How Japan proved printing money can be a great idea

In the best case, the economy would get stuck in a cycle of low consumer spending leading to low business investment leading to low hiring, and then even lower consumer spending. And in the worst, everyone would go bankrupt. That's why Japan has put so ... ( read original story ...)

Geoducks: unique B.C. clams a booming business

"It's been in the Japanese market originally and in the last 25 years it's been mostly all China." Austin showed a few of the clams to Our Vancouver host Gloria Macarenko. Geoducks are a $45 million dollar a year business and only so many of the clams can ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo cops: Skeletal remains found in Taito residence

Skeletal remains have been found in a residence in Taito Ward (TBS News) TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have launched an investigation following the discovery of a corpse in a residence in Taito Ward on Friday, reports TBS News (May 19). ( read original story ...)

N'Dam defeats Murata in split decision

TOKYO (AP) — WBA middleweight interim champion Hassan N'Dam survived a fourth-round knockdown on Saturday and went on to a split-decision win over Japan's Ryota Murata. The crowd at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo jeered after the decision making N'Dam the ... ( read original story ...)

Nine medals for Brits in Tokyo

Britain’s swimmers continue to shine in the Far East after claiming a total of nine medals on day two of the Japan Open at the Tatsumi International Pool, Tokyo. Off the back of an intensive training camp in Thailand, the athletes swam through the pain ... ( read original story ...)

For Tokyo Vintage Store Nude Trump, It’s Business as Usual

TOKYO — Longtime Shibuya vintage store Nude Trump says its business remains unaffected by the erratic behavior of the American president with whom it shares a name. The store, located on the third floor of an Eighties-style building, offers a hodgepodge ... ( read original story ...)

Saudi Aramco's Only IPO Foray Provides a Cautionary Tale

Japan and China. Using PetroRabigh, S-Oil and Showa Shell Sekiyu as a combined benchmark to calculate the valuation of Aramco’s downstream business yields about $33 billion. Within Aramco today, the IPO of PetroRabigh is seen as a sore chapter ... ( read original story ...)

New Osaka hotel making its mark

OSAKA -- A hotel that opened last year in Osaka has become ... the hotel's operating company. The business was founded by the brothers' native Chinese grandfather some five decades ago. An angry outburst Before Oukyuu opened the new hotel last year ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese robotics startups look to foreign talent

Mohanarajah came to Japan from Sri Lanka in 2014 to start his business. One American engineer said the office environment is very international and gives him energy to work. Rapyuta also has offices in Switzerland and India. But Mohanarajah insisted that ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's milk crisis destined to linger

TOKYO/SAPPORO, Japan -- Japan's dairy industry is in crisis mode as the country's top milk producing area falls behind in raw milk production. Slammed by destructive typhoons last summer and facing fundamental challenges, dairy farms in Japan's large ... ( read original story ...)

L.L. Bean's newest Bootmobile is kicking it in Japan

The four-wheeled tribute to the Maine-based retailer's iconic boot is rolling across land of the rising sun, visiting L.L. Bean's 25 stores in Japan. The first Bootmobile was created to coincide with the retailer's 100th anniversary, and its popularity is ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Cabinet Moves To Allow Emperor To Abdicate

Imperial law is strict: Succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne must be posthumous and only males are eligible, as Kyodo News reports. The Japanese public overwhelmingly supports allowing emperors to retire, according to Kyodo, but conservative supporters ... ( read original story ...)