Tokyo – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Mon, 18 Oct 2021 19:51:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Tokyo – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Japan’s New PM Kishida Sends Offering To Controversial Tokyo Shrine https://www.theinfostride.com/japans-new-pm-kishida-sends-offering-to-controversial-tokyo-shrine/ https://www.theinfostride.com/japans-new-pm-kishida-sends-offering-to-controversial-tokyo-shrine/#respond Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:00:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=310709 Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida donated ritual offerings Sunday to a Tokyo shrine viewed by Chinese and Koreans as a symbol of Japanese wartime aggression, though he did not make a visit in person. Kishida donated masakaki religious ornaments to mark Yasukuni Shrine’s autumn festival. It was the first such observance by Kishida since [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/japans-new-pm-kishida-sends-offering-to-controversial-tokyo-shrine/feed/ 0 Tokyo Election Tests Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga Ahead Of Olympics https://www.theinfostride.com/tokyo-election-tests-prime-minister-yoshihide-suga-ahead-of-olympics/ https://www.theinfostride.com/tokyo-election-tests-prime-minister-yoshihide-suga-ahead-of-olympics/#respond Sun, 04 Jul 2021 12:00:02 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=299470 Residents headed to the polls in Tokyo on Sunday for a metropolitan assembly vote that could provide clues to how Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his ruling party will fare in a general election expected after this month’s Olympics. Polls opened at 7 a.m. Sunday and will close at 8 p.m. in the battle for [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/tokyo-election-tests-prime-minister-yoshihide-suga-ahead-of-olympics/feed/ 0 Google Map Rolling Out Detailed Maps for Four Cities https://www.theinfostride.com/google-map-rolling-out-detailed-maps-for-four-cities/ https://www.theinfostride.com/google-map-rolling-out-detailed-maps-for-four-cities/#respond Sun, 17 Jan 2021 19:15:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=281893 Google Maps is an incredibly useful tool that not only helps users navigate the twists and turns of a new city that they might visit but it also enables them to avoid traffic as they get to their workplaces and vice versa. Now, Google’s navigation app is getting an update that will give users a [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/google-map-rolling-out-detailed-maps-for-four-cities/feed/ 0 Lang 8 Inc’s HiNative surpasses 1m Registered Users https://www.theinfostride.com/lang-8-incs-hinative-surpasses-1m-registered-users/ Wed, 09 Aug 2017 22:50:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=177373 HiNative, the Q&A App for language learners has surpassed the 1 million registered users benchmark. The number of users on HiNative has been growing rapidly since entering 2017. The total number of registered users increased from 390,000 in January to 500,000 in February before finally breaking 1 million on June 26. The increase was driven [...]

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]]> Kim Kardashian And Kanye West All Loved Up In Tokyo https://www.theinfostride.com/kim-kardashian-and-kanye-west-all-loved-up-in-tokyo/ Wed, 14 Jun 2017 09:52:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=168166 They might have just celebrated Kanye West’s 40th birthday in the Bahamas earlier this month, but it seems the birthday festivities have continued, with Kim Kardashian and her rapper husband jetting off to Tokyo, Japan for a few days. Earlier this week, Kim showed off her travel wardrobe to her fans on Snapchat and revealed [...]

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]]> I Want To Drive All Over Tokyo – Lady Gaga https://www.theinfostride.com/i-want-to-drive-all-over-tokyo-lady-gaga/ Wed, 02 Nov 2016 20:39:47 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=146422 Pop icon Lady Gaga, who owns six cars and just this year obtained a driving licence, said on Wednesday that she wants to “drive all over Tokyo”. The singer made the comment a week after she displayed her bad driving skills on the popular “Carpool Karaoke” segment of the US “Late Late Show”, terrifying host [...]

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]]> Communications App Supplier Line Plans To Set A Final Price https://www.theinfostride.com/communications-app-supplier-line-plans-set-final-price/ Thu, 07 Jul 2016 15:20:02 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=134845 Communications app supplier Line increased the proposed cost for its first sale of stock (IPO) referring to solid request and economic situations, and could now raise up to citing strong demand and market conditions, and could now raise up to JPY133 billion ($1.3 billion). Last month, the company confirmed its plans for a long awaited [...]

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]]> Press Release: SkyKick Launches New Cloud Management Products in Asia Pacific https://www.theinfostride.com/press-release-skykick-launches-new-cloud-management-products-in-asia-pacific/ Wed, 02 Sep 2015 00:30:00 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/press-release-skykick-launches-new-cloud-management-products-in-asia-pacific/ SEATTLE, WA and SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA and TOKYO, JAPAN–(Marketwired – Sep 1, 2015) – SkyKick (www.skykick.com), a global provider of cloud management software for information technology (IT) solution partners, today announced that it has expanded operations in the Asia Pacific region to support delivery of a new category of cloud software called cloud management. The company [...]

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]]> #Sports: Japanese sports fans bids farewell to Olympic stadium before demolition https://www.theinfostride.com/sports-japanese-sports-fans-bids-farewell-to-olympic-stadium-before-demolition/ Sun, 01 Jun 2014 06:01:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=45882 Japanese sports fans bid an emotional farewell to Tokyo's National Stadium at the weekend with a lavish ceremony to close the venue before demolition begins in July. The stadium, built to host the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, will be dismantled over 15 months…

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]]> #Murder: Japanese woman’s body sent by mail marked ‘doll’ https://www.theinfostride.com/murder-japanese-womans-body-sent-by-mail-marked-doll/ Mon, 26 May 2014 07:40:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44840 Murder detectives were Monday investigating the case of a young nurse whose corpse was sent by parcel post across Japan in a box that claimed to contain a doll. The body of Rika Okada was found in a storage lock-up in Tokyo. Investigators also found…

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]]> Japan beat Hong Kong to qualify for Rugby World Cup https://www.theinfostride.com/japan-beat-hong-kong-to-qualify-for-rugby-world-cup/ Sun, 25 May 2014 11:58:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=44743 Japan qualified for their eighth straight Rugby World Cup with a 49-8 win over Hong Kong Sunday to claim the Asian Five Nations title in the final sporting event at Tokyo's National Stadium. Japan have never lost an Asian Five Nations match in the seven…

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]]> Japan kicks off first whale hunt since UN court ruling https://www.theinfostride.com/japan-kicks-off-first-whale-hunt-since-un-court-ruling/ Sat, 26 Apr 2014 09:30:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38524 A Japanese whaling fleet left port Saturday under tight security, marking the first hunt since the UN's top court last month ordered Tokyo to stop killing whales in the Antarctic. Four ships departed from the northeastern fishing town of Ayukawa to…

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]]> Trade top of Barack Obama menu at sushi dinner, Japan PM moans https://www.theinfostride.com/trade-top-of-barack-obama-menu-at-sushi-dinner-japan-pm-moans/ Sat, 26 Apr 2014 08:04:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=38494 US President Barack Obama was all about business even at a special sushi dinner in Tokyo, which Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wanted to use as a bonding opportunity, reports said Saturday. "It was all about work," Abe told his key ministers Friday…

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]]> Former Japan coach Philippe Troussier wants to end career with Japan at home Olympics https://www.theinfostride.com/former-japan-coach-philippe-troussier-wants-to-end-career-with-japan-at-home-olympics/ Sat, 19 Apr 2014 08:23:59 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=36868 Former Japan coach Philippe Troussier wants to end his career in the dugout by coaching the home country's team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, he told AFP. The 59-year-old Frenchman, currently on a shortlist of candidates for the Morocco national job after…

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]]> Japanese Prime Minister takes US ambassador on 314-mph diplomatic date https://www.theinfostride.com/japanese-prime-minister-takes-us-ambassador-on-314-mph-diplomatic-date/ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 16:25:31 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35256 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took US ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy on a test ride of Japan's super-fast magnetic train on Saturday, showcasing the "Maglev" technology Tokyo hopes to sell to its ally. "I hope ambassador Kennedy will enjoy the full…

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]]> China ships in disputed waters, says Japanese coastguard https://www.theinfostride.com/china-ships-in-disputed-waters-says-japanese-coastguard/ Sat, 12 Apr 2014 04:38:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=35091 Three Chinese coastguard ships sailed through disputed waters off Tokyo-controlled islands in the East China Sea Saturday, the Japanese coastguard said, the latest such incident in a bitter territorial row between the Asian giants. The state-owned Chinese…

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]]> US seeks to reassure Japan amid Ukraine crisis fallout https://www.theinfostride.com/us-seeks-to-reassure-japan-amid-ukraine-crisis-fallout/ Sat, 05 Apr 2014 07:07:05 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=33342 US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel on Saturday vowed America would stand by its security commitments to Tokyo, after Russia's intervention in Ukraine raised concerns in a region plagued by its own territorial disputes. Hagel, on a two-day visit to Japan…

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]]> Scientists meet in Japan after grim climate forecast https://www.theinfostride.com/scientists-meet-in-japan-after-grim-climate-forecast/ Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:39:14 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=30651 International scientists will gather near Tokyo on Tuesday for a week-long meeting centred on a grim climate change report that warned of floods and drought that would stoke conflicts and wreak havoc on the global economy. A draft of their report, seen…

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]]> Failed MtGox exchange finds 200,000 Bitcoins in old wallet https://www.theinfostride.com/failed-mtgox-exchange-finds-200000-bitcoins-in-old-wallet/ Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:41:50 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29868 Failed Bitcoin exchange MtGox says it has found 200,000 coins worth $116 million in an old "digital wallet", after it collapsed in February admitting it had lost half a billion dollars in a possible theft. The Tokyo-based digital currency exchange filed…

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]]> Japan Display shares to make Tokyo trading debut https://www.theinfostride.com/japan-display-shares-to-make-tokyo-trading-debut/ Tue, 18 Mar 2014 22:10:34 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=29368 Japan Display, the world's biggest maker of screens for smartphones and tablets and a key supplier to Apple, is to make its debut on the Tokyo stock exchange Wednesday after a $3.2 billion initial public offering. The shares will start trading on Japan…

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]]> Mt. Gox Files for Bankruptcy, 750k Bitcoins Lost https://www.theinfostride.com/mt-gox-files-for-bankruptcy-750k-bitcoins-lost/ Sat, 01 Mar 2014 16:27:18 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=25636 Early this morning, Mt. Gox officially filed for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo, Japan, confirming reports that the company had lost 750,000 bitcoins—with a current estimated value of roughly $477 million—were lost. According to CEO Mark Karpeles…

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]]> Mt. Gox CEO Reappears, Looking for “A Solution to Our Recent Issues” https://www.theinfostride.com/mt-gox-ceo-reappears-looking-for-a-solution-to-our-recent-issues/ Thu, 27 Feb 2014 07:09:32 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=24961 After yesterday’s news of the shutdown of Mt. Gox—formerly one of the largest bitcoin exchanges in the world, and certainly still the most famous (or infamous)—people have been watching and waiting for any signs of life at the Tokyo-based company…

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