An American has been detained in Tokyo for allegedly assaulting an airline employee after a fight on a plane bound for Los Angeles, police said on Wednesday, in the latest bout of plane rage to go viral on social media. All Nippon Airways Flight 6 was ... ( read original story ...)
BRIEF-TSMC orders machinery equipment from Tokyo Electron, Screen Semiconductor
* Says orders machinery equipment worth T$1.26 billion ($41.95 million) Source text on Eikon: Further company coverage: ($1 = 30.0390 Taiwan dollars) (Reporting by Hong Kong newsroom) Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles Next In Company News ( read original story ...)
Japanese leader sets 2020 deadline for changing pacifist constitution
Recent North Korean missile tests have landed in the waters off Japan, and in March state-run Korean Central News Agency said units conducting the drills were "tasked to strike the bases of the US imperialist aggressor forces in Japan." Since then ... ( read original story ...)
Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo Hosts the Exhibition of Japanese and European Fans
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo, one of Japan’s most prestigious international hotels, located in Shinjuku, Tokyo, hosts an special exhibition entitled “Ogi Mystique -Exhibition of Japanese & European Fans-” highlighting the beauty of ... ( read original story ...)
Cost fears as Tokyo toughens tobacco laws
A battle over an anti-smoking law in Tokyo is becoming increasingly intense as the city prepares to host the Olympics. As Laura Frykberg reports, bars and restaurants are worried about their businesses and a ban could cut into government tax revenues ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka mayor says gay foster parents should not be an issue
Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura said the fact that a LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) couple are foster parents shouldn't even be in the news. “The fostering program is necessary not for childless people, but for children,” said Yoshimura. ( read original story ...)
Japan's 'peace constitution' set for an overhaul after 70 years as nationalists push for military powers to defend against North Korean aggression
On Monday, Japan dispatched its biggest warship since World War II to ... with 57 percent opposed. Another survey by Kyodo News found 49 percent for and 47 percent against. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Breweries names new US president
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Taking a Toll: How Japan Post's big global bet unraveled
TOKYO/SYDNEY In February 2015, bankers working on Japan's biggest IPO in three decades woke to news that left them shaken. Their client had just closed a multi-billion dollar deal - but had kept them firmly out of the loop. Just months ahead of its listing ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama shows off key waterfront rejuvenation project
Yokohama Bay Bridge, which separated cargo trucks to ease traffic ... share up to 5 gadgets, listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on social media. Call 896 6000. ( read original story ...)
Japan carrier leaves port ‘to escort US warships’
A JAPANESE naval destroyer has left port on a reported mission of escorting US military ships off the coast as Japan tries to increase its military role amid heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula. The helicopter destroyer Izumo departed from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM says he will initiate debate on new constitution
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to initiate debate in parliament on revising the country's U.S.-drafted constitution. The democratic and pacifist charter took effect 70 years ago on May 3. Abe, attending an annual rally on revising ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Yakuza: 'Split' in powerful Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi gang
These are external links and will open in a new window One of Japan's largest organised crime gangs is reported to have split into rival factions, sparking fears of a turf battle. Some key members of the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi have left to form a splinter ... ( read original story ...)
Japan authorised to fire against North Korea 'if necessary' as it stands by US Navy
JAPAN reportedly deployed a helicopter carrier to a US vessel ... Whereas a spokesman for North Korea's foreign ministry said in a statement carried by its official KCNA news agency: "Now that the US is kicking up the overall racket for sanctions and ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea missile fears in Japan: ‘Whatever will be, will be’
FUSSA, Japan >> Residents living near U.S. military bases in Japan are facing a fresh reality: Their neighborhoods are on the front-line of North Korea’s dispute with America and if Pyongyang were to attack they would have just minutes to shelter from ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ's Kuroda welcomes expansion of China-led infrastructure bank
YOKOHAMA, Japan Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda welcomed the expansion of China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as positive for the regional economy and urged multinational lenders to cooperate in meeting fast-growing infrastructure needs ... ( read original story ...)