Miwa Sado died of overwork in 2013. ANN News/YouTube A political journalist in Japan died from overwork, her employer has revealed four years after her death. Miwa Sado died of congestive heart failure in 2013 after working 159 hours and 37 minutes of ... ( read original story ...)
Leeds United could miss out on league-winning midfield target to Belgian outfit
League Division 1 with Osaka, and Leeds sporting director Victor Orta was keen ... and while the fee isn’t a problem for the Whites, considering the financial and other benefits that would emanate from securing the deal, they aren’t favorites to ... ( read original story ...)
Ink And Love: How Can Tattoos Affect Your Relationships In Japan?
Just this September Osaka fined a tattoo artist for “illegal practice ... the Japanese government has told public recreation facilities that if they would like to partake in the financial windfall these events are expected to make, they will need ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Governor’s New Party Vows to Scrap Over-Reliance on Fiscal, Monetary Steps
TOKYO (Reuters) - A new party led by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike ... we need to carry out a more meticulous economic policy and social reform that would strike people's heart," she told a news conference. The new party has revealed little about how it ... ( read original story ...)
Milos Raonic injury woes mount in Tokyo
Cilic heads the Tokyo field this year at a tournament whose list of former champions includes tennis greats Ken Rosewall, John McEnroe, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. ( read original story ...)
RandomTrashy: Tokyo Marui SCAR-L
After running my 416 hard over the past year I've got to say I'm being absolutely blown away by the Tokyo Marui's reliability and also its responsiveness even running a 7.4lipo. After some basic testing I found the SCAR is less accurate than my 416 but I ... ( read original story ...)
A 31-year-old’s ‘death from overwork’ causes Japan to rethink work-life balance
Japan's government has been trying desperately over the past ... At the Tokyo-based nursing care business Saint-Works, employees wear purple capes that display the time they should leave the office — an effort to erase all doubt when the day is over. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya, City of — Moody’s assigns A1 to City of Nagoya’s domestic bonds (Japanese only)
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Father arrested after Japan fire kills 6, including children
The case remains under investigation. Japanese media say the girl was 11 and the other children were ages 3 through 6. Komatsu had also suffered burns, Kyodo News service reported. The fire was put out within the hour of the report, police said. ( read original story ...)
Japan ministry says unauthorized staff certified cars at five Nissan plants
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Transport Minister Keiichi Ishii said on Friday ... The unauthorized technicians included contract workers, Ishii told a news conference. “It’s extremely regrettable, causing anxiety for users and shaking the foundation ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to show off new heavy lift military plane in search for first overseas arms sale
Built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, the C-2 will fly to the United Arab Emirates on Nov. 8 to participate in the Dubai Airshow and will be on display in New Zealand from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, the Japan Air Self Defence Force said in a news release. ( read original story ...)
Property Perfect links up with Japanese firm
PROPERTY Perfect Plc has set a joint venture firm with Japan-based Sumitomo Forestry Co Ltd to develop condominium project on Sukhumvit 59, the listed developer’s chief executive officer Chainid Adhyanasakul said in a filing with the Stock Exchange of ... ( read original story ...)
Wealthy couple sue pensioner, 74, who sold them luxury £500,000 seaside home ‘then let Japanese knotweed invade their garden from her property next door’
A business couple are suing a pensioner who sold them a luxury seaside house over claims she let Japanese knotweed invade their garden from her land next door. Rosemary Line, 74, has been taken to court today by Adam and Eleanor Smith in a dispute over the ... ( read original story ...)
New US/Japan Proposal On Mandate For WIPO Traditional Knowledge Committee
The United States and Japan have submitted a joint proposal for the next mandate of the World Intellectual Property Organization committee on the protection of genetic resources and traditional knowledge, whose mandate must be decided this week. ( read original story ...)
Couple sue pensioner, 74, who sold them luxury £500,000 seaside home after Japanese knotweed spread into garden
"The Japanese Knotweed was first recorded on my land in 2001, 26 years after it had been present on Mr and Mrs Smith's property. "(Law firm) Foot Anstey are saying that the Japanese knotweed presence on the adjoining land reduces the value of the property ... ( read original story ...)
Business couple sue OAP, 74, who sold them a seaside home ‘then let Japanese knotweed invade their garden’
"Foot Anstey are saying that the Japanese knotweed presence on the adjoining land reduces the value of the property, even though Mr and Mrs Smith have shown no intention of selling their home." Mrs Line claimed the case could have worrying consequences for ... ( read original story ...)