China wins its first World Cosplay Summit championship

Team China were victorious for the very first time at this year's World Cosplay Summit (WCS), held in Nagoya, Japan. The two young cosplayers ... The Last Vampire", QQ news reported. Representatives from Mexico and Japan placed second and third ... ( read original story ...)

Yonhap News Summary

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday ... the victims worked without pay at an aircraft manufacturing plant in Japan's Nagoya after being deceived in 1944 with a false promise they would be able to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan defense review warns of enhanced North Korea threats

FILE PHOTO: A woman looks at a street monitor showing news of North Korea firing a ballistic missile in Tokyo Thomson Reuters By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan warned on Tuesday of the acute threat posed by North Korea's weapons programs as ... ( read original story ...)

Former outspoken MP establishes political school

The former outspoken Yangon regional legislator, who holds doctor in law from Japan Yokohama National University, said she founded the school to help Myanmar people who want to take part in the country’s politics. “There are many needs for professional ... ( read original story ...)

NKorea nukes, missiles top concerns in Japan defense review

The threat to Japan from North Korea has reached a "new stage" now that the country is capable of launching an intercontinental ballistic missile and its nuclear weapons program has advanced, a defense ministry report said Tuesday. North Korea was the main ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Display may seek outside investor for turnaround: Nikkei

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Display Inc is considering seeking funds from an outside investor to help finance an overhaul of its ailing smartphone screen-making business, including 3,500 job cuts, the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday. The liquid ... ( read original story ...)

Japan Bank Lending Steady At 3.3% In July

Overall bank lending in Japan was up 3.3 percent on year, the Bank of Japan said on Tuesday - coming in at 516.253 trillion yen. That was in line with expectations and unchanged from the June reading. Excluding trusts, bank lending advanced an annual 3.4 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s political turmoil should make investors nervous

In addition, Japan’s domestic economic policy aside, the global economy is in good shape, with solid growth. We think these arguments are too optimistic. The Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) four years of extraordinary monetary easing have no doubt had positive ... ( read original story ...)