Japan
Japan or the "Land of the Rising Sun" has an interesting mixture of futurist constructions and old times. Even though Japanese culture is millennia old, it is currently playing an important role in influencing modern trends. It has seen a huge economical growth, becoming one of the world’s top economies. Nonetheless, the country is still reminiscent of geishas and sumo wrestlers. Choose a spring resort, a journey to the countryside or a trip up the Fuji Mountain, it will certainly be an unforgettable time.
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Local news from Japan
Subodh Kant Inaugurates Sapporo Snow Festival in JapanNew Delhi, Feb 6 : Union Tourism Minister Subodh Kant Sahai today inaugurated the Sapporo Snow Festival at Sapporo in Japan to mark the 60th year of India-Japan diplomatic ...
Mitsubishi to stop making cars in Western Europe
AMSTERDAM -- Mitsubishi Motors Corp. says it will stop building cars at its Netherlands factory - the company's only plant in Western Europe - at the end of 2012.The decision, announced ...
Snow monkeys soak in hot springs, Japan - video
In winter Japanese macaques, also known as snow monkeys, warm up in natural hot springs. David Levene visits Japan's Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano, the only place in the wild where you can ...
Sony, Panasonic Expect Worsening Losses as Samsung Dominates
Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s biggest makers of phones, televisions and chips say they’ll lose about $17 billion this year, about three-quarters of what Samsung Electronics Co. will ...
Japan's stay-at-home firms finally spread their wings
"We want to keep growing," said Hitoshi Motohara, managing executive officer of Recruit Co, Japan's largest recruitment firm, which was founded in 1963 but has only begun in the last ...
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