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 […]
Posted on 21 February 2015. Tags: Cleaner, Little, Professional, sets, Shop, sneaker, Tokyo Professional sneaker cleaner sets up shop in Little Tokyo Little Tokyo recently became home to the first brick-and-mortar location of Jason Markk, a company that specializes in cleaning products for sneakers. Now, the store is taking the concept one step further: on-site […]
Posted on 28 January 2014. Tags: $112B, 2013, Deficit, Japan, posts, Record, trade Japan posts record 2B trade deficit in 2013 A cargo is unloaded from a truck to load onto a freighter at a port in Tokyo, Monday, Jan 27, 2014. Japan’s trade deficit surged to a record 11.47 trillion yen ($ 112 billion) […]
Posted on 21 February 2015. Tags: Cleaner, Little, Professional, sets, Shop, sneaker, Tokyo Professional sneaker cleaner sets up shop in Little Tokyo Little Tokyo recently became home to the first brick-and-mortar location of Jason Markk, a company that specializes in cleaning products for sneakers. Now, the store is taking the concept one step further: on-site […]
Posted on 31 December 2014. Tags: Coming, Japanese, Little, Rites, Shinto, shrine, Tokyo, Tradition, year Shinto Shrine Coming to Little Tokyo for Tradition Japanese New Year Rites Visitors to Little Tokyo on Thursday are invited to come and pray, and experience a Japanese-style New Year. In conjunction with the Oshogatsu in Little Tokyo celebrations on […]
Posted on 27 May 2015. Tags: Eyes, Japan, listing, Studios, Tokyo, Universal Universal Studios Japan Eyes Tokyo Listing HONG KONG—The operator of the Universal Studios Japan theme park in Osaka is planning to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as early as September, a person with knowledge of the deal said. USJ Co. has a […]
Posted on 01 January 2014. Tags: 2013, Finishing, Nearly, Shares, Stay, Tokyo Tokyo Shares Stay Hot, Finishing 2013 Up Nearly 60% TOKYO–Tokyo shares finished at their highest closing level in six years on the last day of trading in 2013, capping a stellar performance for a year that has seen the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average […]
Posted on 04 July 2014. Tags: Asian, Jobs, Report, rise, stocks, strong Asian stocks rise on strong US jobs report TOKYO — Asian stock markets mostly rose Friday after the U.S. reported strong hiring for June. The Nikkei 225 average, the benchmark for the Tokyo Stock Exchange, gained 0.6 percent to 15,443.65 and Hong Kong’s […]
Posted on 12 February 2015. Tags: Bogotá, cities, compared, Delhi, Four, London, Tale, Tokyo, world A tale of four world cities – London, Delhi, Tokyo and Bogotá compared Tokyo has become a highly efficient global megacity in the last four decades – but despite its enviable integrated public transport system and the forthcoming Olympics in […]
Posted on 28 January 2014. Tags: $112B, 2013, Deficit, Japan, posts, Record, trade Japan posts record 2B trade deficit in 2013 A cargo is unloaded from a truck to load onto a freighter at a port in Tokyo, Monday, Jan 27, 2014. Japan’s trade deficit surged to a record 11.47 trillion yen ($ 112 billion) […]