OSAKA – Zojirushi Corp. will launch a washoku (traditional Japanese cuisine) restaurant in Osaka in mid-October featuring rice cooked in its latest and best-grade rice cooker. Zojirushi will consider whether to open more restaurants after examining sales ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s textbook rules spark protest from South Korea
Seoul condemns requirement for schools to teach that disputed islands belong to Japan SEOUL • South Korea has summoned Tokyo's ambassador to protest against new educational guidelines requiring high school students to be taught that disputed islands ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display to raise $500m to supply key customer Apple
TOKYO -- Japan Display plans to procure about 55 billion yen ($517 ... to 4% below the previous day's close at one point before finishing down 1.5%, while the Nikkei Stock Average closed up 1.4%. The company's free cash flow -- a measure of financial ... ( read original story ...)
WTCR supplier Yokohama develops new tyre for Nurburgring round
Yokohama has developed a one-off tyre for the Nurburgring Nordschleife World Touring Car Cup round in reaction to accidents in World Touring Car Championship races in recent years. Tiago Monteiro was hospitalised after crashing out of the lead of the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Casino Law Picks Up Steam: Las Vegas Sands, Leading Candidate, Could Get Knock-On Effect Very Soon
The Japan negotiators have about decided on establishing 5% of ... reflecting the recovery in Macau and the success of its new property there, The Parisian. Now it is taking dead aim on even further growth of its market share, currently around 21%, by ... ( read original story ...)
Kin of Japanese abducted to North Korea want Trump’s help
TOKYO -- Families of Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago urged Japan's leader on Friday to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to help win the abductees' release during a possible summit with North Korea's leader. Trump has said he will meet Kim ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo: Woman, 76, arrested after corpse likely of husband found in residence
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 76-year-old woman after the corpse likely of her husband was found at their residence in Arakawa Ward on Thursday, reports Nippon News Network (Mar. 29). At around 10:30 a.m., emergency services received a call ... ( read original story ...)
Kin of Japanese abducted to N. Korea want Trump’s help
TOKYO — Families of Japanese abducted by North Korea decades ago urged Japan's leader on Friday to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to help win the abductees' release during a possible summit with North Korea's leader. Trump has said he will meet Kim ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cops: Yakuza suggested ‘sale of internal organs’ in alleged extortion
TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested four persons, including an organized crime member, over the alleged extortion of a male acquaintance in Minato Ward last year, reports TBS News (Mar. 29). In December, gang member Masao Imoto ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo plans underwater screens to improve Bay water quality for Olympics
Tokyo, March 29 (IANS) The organising committee of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics on Thursday announced that they will experiment with underwater screens in Tokyo Bay, which is scheduled to host the marathon and triathlon competitions, to improve water ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close higher as yen’s retreat lifts exporters
TOKYO, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks closed higher Thursday as the yen's retreat against the U.S. dollar lifted exporter issues while eased concerns related to Korean Peninsula issues also added support. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average gained 127.77 ... ( read original story ...)
Sushma Swaraj meets Japanese PM Abe in Tokyo
Tokyo: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the two leaders discussed ways to strengthen the bilateral ties. Swaraj, who was here on a three-day visit, also conveyed the greetings of Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ’s Amamiya repudiates view central bank is tapering stimulus
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya on Friday rejected market views that the central bank was tapering its bond purchases and seeking to exit its ultra-easy policy. After shifting to a policy targeting interest rates from the ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Sapporo sitting pretty in race for 2026 Winter Games
Sapporo's name is expected to be included along with possible ... "What we have heard so far has been very positive," Dubi told Kyodo News. "(The new approach) is highly valued by the cities because they hear directly from the IOC what is expected rather ... ( read original story ...)
5 ways Japanese work culture is drastically different from the US
Americans are more casual in the office than in Japan, Noriyuki Matsuda, founder of consumer-facing software publisher SOURCENEXT, previously told Business Insider. He said Japanese workers would be surprised that everyone calls each other by their first ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s defense chief welcomes resumption of U.S.-South Korea military drills
In order to make North Korea respond properly, they play an important role," Japan's Minister of Defence Itsunori Onodera said at a regular news briefing. The one-month Foal Eagle field exercise is scheduled to begin on Sunday, with the computer-simulated ... ( read original story ...)