Gov’t, ruling camp fear chopper accidents’ impact on mayoral race in Okinawa

January 11, 2018

Tokyo- The Japanese government and ruling camp are concerned that the recent successive crash-landing of US military helicopters in Okinawa Prefecture may impact the upcoming mayoral election in Nago in the southernmost prefecture. A helicopter from the Marine Corps’ Futenma

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Honda N-Box top-selling car in Japan in 2017

January 11, 2018

Tokyo- Honda Motor Co.’s N-Box mini-vehicle came first in new car sales rankings in Japan in 2017, capturing the annual top slot for the first time, industry data showed Thursday. The N-Box, whose sales totaled 218,478 units, climbed from the

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Abe to visit Baltic, Eastern European nations from Friday

January 11, 2018

Tokyo- Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, and three Eastern European nations–Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania–for six days from Friday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday. It will be the

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Alleged gang leader pleads not guilty to deaths of two Japanese in Palawan

January 10, 2018

An alleged gang leader pleaded not guilty of being involved in the double murder case of two Japanese in a Palawan court Wednesday. Leovino Anicete, through the aid of his lawyer Jean Lou Aguilar, denied the crime he is being

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Sumitomo Mitsui to release credit card with lock function

January 10, 2018

TOKYO- Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co. has said it will start issuing this year what it claims is the world’s first credit card that has a lock function to boost security. A passcode will be required to activate the card,

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Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi to set up $1 billion venture capital

January 10, 2018

LAS VEGAS- The alliance of France’s Renault SA and two Japanese automakers–Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Tuesday it will set up a venture capital fund that will invest up to one billion dollars for promoting mobility innovations.

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Labor shortages affecting 24-hour convenience stores

January 10, 2018

TOKYO- Major Japanese convenience store operators continue to open new stores while facing difficulties in maintaining 24-hour store operations amid an increasing manpower shortage in Japan. Some convenience store operators are overcoming staff shortages, including part-time staff, by promoting the

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Okinawa lodges protests vs US chopper incidents

January 10, 2018

Naha, Okinawa Pref.- Moritake Tomikawa, vice governor of Okinawa Prefecture, protested to the Japanese government and US forces on Tuesday, following a series of crash-landings by US military helicopters in the southernmost Japan prefecture. In a meeting with Tsukasa Kawada,

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