Topic: Tokyo

A great place to find out what stylish Japanese fashion lovers are buying & eyeing is ZOZOTOWN.COM, one of the country's largest online fashion...
By Chris Cooper and Kiyotaka Matsuda . Jetstar Japan Co., the budget carrier set to begin flights this year, said it may grow to 100 planes by the...

Designer Eiko Ishioka Dies

Oscar-winning costume designer and artist Eiko Ishioka has died in her native Japan aged 73 Ishioka passed away in Tokyo on Saturday 21Jan12 after...
The Yen is poised to extend overnight gains as markets look past the limited implications of the US GDP report to focus on the upcoming EU leaders...

Major quake may hit Tokyo sooner-than-expected

Tokyo University study shows 70 percent probability of Tokyo earthquake in the next four years versus government estimate of 30 years.. . "Major...
By Andy Sharp and Keiko Ujikane . Japan's retail sales grew at the fastest pace in more than a year as consumer spending rebound from the record ...
The Shiga Lakestars sit three games behind the first-place Ryukyu Golden Kings in the Western Conference standings, and the 17-9 club has...
A major earthquake is far more likely to hit Tokyo in the next few years than the government predicts, researchers at the University of Tokyo said ...

Major quake could hit Tokyo within years

A new study is warning that the Tokyo region has a 70 percent chance of being hit directly by a powerful magnitude-7 earthquake within four years ...
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