Govt studying timing for additional Japan Post share sale
August 20, 2017
TOKYO- The Japanese government is trying to find the right timing for its planned additional sale of shares in Japan Post Holdings Co. which went public about two years ago. The government was earlier expected to unload part of its
3rd Japanese GPS satellite launched successfully
August 20, 2017
TENEGASHIMA, KAGOSHIMA PREF.- The third satellite for the Japanese version of the Global Positioning System was successfully launched Saturday. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, launched an H-2A rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 3
Wreckage of US warship sunk by Japanese torpedo during WWII found in Philippine Sea
August 20, 2017
Researchers have found in the Philippine Sea the wreckage of USS Indianapolis, which lost in the final days of World War II after it was sunk by a Japanese submarine. Paul Allen, a Microsoft Corp. co-founder, in a statement posted
Spending by inbound tourists starting to pick up
August 19, 2017
TOKYO- Consumption by inbound tourists in Japan has started picking up, with retailers and the tourism industry aiming to encourage spending on unique experiences in the country or personal items, rather than souvenirs. Department store operators previously enjoyed demand from
Japan, US facing need to coordinate N. Korea strategies
August 19, 2017
WASHINGTON- While affirming a policy of strengthening the their alliance to counter mounting threats from North Korea, Japan and the United States may need to narrow their differences over strategies toward the reclusive state, including possible military action and dialogue,
Mobile ATMs spreading
August 19, 2017
TOKYO- An increasing number of regional banks in Japan are introducing automated teller machines mounted on vehicles to cater mainly to elderly people living in areas with no ATMs. Shimane Shinkin Bank in the western prefecture of Shimane plans to
Princess Mako off to Hungary for private trip with father
August 19, 2017
TOKYO- Japanese Princess Mako left for Hungary early Saturday for a private trip with her father, Prince Akishino, taking a commercial flight from Tokyo International Airport at Haneda. Prince Akishino, the second son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, departed
39 injured as tour bus overturns in Hokkaido
August 19, 2017
SHIMIZU, HOKKAIDO- A large sightseeing bus carrying a total of 49 people veered off a national road, overturned and fell into the grass several meters below in the town of Shimizu in the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido on Friday.
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