Famed Chinese universities set up in Tokyo: Will they succeed? | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

[ad_1] A university campus with five classrooms opened on a floor of a building in Tokyo’s Yotsuya district in June. Called Tokyo College, the educational institution is the first overseas branch…

Hot emergency food planned to lift spirits of disaster evacuees | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

[ad_1] Projects are under way to provide tasty hot meals to help ease the despair of people during perhaps the worst times of their lives. Currently, in the aftermath of…

Fukushima firms look to Europe after import ban finally lifted | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

[ad_1] SOMA, Fukushima Prefecture–Now that the European Union has lifted import restrictions on Fukushima Prefecture’s food products, local companies finally see light at the end of the tunnel overseas after…

Sapporo weighs switch to 2034 Olympics in face of public enmity | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

[ad_1] SAPPORO–Sapporo faces staunch public opposition to hosting the Winter Olympics in 2030 in the aftermath of far-reaching scandals over the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games and is even considering delaying…

Even with tough crackdowns, gangs squeezing small businesses | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

[ad_1] KOBE–Despite crackdowns and anti-gang ordinances, yakuza groups still maintain a stranglehold over some small business operators as a recent case here illustrates. Just days ago, local authorities instructed a restaurant…