G7 finance chiefs kick trade dispute to leaders’ summit in Quebec
WHISTLER, British Columbia (Reuters) – Finance leaders of the closest U.S. allies vented anger over the Trump administration’s metal import…
Sorrell plots comeback with new listed company after WPP exit
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Shares fall on Italian turmoil, euro near 6-1/2 month lows
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Tuesday and the euro hovered near 6-1/2 month lows as early elections loomed…
Fighting Escalates in Eastern Ukraine: VICE News Capsule, January 26
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Australia orders recall of further 1.1 million cars fitted with Takata air bags
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia on Monday increased the size of its biggest compulsory product recall as it said an additional…
News of Trump-Kim meeting greeted with hope and caution
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Kenya Elections & Japan’s Nuclear Bunkers: VICE News Tonight Full Episode (HBO)
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E-Cigs & Japan’s Freedivers: VICE News Tonight Full Episode (HBO)
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Interview: Kei Nishikori
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Tesla trims up to $14,000 off Model X in China after tariff cuts
BEIJING (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) has slashed up to $14,000 off its Model X in China after Beijing announced…
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi VC invests first $50 million in startups
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance’s new venture capital fund has agreed five investments in four months totaling $50…
Uber pulls up in Japan with taxi-hailing service
TOKYO (Reuters) – Uber Technologies plans to launch its first taxi-hailing pilot service in Japan that will connect passengers to…
Sendai’s quake recovery
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JAPAN: Declining advertising dollars
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The Nobel Prize for Medicine 2016
Japanese Biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi has won the first Nobel Prize of the season for Medicine. His research into Autophagy in…
What are the long-term effects of Trump’s actions? World reacts to US Embassy move
US Embassy moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, protests have been held across the world, top politicans react to the…
Asia stocks edge higher, investors cautious on U.S.-China trade talks
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged up on Friday as investors kept a cautious watch on developments in U.S.-China trade…
No Image, No News? How disasters unfold on TV
As images of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami poured in, the world watched in awe as the tragedy unfolded. But media…
Government borrowing costs rise as oil heads back to the 80s
LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar took a breather at a five-month high on Thursday, though government borrowing costs continued to…
Asian shares inch higher; euro tries to shake off Italian political risk
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares edged higher on Thursday while the euro gained some respite after hitting five-month lows a…
Asian shares steady; euro hampered by Italian political risk
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares held steady on Thursday, while the euro struggled near five-month lows set a day earlier…
New Generation Farmers in Japan
Japan is traditionally known as a farming nation with rice as its main crop. Agricultural skills have been handed down…
Italian stocks slide, dollar powers on to new 2018 high
LONDON (Reuters) – Italian stocks slid on Wednesday after reports that the two parties seeking to form Italy’s next government…
Asian shares lower as North Korea suspends talks, U.S. yields shoot higher
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian markets fell in early trade on Wednesday after Pyongyang called off talks with Seoul, throwing a…
Japanese company gives non-smoking employees six extra days holiday a year
A Tokyo-based business gave employees that did not smoke six additional holidays per year to make up for the time…
Japan-Africa: Fostering human resources in DRC
Despite the efforts made in this last 10 years, the Democratic Republic of Congo remains a fragile country. Its development…
Toshiba says memory chip unit sale to boost annual profit by a third
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Toshiba Corp said it expects net income to jump 33 percent this financial year thanks to…
NAFTA math may not add up to more U.S. auto jobs
DETROIT (Reuters) – Trump administration demands in NAFTA trade negotiations meant to push auto jobs back to the United States…
Xerox abandons planned deal with Fujifilm in victory for Icahn and Deason
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U.S. safety agency wants meetings with automakers on Takata recall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday it had written 12 major automakers, asking for meetings…
Meet the robot priest set to deliver funerals in Japan
A ‘robot priest’ has been unveiled in Japan. The humanoid robot, called Pepper, is designed to help with tasks at…
Japan Airlines to set up low-cost carrier, targeting Asian demand
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) (9201.T) is launching a low-cost carrier offering medium to long-haul flights, aiming…
Japan Airlines says to set up low-cost carrier
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) (9201.T) said on Monday it would set up a low-cost carrier offering…
Xerox says ending Fujifilm deal, settles with Icahn, Deason
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Xerox Corp (XRX.N) said on Sunday it was ending its planned deal with Fujifilm Holdings Corp…
My Incredible Day in Kyoto!
Spend a day with me in Kyoto’s Arashiyama district, my favorite place in Japan! For more photos click the link:…
Walmart may launch IPO for Flipkart in as early as four years
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North Korea tells UN aviation group no more ICBM tests
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Trump to sit down with major automakers on Friday on fuel rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet 10 major automakers at the White House on Friday to discuss…
Mazda names Americas head as CEO, as North America expansion in focus
TOKYO (Reuters) – Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T) has named the head of its Americas operations as its next president and…
Grilled Matcha Mochi // Daifuku Mochi
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Japanese Onigiri (with Japanese Yam and Kabocha Squash)
Click here for the full recipe: http://sweetpotatosoul.com/2015/05/japanese-onigiri-video.html THE INGREDIENTS I USED: Sticky/Sushi Rice: … source
Japanese practising nuclear attack drills – BBC News
So far this year North Korea has carried out 14 missile tests, all of them fired towards the coast of…
Matcha Pudding in Tokyo
I got together with Ryoya of Peaceful Cuisine in Tokyo to learn how to make delicious vegan matcha pudding! The…
Victims of Japan’s forced sterilizations demand justice after decades of silence
TOKYO (Reuters) – One day when Saburo Kita was 14, he was taken from an institution for troubled children to…
Exclusive: Qatar Petroleum CEO says pushing ahead with expansion despite Gulf embargo
DOHA (Reuters) – State energy giant Qatar Petroleum will push ahead with its production expansion and foreign asset acquisition strategy…
Rohingya Refugees & Riding Out Irma: VICE News Tonight Full Episode (HBO)
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Talks between Swiss Re and SoftBank close to collapsing: FT
ZURICH (Reuters) – Discussions between Swiss Re (SRENH.S) and SoftBank (9984.T) about the Japanese group potentially taking a stake in…
Take Five: World markets themes for the week ahead
LONDON (Reuters) – Following are five big themes likely to dominate the thinking of investors and traders in the coming…
Ex-Volkswagen CEO Winterkorn charged in U.S. over diesel scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday disclosed the filing of criminal charges against former Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE)…
World shares hemmed in by dollar and Fed rate expectations
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks inched higher on Wednesday after two days of losses but remained pinned down by the…
The 100 Greatest Soul Songs of the 70s | Unforgettable Soul Music Full Playlist
The 100 Greatest Soul Songs of the 70s | Unforgettable Soul Music Full Playlist The 100 Greatest Soul Songs of…
Hiroshima atomic bomb: Survivor recalls horrors – BBC News
Thursday marks 70 years to the day since the United States dropped the world’s first atomic bomb on the Japanese…
Asian shares edge higher as tensions ease, earnings rise
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares rose again on Monday as tensions in the Korean Peninsula eased and first-quarter earnings shone,…
T-Mobile, Sprint say $26 billion deal would give U.S. tech lead over China
(Reuters) – T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) and Sprint Corp (S.N) said on Sunday they had agreed to a $26 billion…