kanagawa festival to thrill visitors in downtown hanoi

Kanagawa festival to thrill visitors in downtown Hanoi

A Kanagawa festival from the Japanese prefecture of the same name will take place in Hanoi’s Ly Thai To Square by Hoan Kiem Lake on November 16 and 17.
japan seizes record 400kg of cocaine at port

Japan seizes record 400kg of cocaine at port

Japanese authorities have seized a record-breaking 400kg of cocaine worth an estimated US$73 million in a bust at a port in the city of Kobe, a customs spokesman said Friday (Nov 8).
fujifilm takes control of fuji xerox ending joint venture

Fujifilm takes control of Fuji Xerox, ending joint venture

Fujifilm said Tuesday (Nov 5) it will make Fuji Xerox a wholly owned subsidiary, buying Xerox's stake in the firm and ending a 57-year-old partnership between the Japanese and US companies.
uniqlo to launch first store in vietnam on december 6

UNIQLO to launch first store in Vietnam on December 6

UNIQLO, the Japanese global apparel retailer, today officially announced its launching date in Vietnam. The brand’s first store, UNIQLO Dong Khoi, will open on December 6 in Ho Chi Minh City.
japan retailers to charge for plastic bags from 2020

Japan retailers to charge for plastic bags from 2020

Japanese retailers including supermarkets and convenience stores will be required to charge for plastic bags from next summer ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, a government panel agreed Friday (Nov 1).
world champion tanak quits toyota for hyundai

World champion Tanak quits Toyota for Hyundai

Newly-crowned world rally champion Ott Tanak signed a two-year deal to drive for Hyundai on Thursday (Oct 31), just four days after wrapping up his maiden title with Japanese manufacturer Toyota.
japanese swell of investment

Japanese swell of investment

New investments worth billions of US dollars from Japan are expected to be poured into Vietnam in the time to come, creating a new Japanese investment surge in the Southeast Asian nation.
japanese firms willing to employ vietnamese it engineers

Japanese firms willing to employ Vietnamese IT engineers

Over 80 per cent of Japanese firms said they were willing to receive foreign workers, and 95 per cent of them were interested in Vietnamese IT engineers, according to a survey conducted by the Vietnam Software Association (VINASA).
renaults ricciardo and hulkenberg disqualified from japanese gp

Renault's Ricciardo and Hulkenberg disqualified from Japanese GP

Renault drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg were disqualified from the Japanese Grand Prix on Wednesday (Oct 23) after their team was punished for breaching regulations over brakes, the governing body FIA announced.
japanese prefecture governor praises an phat bioplastics eco items

Japanese prefecture governor praises An Phat Bioplastics eco items

The governor of Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture, Satoshi Mitazono, and a group of delegates consisting of 22 local officials and media representatives have just visited and held a working session at An Phat Bioplastics JSC, a member of privately-held An Phat Holdings.  
worker exodus worries binh duong province japanese companies

Worker exodus worries Binh Duong Province, Japanese companies

More welfare policies are needed to attract workers to the southern province of Binh Duong and persuade them to stay, a meeting between province authorities and Japanese business executives working locally heard on Tuesday.
japanese rescuers continue search for typhoon survivors as toll reaches 74

Japanese rescuers continue search for typhoon survivors as toll reaches 74

Rescuers in Japan worked around the clock on Tuesday (Oct 15) in an increasingly desperate search for survivors of a powerful weekend typhoon that killed more than 70 people and caused widespread destruction.
58 dead rescuers in day and night hunt for missing after japan typhoon

58 dead, rescuers in 'day and night' hunt for missing after Japan typhoon

Fresh rain threatened to hamper efforts by tens of thousands of Japanese rescuers searching for survivors after a powerful typhoon that by early Tuesday (Oct 15) had killed 58 people.
hamilton in no hurry to win formula one title in mexico

Hamilton in no hurry to win Formula One title in Mexico

Lewis Hamilton said he was in no hurry to win a sixth world championship after the title battle was reduced to a two-horse Mercedes race at the Japanese Grand Prix.
fecon deepens ties with nippon steel corporation

FECON deepens ties with Nippon Steel Corporation

A leading local contractor specialised in construction engineering and underground construction has strengthened ties with its Japanese partner, as both sides signed a co-­operative agreement on ­application of Japanese steel technology into ­infrastructure works across Vietnam.