Japan's Nikkei share average scaled a fresh two-year peak on Friday and posted its fourth straight weekly gain, buoyed by the impact of a weaker currency as well as record highs on Wall Street. Japan's Nikkei share average scaled a two-year peak on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese GP: Toro Rosso’s Sainz set for 20-place F1 grid drop
Get unlimited news Full access to our news and in-depth Autosport Plus ... months to appease angry rivals 1507278093 F1 Mercedes performance 'back to normal' in Japan Lewis Hamilton says his Mercedes Formula 1 car feels "back to normal" in Japan following ... ( read original story ...)
Sebastian Vettel leads crash-interrupted first Japanese GP practice
Get unlimited news Full access to our news and in-depth Autosport Plus ... months to appease angry rivals 1507278093 F1 Mercedes performance 'back to normal' in Japan Lewis Hamilton says his Mercedes Formula 1 car feels "back to normal" in Japan following ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese roots of Nobel winner Kazuo Ishiguro celebrated
"It's like a dream come true," his former teacher, 91-year-old Teruko Tanaka, told Kyodo News service at her home in Nagasaki. She saw Ishiguro when he visited the southern Japanese city after winning the 1989 Man Booker Prize for "The Remains of the Day." ( read original story ...)
Earthquake of 6.3 magnitude strikes east coast of Japan near Fukushima
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the east coast of Japan — near the scene of the Fukushima nuclear ... More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at Sun Online, where we will bring you live updates as soon as they ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese woman dies after 150 giant hornet stings
The death occurred in mid-September but was only reported on Friday, making headline news on national bulletins ... Some 20 people die from hornets stings every year in Japan, according to public broadcaster NHK. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s new party vows to scrap over-reliance on fiscal, monetary steps
"While maintaining the Bank of Japan's massive monetary easing for the time being ... economic policy and social reform that would strike people's heart," she told a news conference. In the news conference, Koike repeated that she won't run for a seat ... ( read original story ...)
This 31-year-old Japanese journalist died holding a phone after working 159 hours of overtime in a month
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 ...)