Mizuho Financial Group Inc.’s trust banking arm has its sights set on exactly where the wealth is in Japan: the $11 trillion held by the nation’s elderly. The company has begun selling a type of trust ... ( read original story ...)
There’s one option for the Bank of Japan that nobody seems to be talking about
Speculation is mounting that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) will tweak monetary policy settings, potentially as soon as next week. ANZ Bank says the most likely option is for the BoJ to do absolutely nothing ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Finance Minister Aso wants G20 meetings to ‘nip crises in the bud’
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday that he wanted the Group of 20 meetings in Osaka next year to focus on identifying problems in the global economy before they could ... ( read original story ...)
Mario carting in Osaka: Yes, only in Japan
Qantas flies direct from Sydney to Osaka's Kansai airport three times a week (Monday, Wednesday and Saturday) on an upgraded two-class Airbus A330. Return economy flights start from $859 and return bu... ( read original story ...)
Japan hangs six more members of doomsday cult behind 1995 subway sarin gas attack
TOKYO — The last six members of a Japanese doomsday cult who remained on death row were executed Thursday for a series of crimes in the 1990s including a sarin gas attack on Tokyo subways that killed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan hangs 6 more members of cult behind subway gas attack
TOKYO – The last six members of a Japanese doomsday cult who remained on death row were executed Thursday for a series of crimes in the 1990s including a sarin gas attack on Tokyo subways that killed ... ( read original story ...)
Company unveils moving mosque to welcome Muslims in Japan
TOKYO – A large white and blue truck pulls up outside a stadium in central Japan and slowly expands into a place of worship. Welcome to the Mobile Mosque. As Japan prepares to host visitors from aroun... ( read original story ...)
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will open in 2 years, and the heat is on
TOKYO—The 2020 Olympics will open in two years, and the heat is on. Since being awarded the games, which will be the largest ever with 33 sports and 339 events, Tokyo organizers have had to deal with ... ( read original story ...)
Hardline visa decisions are damaging Britain’s reputation
A Sudanese, she is already qualified as a dentist, and won a full Japanese government scholarship to study for a PhD at Osaka University, one of the top three universities in Japan. Now 32 months into ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo real estate market booming ahead of Olympics
Mitsubishi Estate's property portfolio, a large proportion of which is held in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district, was worth close to 7.4 trillion yen as of March 2018 and is the most valuable in th... ( read original story ...)
Celebration Marking 2 Years to Go to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Draws Excited Crowds
TOKYO, JAPAN – 07-25-2018 (Press Release Jet) — A “2 Years to Go” countdown ceremony hosted jointly by the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government was held at Tokyo Skytr... ( read original story ...)
Barclays’s Japan Profit Revival Sets Stage for Expansion Phase
Barclays Plc has turned around its Japan business after three years of losses, giving it the confidence to boost investment banking and markets operations in the country. The U.K. bank’s Japan unit po... ( read original story ...)
Drunk patient slashes doctor at Nagoya hospital
AICHI (TR) – Aichi Prefectural Police arrested a male patient at a hospital in Nagoya on Wednesday after he slashed a doctor with a knife, reports TBS News (July 26). At around 5:10 p.m., Yoshio Ito, ... ( read original story ...)
AirAsia Berhad : Thai AirAsia X flies direct and daily “Don Mueang-Nagoya”
adding direct flights from Bangkok (Don Mueang) to Nagoya, a city of culture in the heart of Japan and the capital of Aichi prefecture in the Chubu region. Flights begin this 30 October 2018 with prom... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber : Develops World’s First Technology for Producing Isoprene from Biomass
Tokyo-The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that it has developed the world's first technology capable of efficiently producing isoprene from a biomass. The new breakthrough is the result of ... ( read original story ...)
Remaining cult members in 1995 sarin attack on Tokyo subway executed
Cult leader in 1995 sarin attack on Tokyo subway executed with 6 followers Japan doomsday cult member surrenders after 17 years Kamikawa called it a terrorist attack that even terrified people oversea... ( read original story ...)