with Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Toronto also trying to attract the sale. "The IPO is on track," he said in London on the sidelines of the annual dinner of the Oil & Money conference. "We will announce the venue in due course." ( read original story ...)
Nissan to suspend domestic production of cars for Japan market
Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. is suspending domestic production of vehicles for the Japanese market for at least two weeks to address misconduct in its inspection procedures that led to a major recall, it said on Thursday. Japan's second-largest automaker said it ... ( read original story ...)
China’s economy shows momentum as party meets, but property curbs bite
Growth in new construction slowed and property sales dropped for the first time in more ... senior economist at the Mizuho Research Institute in Tokyo. The economy grew 6.8 per cent in the third quarter from a year earlier, in line with the estimate ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance sector to reap digital currency benefits, says MUFG chief
“We would be able to capture kinds of financial behavior that cannot be collected as data in cash transactions,” said Nobuyuki Hirano, CEO of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), speaking as chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association at a news conf ... ( read original story ...)