Posted on 22 May 2015. Tags: ‘Political, Accuse, Japan, Korean, North, Repressions’, residents, Tokyo North Korean Residents in Japan Accuse Tokyo of ‘Political Repressions’ TOKYO (Sputnik) — Earlier in May, Japanese police arrested three men, including Ho Jong-man’s 30-year-old son, on suspicion of illegally importing 1.8 metric tons of expensive matsutake mushrooms, valued at more […]
Posted on 18 November 2014. Tags: global, INTO, Japan, markets, Recession, Shares, skid, Slips, Tokyo Global Markets: Tokyo shares skid as Japan slips into recession (Updated 9:56 a.m.) TOKYO – Japanese stocks skidded on Monday, helping the yen rebound from a fresh seven-year low against the dollar touched after data showed Japan unexpectedly fell into […]
Posted on 16 May 2015. Tags: √A, Characters, Ghoul, story, strong, Tokyo, weak Tokyo Ghoul √A Has Strong Characters But a Weak Story Last year’s Tokyo Ghoul was an anime that did an excellent job of building a modern-day fantasy—a world where man-eating ghouls exist alongside normal humans. Though there was a lot of action, […]
Posted on 04 March 2015. Tags: gather, gene, laureates, Nobel, symposium, Tokyo 7 Nobel laureates gather for Tokyo gene symposium The Nobel Prize Dialogue was launched in 2012 in Stockholm by the Nobel Foundation as an event open to the public the day before the Nobel Prize awards ceremony, for the discussion of global scientific […]
Posted on 31 August 2015. Tags: Corp., Japan, LINE, Mitsubishi, Stories, Tokyo, University Top WSJ Stories on Japan: Line, University of Tokyo, Mitsubishi Corp. Your daily roundup of news from The Wall Street Journal related to Japan: Line Scraps IPO Plans: Line, a smartphone-messaging application that is hugely popular in Japan but is struggling to […]
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 21 September 2015. Tags: landmark, Philippines, shift, Tokyo’s, Welcome Tokyo’s landmark shift welcome: Philippines Japan’s landmark defence policy shift will “contribute further to shared goals of greater peace, stability, and mutual prosperity in the international community”, the Philippines has said. “We look forward to efforts that strengthen our strategic … Full News here […]
Posted on 06 September 2015. Tags: Committee, Logo, Olympic, Scraps, Tokyo Tokyo Olympic Committee Scraps Logo TOKYO—Organizers of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo said Tuesday they would scrap the official logo for the Games, unveiled with fanfare in July, following allegations of plagiarism. The decision is the latest embarrassment for the Tokyo Games after … […]
Posted on 10 September 2015. Tags: Asia, firsttimer’s, guide, Tech, Tokyo The first-timer’s guide to Tech in Asia Tokyo This year, we’ve taken our networking one step further with Night Crawl in two of Tokyo’s most well-loved clubs. Now, you can network with both local and international folks, while being inducted to the vibrant local […]
Posted on 23 December 2013. Tags: 2013, Events, Exhibitions, Favorites Our Favorites: Exhibitions and Events in 2013 One of the highlights of my art-going year was Kayo Ume’s exhibit at Tokyo Opera City. I was won over by the way Ume’s series of quirky, serendipitous, and touching snapshots of daily life add up to more […]