At a Shinto shrine in Tokyo, a thirty-something Japanese man blushes bright red after matching with a more-stoic woman at a marriage-hunting party. In another part of the capital, whose metropolitan area has a bigger population than Canada’s, a student ... ( read original story ...)
WeWork puts in overtime to expand Japanese operations
"We are examining opportunities in other large cities in Japan, including Osaka, Yokohama and Fukuoka," said Takahashi in an interview with the Nikkei Asian Review. Unlike other parts of Asia where the rising numbers of startups and entrepreneurs are ... ( read original story ...)
Japan cult members could be hanged any day for subway attack
Thirteen Japanese cult members may be sent to the gallows any day ... "I want to follow through to the very end," Takahashi said at a recent news conference. Her wish is unlikely to be granted. Even prisoners sent to the gallows are not notified until ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese researchers seek to unmask Draghi’s poker face to predict policy changes
So it’s interesting and worth analyzing the news conference as a whole,” Izumi said. Suimon and Isami presented their latest findings to a meeting of the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence (JSAI) on Tuesday. The pair studied together at the ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan deputy governors pledge to meet inflation target, show policy flexibility
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan’s two new deputy governors pledged on Tuesday to meet the central bank’s 2 percent inflation target as soon as possible, but both showed signs of willing to be flexible on monetary policy. Masazumi Wakatabe ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese court throws appeal by Syrian refugees
“The world understands the Syrian situation - it’s getting worse. But the Japanese court hasn’t understood that at all,” one of the plaintiffs, Joude Yousuf, told a news conference. Speaking in Arabic through a Japanese interpreter, Yousuf said he ... ( read original story ...)
A stronger yen is bad news for Japan’s inflation target: Credit Suisse
Japan's central bank wants the country's inflation rate to hit 2 percent by fiscal year 2019, but it is less likely to happen if the yen continues to strengthen, said Credit Suisse's chief economist for Japan. Hiro Shirakawa, speaking to CNBC at the bank's ... ( read original story ...)
China, not North Korea, to dominate Japan military planning
TOKYO (Reuters) - North Korea’s growing missile arsenal might be the most obvious and immediate military threat facing Japan, but defense planners in Tokyo are focused on a much larger and more challenging foe as they prepare for the years ahead. ( read original story ...)
Business tie-up of the UK’s number one property portal site “Rightmove” and overseas property portal site “Sekai Property”
March 20, 2018 – Beyond Borders Co., Ltd. (CEO Tadayoshi Endo, located in Shinjuku, Tokyo) who manages overseas real estate portal site “SEKAI PROPERTY” made a business tie-up with “Rightmove PLC” who runs the UK’s number one property website ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls as tech shares weak; investors cautious before holiday and Fed
TOKYO, March 20 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Tuesday as domestic tech stocks tracked U.S. counterparts’ declines on Wall Street, but declines were limited as investors refrained from taking large positions before the Federal Reserve ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is 2 years away from a solar power revolution
In developing the cells, Panasonic and Sekisui Chemical received help from the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), which is affiliated with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Solar power generation has grown ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Tokyo subway workers mark gas attack anniversary
(Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP) Thirteen Japanese cult members may be sent to the gallows any day now for a 1995 gas attack on the Tokyo subway system and other crimes. But when is uncertain. Such is the secrecy that surrounds Japan's death penalty ... ( read original story ...)
13 Japanese cult members face execution for 1995 Tokyo subway gas attack
In Japan, accomplices in a crime are customarily hanged on the ... "I want to follow through to the very end," Takahashi said at a recent news conference. Her wish is unlikely to be granted. Even prisoners sent to the gallows are not notified until guards ... ( read original story ...)
Doomsday cult members face execution for Tokyo subway gas attack
TOKYO — Thirteen Japanese cult members may be sent to the ... “I want to follow through to the very end,” Takahashi said at a recent news conference. Her wish is unlikely to be granted. Even prisoners sent to the gallows are not notified until ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo subway gas attackers face gallows
The relocation of seven of them to five detention centres outside of Tokyo last week has sparked speculation that ... "I want to follow through to the very end," Takahashi said at a recent news conference. Her wish is unlikely to be granted. ( read original story ...)
Japan marks sarin attacks anniversary as executions near
Japan on Tuesday marked the 23rd anniversary of a deadly sarin attack on the Tokyo metro, as speculation grows that members of the cult behind it could soon be executed. At a solemn ceremony at Kasumigaseki station, one of the targets of the 1995 attacks ... ( read original story ...)