Bandai Bridge: An Iconic Landmark of Niigata City

The bridge is so important that on the 75th anniversary of the 3rd incarnation of the bridge in 2004, the government of Japan recognized it as an Important Cultural Property of the country. In the same year, Bandai Bridge was reconstructed to make it look ... ( read original story ...)

Weekend downpour: New Lynn retail building closed but mall ok

The businesses in the building include a Japanese restaurant called Happy Japanese Restaurant ... lake' developed on an inner-city construction site. Chris Gudgeon, Kiwi Property chief executive, said his company's LynnMall centre was not hurt in the ... ( read original story ...)

Decline Of Japanese Electronics

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A scandal over schools, land and nationalism in Japan

Japanese people with the "spirits" of foreigners were also ... Mr Abe's poll numbers continue to slide, with Kyodo news agency reporting a six-point drop to 55.7% in the last month, and almost three-quarters of respondents calling for Mr Kagoike to answer ... ( read original story ...)

Clarify Moritomo land deal

The government still needs to clarify how the land plot in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, had been sold to Moritomo Gakuen at a fraction of its appraisal value and whether there was any political meddling in the deal between the operator and the Finance Ministry. ( read original story ...)

Toshiba mulls selling Westinghouse, delays earnings report

TOKYO -- Troubled Japanese nuclear and electronics company Toshiba ... "We want to deal with this properly," he said at a news conference after the company won approval for a second delay in reporting its earnings for October-December. ( read original story ...)

Hyatt Place Tokyo Bay Hotel Announced for 2019

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) announced today that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with Tokyo Bay Resort Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Sogo Development Co., Ltd. for a Hyatt Place hotel near Tokyo Disney Resort in ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Gas sales drop in February

Japan’s biggest city gas supplier, Tokyo Gas said its natural gas sales during February 2017 dropped 1.5 percent compared to the corresponding month a year before. The total gas sales for the month of February reached 1.45 billion cubic meters ... ( read original story ...)

Keys Blitzes Past Osaka For Fourth Round Spot In Indian Wells

Madison Keys needed just 57 minutes to knock out Naomi Osaka in straight sets and book her spot into the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open, where Caroline Wozniacki awaits. INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA - No.9 seed Madison Keys needed just 57 minutes to knock ... ( read original story ...)

Corporate Japan to power Saudi economic overhaul

Private-sector companies including top Japanese banks are set to reach 20 or so cooperation and investment agreements Tuesday. Nikkei staff writer Hidemitsu Kibe in Riyadh contributed to this report. ( read original story ...)