TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted an illegal ... Hajime Akinaga (Twitter) Rob Roy billed itself as an internet cafe. The business was outfitted with nine security cameras and five doo... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: Heat could be biggest issue for athletes, spectators at Japan Olympics
Sweltering conditions could pose a threat to both athletes and spectators at the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan, according to Australian team officials, who are already warning athletes to prepare for ex... ( read original story ...)
Is Shinzo Abe offering Japan’s Samurai bonds as a foil against China’s debt diplomacy?
Now, whether by intention or otherwise, Abe’s agreement to give a government guarantee via the official Japan Bank for International Cooperation to Malaysian borrowing through the Samurai market - whe... ( read original story ...)
A slice of Japan: Tokyo’s pizza makers
But now some of the world's tastiest pizza is being made in Tokyo, Japan. Tsubasa Tamaki is a pizza maker who has never set foot in Italy. "Of course, I would like to visit Italy," said Tamaki. "But i... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Molina, Realmuto homer to lead MLB All-Stars to win in Japan
TOKYO— Yadier Molina and J.T. Realmuto both homered on Sunday to lead the MLB All-Stars to a 7-3 win over Japan for their first win of the six-game exhibition series. Realmuto hit a solo homer to righ... ( read original story ...)
Unconventional Tokyo music school named among world’s best new buildings
CNN Style is the international digital news partner for the RIBA International Prize. Over the coming weeks we will be profiling the four finalists for the 2018 award. Tasked with designing a music sc... ( read original story ...)
Russian state bank secretly financed Rosneft sale after foreign buyers baulked
Japan’s Ministry of Economy ... In the past, Rosneft had gone to major Western banks, such as Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan, to finance transactions, but the big international lenders have announced no ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s millennials lap up ‘3rd wave’ Korean boom despite political tension
TOKYO -- Japan's youth marketing startup AMF is catching the "third wave" Korean boom that is currently trending among Japanese millennials. This time it's appealing not just to fans of pop idols ... ( read original story ...)
Japan TV cancels show of K-pop’s BTS over atom bomb t-shirt furor
TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese TV station said it had canceled a Friday television show with South Korean boy band BTS after news one member had worn a t-shirt that sparked anger on social media and ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank charges ahead with investment as mobile IPO nears
"Next year, we will far exceed the scale we are seeing this year, and maybe a scale never experienced before in Japan," he said. Another important purpose of the IPO is to strengthen group finances. ( read original story ...)
“Amanda” Wins Tokyo Grand Prix at 31st Tokyo International Film Festival
Official Website: 31st Tokyo International Film Festival: https://2018.tiff-jp.net/en/ View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/amanda-wins-tokyo-grand-prix-at-31st-tokyo-internat... ( read original story ...)
Japan corporate earnings teeter on China trade fears
TOKYO -- Earnings at Japan's listed companies look set to drop ... Aggregate net profit at 1,346 large companies tracked by Nikkei is forecast to fall to about 12.9 trillion yen ($113 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to keep deposit cap at state-backed postal bank
TOKYO -- The Japanese government has decided not to scrap the cap on deposits at Japan Post Bank for now, heeding concerns that doing so would give the state-backed bank an unfair advantage over ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan envoy to ask Japan to back island’s bid for TPP membership
"Even Japan might not want to ruin its relationship ... planning to relocate manufacturing to Indonesia, Vietnam and India. Nikkei staff writers Chien Chia-hung and Wu Li-ling contributed to ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends lower, China-focused shares slip
TOKYO, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei ended the week on a sour note, tracking broader losses in global equities markets, and as worries about further Sino-U.S. trade tensions weighed on some China-f... ( read original story ...)
Cutting Japan’s growing drugs bill without harming patients
With an aging population, medical bills in Japan's national health insurance system are rising. And nothing is going up as fast as spending on drugs. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare ... ( read original story ...)