The leading role the United States plays in liquefied natural gas traces its roots to a small Alaskan outpost that began shipping the fuel to Japan in 1969.
Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s ‘breakfast’ Hits No. 1, Ae! group’s ‘Chameleon’ Bows at No. 2 on Japan Hot 100
Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s “breakfast” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released June 25. The latest No. 1 single by the three-man hitmakers, who hosted an event called Mrs. GREEN APPLE …
US Marine sentenced to 7 years over sexual assault in Japan
A US Marine has been sentenced to seven years in prison, after he was convicted of strangling and sexually assaulting a woman in Okinawa last May, a Japanese district court told CNN.
Japan Post stripped of truck transport business license
The transport ministry revoked Japan Post’s general truck transport business license on Wednesday, in response to the company’s improper roll calls to conduct alcohol and other checks on its drivers.
Japan Post loses trucking license for 2,500 trucks for 5 years
The transport ministry’s Kanto District Transport Bureau in Yokohama issued a notice revoking Japan Post Co.’s general transport license under the Trucking Business Law on June 25 for failure to …
Filipinos demand end to Japan’s fossil fuel financing in Asia
Filipino activists marched on the streets of national capital Manila to urge Japanese financial institutions to stop funding fossil fuel projects in Asia, accusing them of aggravating the global …
Daiwa plans $690 million real estate fund as Japan market booms
Daiwa will target Japanese rental housing and hotels, assets that tend to be better insulated from inflation compared with other sectors, at a time when consumer prices are rising.
Daiwa plans 100 billion yen real estate fund as Japan market booms
TOKYO] Daiwa Securities Group plans to launch a real estate fund with two partners, tapping investor demand for a piece of Japan’s booming property market. Read more at The Business Times.
Why Are Hawaiians Buying Property in Japan? – Maui News
Japanese property taxes are generally delivered to home owners in April or May of each year. The annual bill can be paid all at once, or in four installments throughout the year.
Japan conducts first missile test on its own territory as part of military buildup to deter China
Japan’s army says it has conducted a missile test for the first time on Japanese territory as the country accelerates its military buildup to deter an increasingly assertive China.