Exiting the IWC and giving up that Southern Ocean whaling program was a "stupid" decision according to Japan's former chief IWC negotiator Masayuki Komatsu. "We should go because it's a common ... ( read original story ...)
United to end HK service, add more Nagoya flights
United will now provide twice-daily service aboard a Boeing 737 to the Japanese city. That raises the total weekly number of flight to Nagoya from 11 to 14. In a news release announcing the additional ... ( read original story ...)
Japan resumes commercial whaling after 30 years
head of the Japan Small-Type Whaling Association. "People have hunted whales for more than 400 years in my hometown." "I'm a bit nervous but happy that we can start whaling," one whaler told AFP news ... ( read original story ...)
Thakral adds another Osaka office building to portfolio
SINGAPORE (July 1): Thakral Corporation has acquired another commercial property in Osaka, Japan – the Nikke Yotsubashi building. The latest investment increases Thakral’s portfolio of real estate ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Industries acquires Red’s True Barbecue from administration
Tokyo Industries has acquired Red’s True Barbecue from administration ... Red’s founders James Douglas and Scott Munro will both continue to work within the business. Anthony Collier and Andrew Haslam ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks sharply higher on US-China trade ceasefire
The central Bank of Japan released a business sentiment survey just before the opening bell, with the headline index among major manufacturers falling in the second quarter to June. But Seiichi Suzuki ... ( read original story ...)
PHC Holdings Completes Acquisition of Anatomical Pathology Business from Thermo Fisher Scientific
Tokyo, Japan, hereafter PHCHD) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Anatomical Pathology business of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO, hereafter Thermo Fisher) for ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo in 1970s and 1980s: photographer Greg Girard captured Japan’s dirty underbelly
He catches a man in a business suit gazing utterly transfixed at a wall teeming with lurid posters for yakuza gangster films and porn movies. At one of his regular late-night haunts, a 24-hour Mr ... ( read original story ...)
Welcome to Tokyo’s ‘Little Nepal’: A microcosm of Japan’s evolving identity
The Tokyo restaurant, which touts authentic Indian curries and ... Shrestha gathered successful people in the Nepalese business community in Japan to provide funding for the school which, with just 13 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei soars on Trump and Xi trade truce
Headline indices of the Japan share market spurted on Monday, 1 July 2019, on relief rally after the United States and China agreed on Saturday to restart trade talks after President Donald Trump ... ( read original story ...)
Japan slaps restrictions on tech exports to South Korea
TOKYO -- The Japanese government on Monday announced it will tighten restrictions on exports of semiconductor manufacturing materials to South Korea, in a move that could hinder Asian supply chains. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Plans to Curb South Korea Exports Over Colonial-Era Claims
(Bloomberg) -- Japan moved to cut off materials vital to South Korea’s tech industry, escalating a long-running dispute over colonial compensation into a threat to the core economic interests of its ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese ships prepare to resume commercial whaling
Japan has long said few whale species are endangered, and news in December that it was leaving the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to resume hunting was the culmination of years of campaigns by ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese whalers set sail for commercial hunting
head of the Japan Small-Type Whaling Association, said. "People have hunted whales for more than 400 years in my home town." "I'm a bit nervous but happy that we can start whaling," one whaler told ... ( read original story ...)
Japan resumes commercial whaling, seen as face-saving end
TOKYO — Japan has resumed commercial whaling after 31 years, meeting a long-cherished goal of traditionalists that's seen as a largely lost cause. Whaling boats embarked Monday on their first ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to toughen restrictions on exports to South Korea
TOKYO - Japan is imposing further restrictions on exports to South Korea, citing a decline in “relations of international trust” between the Asian neighbours. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and ... ( read original story ...)