JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan has six months to hammer out a plan for merging its two national basketball leagues, or risk not qualifying for the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics, a senior International Basketball Federation (FIBA) official said Thursday.
 
During a visit to Tokyo, FIBA secretary general Patri...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
TOKYO — Sony has announced the development of a display module that transforms your eyewear into a wearable device.
 
The company also revealed that it will show the display module and its concept model - SmartEyeglass Attach! - at the 2015 International CES that will be held in Las...

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NEWS ON JAPAN
 
Central Japan Railway Co., known as JR Tokai, said Wednesday it has started to build underground stations at two terminals for a magnetically levitated train line linking Tokyo and Nagoya, with the aim of starting service in 2027.
In October, JR Tokai, operator of the Tokaido Shin...

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NEWS ON JAPAN
 
Dozens of geisha and their apprentice "maiko" took a class in the art of self-defense for protection against unwelcome attention while walking alone on dark, deserted streets at night.
Local police taught the 50 or so attendees, who included local residents, how to break free of a...

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan is arranging to provide patrol boats to Indonesia to support its fight against piracy, government sources said Wednesday, a move seen as part of efforts to assist Asian countries to boost their security capabilities in the face of China’s maritime assertiveness.
 
Since last y...

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NST
 
KUALA LUMPUR: The Japanese version of ‘Kampung Boy’ comic won second place in Japan’s Gaiman Award for the overseas comic category.
 
According to a statement, the comic by Datuk Mohd Nor Khalid, or popularly known as Datuk Lat, beat 14 other comics from several countries including the Unit...

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JAPAN WSJ
 
Japan could become the latest country to consider taxing wealthy individuals who move abroad to take advantage of lower rates.
 
The government and ruling party lawmakers are considering an “exit tax,” under which people with over ¥100 million ($857,000) in financial assets would have...

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DAILY HERALD
 
Only small fries with that? McDonald's in Japan is limiting the serving size of fries as stocks run short due to labor disruptions on the U.S. West Coast.
 
McDonald's began rationing its fries Wednesday morning. It said prolonged labor negotiations with port workers on the West Co...

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TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
 
It’s 38 °C on the Atsumi Peninsula southwest of Tokyo: a deadly heat wave has been gripping much of Japan late this summer. Inside the offices of a newly built power plant operated by the plastics company Mitsui Chemicals, the AC is blasting. Outside, 215,000 solar panels are ...

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IB TIMES
 
Japan's nuclear regulator has approved on Wednesday the restart of Nos 3 and 4 reactors of the Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture after passing rigid tests under new safety standards relative to its reactivation. The plant is operated by Kansai Electric Power Co.
 
In a 4...

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