Japan's legendary ninjas are famous for their stealth and were said to possess a supernatural gift for invisibility. But now martial arts experts are concerned they might be disappearing in real life, as practitioners of the ancient "ninjutsu" say there ... ( read original story ...)
Interview: Abe's attempts to revise Constitution do no good to Japan: scholar
A recent poll by Japan's Kyodo News showed that 51 percent of respondents were against any constitutional amendments under the Abe administration, while 45 percent were in favor. As the nation marked its 70th Constitution Memorial Day on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
China finance minister skips summit with Japan, Korea to attend emergency meeting
YOKOHAMA, Japan Chinese Finance Minister Xiao Jie skipped a trilateral conference with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts on Friday to attend an emergency domestic meeting, a senior Japanese finance ministry official said. The Japanese official ... ( read original story ...)
Convenience store openings slow in Japan
TOKYO -- Major convenience store operators in Japan are putting the brakes on store openings following rapid expansion, turning their focus to profitability. The three major operators -- Seven-Eleven Japan, FamilyMart and Lawson-- plan a net increase of ... ( read original story ...)
The Best New Hotels and Hostels in Tokyo 2017
As Tokyo gears up for the 2020 Olympics, the desperate need for rooms has seen a host of buildings being converted into an exciting new breed of boarding houses. The hipster crew behind northeastern Tokyo guesthouses Toco. and Nui. are at it again. ( read original story ...)
Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul vow to combat financial instability
TOKYO: East Asia’s three biggest economies vowed Friday to work together to help prevent market instability as tensions run high over Pyongyang’s weapons program. North Korea’s efforts to develop an arsenal of nuclear-armed missiles have fueled ... ( read original story ...)
Japan boosts swap deals with Asean
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN— The Japanese government has proposed to extend its bilateral swap agreement, a stop-gap measure for short-term liquidity problems, with the Philippines and other Asean countries. “As economic ties between Asian and Japan strengthen ... ( read original story ...)
Takefusa Kubo, previously on the books at the Camp Nou, made his senior bow for FC Tokyo during a cup match against Consadole Sapporo
as he came on as a substitute in the Levain Cup game against Consadole Sapporo. The Levain Cup - the equivalent of England's EFL Cup - encounter saw FC Tokyo run out 1-0 winners, and Kubo was delighted to get on the pitch. "Playing today reminded me just ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Thailand sign bilateral currency swap deal
YOKOHAMA -- Japan has signed a bilateral currency swap deal with Thailand, a move aimed at strengthening the Association of Southeast Asian Nation's resilience to future financial crises. Under the agreement, the two countries will be able to swap their ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, China, South Korea decry protectionism in rare show of unity
YOKOHAMA -- The finance ministers and central bank chiefs of Japan, China and South Korea issued a joint statement Friday opposing protectionism and promoting currency cooperation among Asian countries. "We will resist all forms of protectionism," the ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan's Kuroda: Something major is changing in the Japanese labor market
YOKOHAMA, Japan — There's something changing in the Japanese economy, according to the country's top central banker. Speaking with CNBC on the sidelines of the 2017 Asian Development Bank meeting in Japan, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda explained ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese finance minister skips trilateral meeting with Japan, Korea
YOKOHAMA, Japan Chinese Finance Minister Xiao Jie skipped a trilateral meeting with his Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Yokohama on Friday due to important domestic matters, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said. While the specific reasons for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, ASEAN countries mull ways to counter financial crises
YOKOHAMA, Japan – Top financial leaders of the Association of Southeast ... At the gathering in Yokohama on the sidelines of the Asian Development Bank's annual meeting the finance ministers and central bank governors discussed revisions to the Chiang ... ( read original story ...)
Japan will not make concessions in two-way trade talks with U.S.-Nikkei
TOKYO Japan will not make concessions on issues such as farm tariffs in two-way trade talks with the United States as it did for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso told the Nikkei business daily in an interview. ( read original story ...)
Japan, China, South Korea pledge to resist protectionism
YOKOHAMA, Japan Finance leaders of Japan, China and South Korea agreed to resist all forms of protectionism in a trilateral meeting on Friday, taking a stronger stand than G20 major economies against the protectionist policies advocated by U.S. President ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Priests Turn to Property Development
Shinto elders at the centuries-old Unesco World Heritage Site of Shimogamo Shrine upset some neighbors when they bulldozed a swath of old Kyoto forest to build an apartment complex with units selling for more than $2 million apiece. “They should call it ... ( read original story ...)