At a trendy Tokyo cocktail bar, customers sip brightly coloured beverages with sophisticated flavour profiles, designed for a small but growing market in hard-drinking Japan: teetotallers.
KOBAYASHI FROM JAPAN TO DEFEND HOT DOG EATING TITLE FOR 7TH TIME
Defending 6 time hotdog eating champion Takeru Kobayashi from Japan poses with arch rival Joey Chestnut (L) on 7/3/07 before the weigh in ceremony for Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot …
USA wins gold medal match vs Japan in women’s soccer final at 2012 Summer Olympics in London
United States team members (R), including goalie Hope Solo (3rd,R) greet japan’s team at the victory ceremony where they received their gold medals for a 2-1 win over Japan at the Women’s Soccer Final …
Japan must be open for business to both US and China: Nidec CEO
One of Japan’s most outspoken CEOs, motor manufacturer Nidec’s Shigenobu Nagamori, knows a few things about balance. The company he founded has investments across Asia, Europe and the U.S., and has …
Australia to discuss security, economic recovery at ‘Quad’ meeting with Japan, India, U.S
Australia’s foreign minister said she will travel to Japan to meet counterparts from the “Quad” group of the United States, India and Japan next week to discuss regional security, economic recovery, …
Japan chamber bullish as Philippines allows full business operations
The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines expressed renewed optimism on Friday as the government released gui …
4th Sri Lanka – Japan Dialogue on Maritime Security, Safety and Oceanic Issues concludes
On 1 October, 2020 the Fourth Sri Lanka – Japan Dialogue on Maritime Security, Safety and Oceanic Issues was held virtually. The Japanese delegation comprised of representatives from the Ministry of …
Australia to discuss critical supply chains with Japan, India and US as China relationship frays
Beijing is worried about what the so-called Quad could become and has previously labelled the group ‘an anti-China frontline’ …
Japan regulator orders Tokyo exchange to report on system glitch: source
Japan’s financial regulator has ordered the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and its owner, the Japan Exchange Group, to report on a system glitch that halted trade all day on Thursday, a person familiar …
New Japan PM Planning Visits to Indonesia, Vietnam
Should it eventuate, Prime Minister Suga’s ASEAN tour would demonstrate his commitment to predecessor Abe Shinzo’s “free and open Indo-Pacific” strategy.