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- Noh way: Local tradition gets English twist
A bilingual noh play, 'Manhattan Okina,' which was first presented in Tokyo in January 2006, will play at Le Deco in Shibuya, Tokyo, on Jan. 12. Masked: Makiko Sakurai will perform in 'Manhattan Okina' in Tokyo on Jan. 12. MASAAKI KOBAYASHI PHOTO Richard
- Japanese yen shows weakness against most majors
(RTTNews) - The Japanese yen showed weakness against most of its major counterparts on Friday morning in early Asian trading. The yen fell as low as 91.53 against the US dollar, 139.30 against the pound and 125.27 versus the euro by 7:05 pm ET, compared
- Japanese temps easy prey
FIRING workers in Japan used to be an arduous business. Major companies had to resort to early retirement schemes, at the risk of losing their better employees along with the dead wood if the package proved too enticing. Disreputable companies bullied
- Nissan GT-R SpecV model
Nissan has announced a new limited-production , which goes on sale at seven specially selected Nissan dealers throughout Japan on February 2, 2009. The GT-R SpecV is targeted specifically at enthusiast drivers who desire race car-level performance in a
- Somali kidnappers release Japan doctor, Dutch nurse
Somali kidnappers have freed a Japanese doctor and a Dutch nurse after holding them in captivity for more than three months, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Keiko Akahane, 32, arrived at an airport in Nairobi at around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday local time,
- 9:14am Nissan to slash 1200 jobs in Britain
JAPANESE car giant Nissan said it would cut 1200 jobs in Britain due to a sales slump caused by the global economic slowdown, in the latest economic blow for the country. The jobs will go at the firm's plant in Sunderland, northeast England, which has
- Nissan to cut British work force by 1,200
Japanese automaker Nissan said Thursday it will slash its British work force by 1,200 as it lowers production in anticipation of a grim economic year. Nissan Motor Manufacturing Ltd, the companys British unit, said it will cut shifts from both of its
- Obama to name 'soft power' Nye for Japan role: report
TOKYO (AFP) - - US president-elect Barack Obama plans to name influential academic Joseph Nye, best known for coining the phrase 'soft power,' as ambassador to Japan, a newspaper said Thursday. The Asahi Shimbun, quoting unnamed sources in Washington,
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While retaining its time-honored culture, Japan rapidly absorbed Western technology during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After its devastating defeat in World War II, Japan recovered to become the second most powerful economy in the world and a staunch ally of the US. While the emperor retains his throne as a symbol of national unity, actual power rests in networks of powerful politicians, bureaucrats, and business executives. The economy experienced a major slowdown in the 1990s following three decades of unprecedented growth.
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