Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was grilled by opposition lawmakers in parliament on Monday over a widening school land sale scandal linked to his wife, as his Cabinet's approval ratings plunged to their lowest levels. Opposition lawmakers renewed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Exports Expand for 15th Month Despite Holidays in Asia
(Bloomberg) -- Japan’s trade balance returned to surplus in February, with strength in the global economy supporting export growth even as lunar new year holidays caused a drop in sales to China. Highlights The value of exports increased 1.8 percent in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM takes blame for loss of trust over scandal as polls dive, denies involvement
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his popularity plunging amid a cronyism scandal, took responsibility on Monday for a loss of trust in his government but denied he or his wife had intervened in a land sale to a school operator with ... ( read original story ...)
Unseeded Osaka tops Kasatkina to win first WTA title
INDIAN WELLS: Unseeded Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese player to win the Indian Wells final, routing Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday for her first WTA Tour title. World number 44 Osaka rolled over Kasatkina, breaking her serve four times ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Steel to hold product prices steady in April
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd ... describing the dumping of these products in the U.S. market as “an assault on our country”. Imamura said the news on the U.S. tariffs has helped boost prices of steel products in that country ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s February exports, imports grow amid trade war fears
Japan's exports in February grew 1.8 percent compared to the same month a year ago, according to Ministry of Finance data released Monday, March 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) TOKYO/March 18, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) —Japan’s exports grew 1.8 percent in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan logs goods trade surplus of 3.4 billion yen in February
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan posted a goods trade surplus of 3.41 billion yen ($32.1 million) in February amid continued strength in exports, but rising energy imports weighed on the black ink, government data showed Monday. The trade surplus came as exports ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka dominates Kasatkina for career-first title
(Reuters) - Japan’s Naomi Osaka claimed her first career title with a commanding 6-3 6-2 victory over Russian Daria Kasatkina in a battle of 20-year-olds at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday. The unseeded Haitian-Japanese player became the youngest Indian ... ( read original story ...)
Triumphant Osaka draws Serena Williams in first round at Miami
(Reuters) - Indian Wells champion Naomi Osaka will have little time to celebrate in her first career victory with the Japanese drawing eight-time champion Serena Williams in the first round of next week’s Miami Open. Osaka scored a commanding 6-3 6-2 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports slow on Lunar New Year holidays, uptrend intact
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports rose for a 15th straight month in February but slowed sharply from the prior month as shipments stalled because of Lunar New Year holidays - an event analysts dismissed as a one-off blip in the context of solid overseas ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka beats Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2 to win Indian Wells title
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Naomi Osaka routed Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2 to win the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday in a matchup of 20-year-old rising stars and earn the first title of her career. Osaka's victory capped a run that included beating two-time winner ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka tops Kasatkina to win Indian Wells title
Unseeded Naomi Osaka became the first Japanese player to win the Indian Wells final, routing Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday for her first WTA Tour title. World number 44 Osaka rolled over Kasatkina, breaking her serve four times and winning the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan-led Turkish nuclear plant project mired in cost overruns
TOKYO -- A Japan-led nuclear power plant project in Turkey looks to cost more than twice as much as initially projected, highlighting challenges for Tokyo's push to export Japanese infrastructure. The Japanese and Turkish governments agreed on the public ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei Rockwell: Japanese Food with a Twist (and Lots of Promos!)
We have looked far and wide for Japanese food with a twist here in Manila and we have finally found it. Serving more than just sushi and sashimi, this restaurant wants to differentiate itself by introducing a new type of cuisine-fusion in the country. ( read original story ...)
Most Japanese think PM Abe bears responsibility for scandal: polls
TOKYO (Reuters) - Most Japanese think Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bears some responsibility ... But 66.1 percent of respondents to a poll conducted by Kyodo news agency on Saturday and Sunday said they felt the premier had some responsibility for the altered ... ( read original story ...)
Exterminators Find Bottles of Preserved Dead Babies Beneath Floorboards in Tokyo Home
According to Express UK, the shocking discovery was made only after a new owner reportedly bought the property in Tokyo and decided to renovate it. The report on Monday revealed that termite exterminators found the bodies of several babies found in bottles ... ( read original story ...)