Recent News Headlines : Iwate Japan
APPLE'S SEARCH FOR BETTER IPHONE SCREENS LEADS TO JAPAN'S RICE FIELDS
Canon Tokki's years of experience working with display makers give it a headstart against rivals like Ulvac Inc... READ MORE›
ASIAN SHARE MARKETS TAKE A KNOCK FROM WALL STREET DECLINE
Markets in Tokyo will be closed on Friday for the Japanese Emperor's birthday... READ MORE›
UK CAR PRODUCTION SPEEDS TO A 17-YR HIGH
The European Union is still the key market for the UK auto industry... READ MORE›
JAPAN IN RECORD MILITARY SPENDING AMID CHINESE TENSIONS
Rising tension with China over disputed islands in the East China Sea has led to Japan's coastguard budget being raised to 210bn yen 1.8bn next year... READ MORE›
INVESTORS ARE THINKING ABOUT WHAT COULD ACTUALLY GO RIGHT IN 2017
Everyone was worshiping at the secular stagnation church with its belief in scant economic growth... READ MORE›
IRRATIONAL DESPONDENCY NOW PASSE AS WORLD ECONOMY RISKS TILT UP
Everyone was worshiping at the secular stagnation church with its belief in scant economic growth... READ MORE›
ABE PUTIN DISCUSS ISLANDS ROW
Along with the West, Japan imposed sanctions on Russia, which Putin has criticized for creating a major barrier toward progress in negotiations on a peace treaty... READ MORE›
ABE HOSTS PUTIN TO TRY TO SOLVE JAPAN-RUSSIA ISLANDS ROW
The Russian president was met by Japan's foreign minister Fumio Kishida, before talks began with Shinzo Abe at Nagato in the prime minister's home constituency... READ MORE›
JAPAN LEGALIZES CASINOS, PAVING WAY FOR INVESTMENT IN RESORTS
To us, the opportunity is thoroughly Japanese and thoroughly delicious, Wynn Resorts Chief Executive Officer Steve Wynn said in a statement... READ MORE›
PUTIN AND ABE SEEK DEAL OVER ISLANDS DISPUTED SINCE WW2
Russia and Japan are due to meet over a territorial dispute that has prevented the two countries from signing a peace treaty after World War II... READ MORE›
THORNY TERRITORIAL DISPUTE OVERSHADOWS UPCOMING ABE-PUTIN SUMMIT
Putin, however, said the following day in an interview with Japanese TV that there was no territorial issue between Russia and Japan over the four islands... READ MORE›
JAPAN WANTS FREE TRADE DEAL WITH EU BY YEAR-END
TPP is a key to Japan's reforms and a pillar of Washington's pivot to the Asia-Pacific, according to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe... READ MORE›
JAPAN DISPLAY TO RAISE STAKE IN OLED DISPLAY MAKER JOLED
South Korean display makers in particular are investing billions of dollars in production lines... READ MORE›
RUSSIA GUILTY OF 'CONSTANT LIES' OVER ALEPPO, FRANCE SAYS
Japan protests over china's complaint about fighter jets... READ MORE›
JAPAN DENIES CHINESE CLAIM OF DANGEROUS FIGHTER-JET CONDUCT
The uninhabited Senkaku islands are controlled by Japan but also claimed by China, which calls them the Diaoyu... READ MORE›
JAPAN RATIFIES PACIFIC TRADE PACT THAT TRUMP PLANS TO DUMP
Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has an ample majority in both houses of parliament... READ MORE›
RUSSIA DECLINES JAPANESE DOG DIPLOMACY AHEAD OF SUMMIT
But a Japanese legislator said Russia had turned down the offer... READ MORE›
JAPAN TESTS INNOVATIVE MAGNETIC TETHER FOR SLOWING SPACE JUNK
Japan launches a cargo ship carrying a space junk collector designed to gather debris in space... READ MORE›
FORGET KOBE BEEF: THESE ARE THE CULT STEAKS EVERYBODY WANTS RIGHT NOW
Once upon a time, it was enough to impress people with your fancy steaks just by saying Kobe and Wagyu... READ MORE›
BODY OF US MARINE CORPS PILOT FOUND AFTER CRASH OFF JAPAN
Frederick, 32, ejected from his F A-18 during training Wednesday evening about 120 miles 190 kilometers southeast of a Marine Corps airfield in Iwakuni in western Japan... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S THIRD-QUARTER GROWTH RATE REVISED DOWN SHARPLY
Japan's economy grew much slower than initially estimated in the third quarter of the year, as business investment fell... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S BIG MANUFACTURERS' MOOD IMPROVES AS COMPANIES CUT CAPEX
Japan's economy grew much more slowly in the third quarter than initially estimated, revised data showed, as capital expenditure dried up and companies ran down inventories... READ MORE›
6.5 MAGNITUDE QUAKE IN OCEAN OFF CALIFORNIA COAST
The area experienced a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in 1992 that left 95 people injured and caused millions of dollars in damage, according to the USGS... READ MORE›
JAPAN TO LAUNCH WORLD'S SMALLEST CARRIER ROCKET IN JANUARY
The world's smallest carrier rocket, developed in Japan, is scheduled to be launched Jan. 11, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said Thursday... READ MORE›
JAPAN DIGEST: SOFTBANK MEETS TRUMP; KYOCERA BUYS ANNODATA
Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son met with President-elect Donald Trump about investment and jobs in the US, reported the Asahi newspaper... READ MORE›
TRIP TO TOKYO EX-GOLDMAN TRADER SELLS SECRET TOP DINING ACCESS
I had no idea how difficult it was for foreigners to book a restaurant in Japan, Yamada said in an interview... READ MORE›
TIME TO RECONCILE: 2 CITIES OVERCOME PEARL HARBOR LEGACY
Nagaoka, a city of 270,000 people on the Japan Sea, is the hometown of Adm... READ MORE›
75 YEARS AGO, WHAT IF JAPAN NEVER ATTACKED PEARL HARBOR?
AFP PHOTO US NAVY Few events in World War II were as defining as the Japanese assault on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941... READ MORE›
SHINZO ABE TO BECOME FIRST JAPANESE LEADER TO VISIT PEARL HARBOR
Politicians there still pay homage to the heroes of Pearl Harbor -- meaning the Japanese aviators and others who died in the attack... READ MORE›
RUSSIA, CHINA, AND JAPAN FILL THE TRUMP TRADE GAP
Japan also wants to accelerate trade ties with Mercosur, the South American trading bloc, Abe said on a visit to Buenos Aires on Nov. 21... READ MORE›
Trending News Headlines : Iwate Prefecture
EARTHQUAKE JOLTS NEW ZEALAND; TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED
New Zealand emergency services warned that a tsunami was possible and told people near the coast of the South Island to move to higher ground... READ MORE›
THE SINGULAR LIFE OF A SYRIAN REFUGEE IN JAPAN
As of 2015, Japan has granted refugee status to six Syrians. Will that change?... READ MORE›
JAPAN HAS A WORRYING NUMBER OF VIRGINS GOVERNMENT FINDS
Japan has a worrying number of virgins government finds... READ MORE›
1 DEAD AFTER EXPLOSIONS HIT JAPANESE CITY
Japanese media say the reported blasts occurred before noon Sunday at a public park and a nearby pay-parking lot... READ MORE›
JAPANS LOWER HOUSE PASSES BILLS TO GIVE MILITARY FREER HAND TO FIGHT
It complements guidelines in a bilateral agreement governing how Japanese and United States forces work together, which was signed by the two nations this year... READ MORE›
FIRST PASSENGERS ON JAPANESE MAGLEV TRAIN TRAVEL AT SPEEDS OF 311 MPH
Japan's reputation for high-speed rail started in 1964 with the unveiling of its first bullet train coinciding with the Summer Olympics... READ MORE›
JAPAN KNIFE ATTACK: AT LEAST 19 DEAD
Former employee of Japanese facility for disabled people turns himself in after killing 19 people in a stabbing spree at Tsukui Yamayurien facility in Sagamihara, officials say... READ MORE›
'LET THE DOLPHIN GAMES BEGIN': GRUESOME JAPANESE COVE HUNT SPILLS FIRST BLOOD
'Let the dolphin games begin' Gruesome Japanese cove hunt spills first blood -- RT News... READ MORE›
MORE THAN 40 PER CENT OF JAPAN'S ADULT SINGLES ARE VIRGINS, SAYS STUDY
Japan already suffers from the world's oldest population and a shrinking birthrate, with the government struggling to incentivise marriage and parenthood... READ MORE›
JAPAN PLEADS WITH WHALING WATCHDOG TO ALLOW 'CULTURAL' HUNTS
All whaling other than for aboriginal subsistence or for scientific research is banned under an IWC moratorium introduced 30 years ago... READ MORE›
ALL TSUNAMI ALERTS LIFTED AFTER 7.4 QUAKE ROCKS NORTHERN JAPAN
Japan lifted all tsunami alerts after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake off the coast of Fukushima, home to the nuclear power plant crippled in the March 2011 triple disaster... READ MORE›
2. IT MIRRORS THE BOY-GIRL SWAPS FOUND IN OLD JAPANESE TALES
This aspect of the film, Shinkai says, was influenced by a famous Japanese poem titled Yume to Shiriseba... READ MORE›
JAPAN EARTHQUAKE: POWERFUL NEW TREMOR IN KUMAMOTO
Japan is regularly hit by earthquakes but stringent building codes mean that they rarely cause significant damage... READ MORE›
QUEEN TO LEAD 70TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIONS
In Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe marked the date by expressing profound grief at his country's actions in WW2... READ MORE›
JAPANESE WHISKY NAMED WORLD'S BEST IN SOUR DRAM FOR SCOTLAND
World Whisky Bible gives highest mark to Yamazaki single malt while spiritual homelanda??s ranking is dramatically watered down... READ MORE›
IS CHINA REPEATING JAPAN'S MISSTEPS?
China and Japan may seem to inhabit alternative economic universes... READ MORE›
WORLD'S FIRST LAUNDRY-FOLDING ROBOT UNVEILED IN JAPAN
Japan is at the forefront of robotics technology with an increasingly number of robots appearing in daily life from humanoid museum staff to emotion-simulating robotic companions... READ MORE›
THE JAPANESE ART OF MAKING SCHOOL LUNCH (AND NOT A PB&J IN SIGHT)
Maruo offers kyara-ben lessons at her home through her company, Obento4kids, and also has a YouTube channel... READ MORE›
QUALITY OF LIFE AROUND THE WORLD REVEALED AND BRITAIN DOESN'T EVEN MAKE THE TOP 10, SAYS NEW INDEX
The index placed Saudi Arabia and Turkmenistan above the UK in terms of quality of life as the country placed 9th in Europe... READ MORE›
ABE ECHOES JAPANS PAST WAR APOLOGIES BUT ADDS NONE
But in a potentially contentious break with previous expressions of contrition by Japanese leaders Mr. Abe did not offer a new personal apology of his own... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S FUKUSHIMA REGION ROCKED BY 7.4-MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE
The earthquakes were felt in Tokyo, 160 miles south of the epicenter... READ MORE›
JAPANESE POLITICIAN IN SEXISM ROW AFTER CALL FOR WOMEN TO HAVE MORE BABIES
The Japanese government's top spokesman has rebutted charges of sexism after he called on women to contribute to their country's wellbeing by having more babies... READ MORE›
SUPERCARRIER FORD TO JOIN NAVY FLEET IN SEPTEMBER
Hide Caption 23 of 29 29 photos U.S. aircraft carriers The Essex-class USS Franklin burns after being hit by a Japanese dive bomber in 1945... READ MORE›
CHINA AIR FORCE HOLDS DRILLS NEAR JAPANESE ISLANDS
Patrols launched to monitor foreign military aircraft flying over the East China Sea air defence identification zone... READ MORE›
THESE ARE THE AMAZING THINGS YOU CAN DO IN JAPAN ON CAT DAY
The event began in 1987 after an Executive Cat Day Committee polled cat-lovers across Japan and decided that February 22 should be Cat Day... READ MORE›
ABE COULD PLAY PEACEMAKER ROLE AFTER PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT STIRS ANGER VOICES REGRET FOR OBAMA INSULT
Heydarian noted that Japan has close ties with the Philippines, which have only grown amid China's bellicose moves in the South China and East China seas... READ MORE›
JAPANA??S CABINET ROCKED BY NEW CLAIMS OF LINKS TO NEO-NAZIS WHO TARGET THE ETHNIC KOREAN POPULATION
Please read our Japan's government is weathering accusations of links to far-right groups that promote racism and hate speech... READ MORE›
THE NEW GODZILLA FILM IMAGINES A STRONG JAPAN PUSHING BACK AGAINST THE U.S.
Japanese people can come out of the movie theater and feel proud to be Japanese... READ MORE›
IN JAPAN, WORLD'S GLOOMIEST MILLENNIALS SEE A FUTURE OF STRUGGLE
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tries to engineer an economic revival, young Japanese are far from bullish... READ MORE›
JAPAN COURT CLEARS WAY FOR US OKINAWA BASE RELOCATION
Court rules in the central government's favour that the Futenma airbase be moved to a sparse area in Okinawa's north... READ MORE›
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TSUNAMI ADVISORIES LIFTED AFTER JAPAN EARTHQUAKE
The Japan Meteorological Agency had issued a tsunami warning for Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, parts of which are still recovering from the 2011 quake and tsunami... READ MORE›
POWERFUL QUAKE HITS FUKUSHIMA, TSUNAMI WARNING DOWNGRADED[1]
The jolt, centered in the Fukushima, could be felt in central Tokyo and also shook other northeastern Japanese prefectures including Tochigi and Ibaraki... READ MORE›
STRONG QUAKE IN WESTERN JAPAN KNOCKS OUT POWER, INJURES 7
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the 6.6-magnitude quake occurred in Tottori, a prefecture on the Sea of Japan about 700 kilometers 430 miles west of Tokyo... READ MORE›
DANCING AND DRINKING DURING 2016 MUNICH OKTOBERFEST[1]
Another earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 rocked the coast of the Urakawa, Hokkaido prefecture in norther Japan several minutes earlier at 2 13 pm... READ MORE›
INFLUENTIAL REPUBLICAN SENATOR SLAMS OBAMA'S MIDDLE EAST POLICY AS 'UNMITIGATED DISASTER'
The active fault system begins in Ibaraki Prefecture and also lies 3,000 meters beneath ground level in Saitama Prefecture, which borders the country's capital city of Tokyo... READ MORE›
TYPHOON KILLS 9 IN JAPAN'S OLD PEOPLE'S HOME AS TOLL HITS 11[1]
The town issued evacuation preparation information on Tuesday morning, which is to inform elderly or disabled people who take time to evacuate... READ MORE›
JAPAN KNIFE ATTACK SUSPECT WHO KILLED 19 SAID DISABLED PEOPLE SHOULD BE PUT TO DEATH
It demanded that all disabled people be put to death through a world that allows for mercy killing, Kyodo news agency and TBS TV reported... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 15 KILLED, DOZENS INJURED IN KNIFING NEAR TOKYO
Japan's national broadcaster NHK reported the suspect, 26, is a former employee at the facility, Tsukui Yamayuri-en... READ MORE›
DEADLY KNIFE ATTACK STRIKES HEALTH FACILITY IN JAPAN
Police in Sagamihara, in Kanagawa prefecture, have arrested a suspect, local news outlet Kyodo reported... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 19 DEAD IN KNIFE ATTACK OUTSIDE TOKYO[1]
At least 15 people were killed and many others injured in a knife attack in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture early Tuesday, Kyodo news agency reported... READ MORE›
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: THE KUMAMOTO EARTHQUAKES
Here are some questions and answers on seismic activity in Japan What type of earthquakes struck Kumamoto?... READ MORE›
KUMAMOTO QUAKE INFO: WHERE TO GO, HOW TO HELP
Starting with a magnitude-6.5 quake on April 14, a series of major earthquakes have hit the central Kumamoto area of Japan, causing deaths, injury and wide... READ MORE›