Posted on 15 November 2014. Tags: ‘THE, &, Asia, Christopher, Last, Reel’, Review, Roundup, spirit, Tokyo, Winner Tokyo Review Roundup: Spirit Of Asia Winner ‘The Last Reel’ & The Christopher … The debut film from Cambodian director Sotho Kulikar, “The Last Reel” starts shakily but adds nuance and layers as it progresses to become affecting […]
Posted on 30 January 2015. Tags: atomic, BALL, Cafe, Falls, landmark, Little, Music, Tokyo, wrecking Atomic Cafe: Little Tokyo music landmark falls to wrecking ball Indie rock, jazz, punk — music always spilled from the brick building best known as the Atomic Cafe at First and Alameda in Little Tokyo. That ends Thursday, when the […]
Posted on 19 October 2014. Tags: AprSep, Gas’, Japan, Record, rise, Sales, Tokyo, year Japan Tokyo Gas’ Apr-Sep gas sales rise 8% on year to record 7.1 Bcm Gas sales by Tokyo Gas came in at 7.1 billion cubic meters in the first half of the fiscal year, April-September, up 8% year on year and […]
Posted on 20 February 2015. Tags: About, Little, Manichi, Ramen, raving, Tokyo’s, worth Ramen at Little Tokyo’s Manichi is worth raving about After walking down the streets of Little Tokyo and inhaling the surrounding aromas of customary Asian dishes, my friends and I narrowed down our lunch plans to a good ramen place nearby. One […]
Posted on 19 April 2015. Tags: April, blue, Donuts, expanding, Japan, opening, star, store, Tokyo Blue Star Donuts expanding to Japan, Tokyo store opening April 17 Blue Star Donuts celebrated the grand opening of its NW 23rd Avenue location on March 18th by giving away free donuts between 3 and 7 p.m., or as long […]
Posted on 18 February 2015. Tags: Asia, Holds, Holiday, Policy, Shares, steady, thin, Tokyo, trade Tokyo shares up as BoJ holds policy steady, Asia trade thin on holiday Investing.com – Shares in Tokyo were higher after the Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Wednesday and noted a pickup in exports. The Bank of […]
Posted on 01 June 2015. Tags: Drop, exports, February, Tokyo’s Tokyo’s February exports drop Exports from Tokyo port fell in February as 991,464 tonnes of cargo were shipped out, down 12.4% year on year (y/y). Imports were up 5.2% y/y to 2.565 million tonnes, according to figures released by the Tokyo metropolitan government on 29 […]
Posted on 05 August 2014. Tags: Book, COLOCATED, FAIRS, REED, reveals, rise, Tokyo, Visitor REED REVEALS VISITOR RISE AT CO-LOCATED TOKYO BOOK FAIRS ASIA – The Japanese arm of Reed Exhibitions has reported 62,855 visitors at this year’s Tokyo International Book Fair (TIBF), up from 62,570 in 2013. The 21st edition of the show ran […]
Posted on 08 June 2015. Tags: earthquake, footage, Japan, Moment, Quake, Shows, Tokyo Japan earthquake: Footage shows moment quake hit Tokyo A powerful undersea earthquake south of Japan has shaken buildings in Tokyo and been felt across the country. The US Geological Survey said the 7.8-magnitude earthquake was centred 874km (543 miles) from the Japanese […]
Posted on 24 February 2015. Tags: Amid, Farm, funds, Japan’s, Minister, Political, questions, resigns Japan’s farm minister resigns amid political funds questions Japan’s Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Koya Nishikawa, center, speaks to the reporters at the prime minister’s official residence in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. Minister Nishikawa has resigned following questions over his […]