Chubu, Japan News

The Hotel Route Inn Ena in Ena in Gifu Prefecture is part of the nationwide Route Inn chain.

The sixth issue of VIEW Magazine is now available for free on Apple's Newsstand for iPad/iPhone. Showcasing photography from across the world, VIEW Magazine 3.0 is an independent, original art photography magazine available for iOS devices on Newsstand.

In Komatsu, Japan, The Hoshi, a traditional Japanese inn, has been operated by the same family for 46 generations.

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that construction of two additional nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle can proceed and that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission considered the risks that created a nuclear accident in Japan.

Tyler Bowers, Dave Castillo, Brian Weston, Roger Hayden, Brandon Lee Robinson Advance, North Carolina - Motorcycle industry celebrities and insiders from the motorcycle world give their uncut opinions and stories.

In the shadow of a giant Chinese character for "tea" written in live cypress trees, enthusiasts gather once every three years in Japan to talk about one of the world's favourite drinks.

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. undertakes activities related to generation of electric power.

Toyota City, Japan, -Toyota Motor Corporation is planning to hold Toyota Safety School safety events for children in two locations: at the Toyota Kaikan Exhibition Hall here from mid-May to mid-July, and at the Toyota Safety Education Center "mobilitas" at Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture in May and October.

TOKYO, May 13 -- _ ---------- H.K. securities watchdog revokes tycoon Li's property scheme HONG KONG - An investment-linked property sales scheme offered by a company owned by Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-shing to counter government measures to cool the property did not get proper authorization, the Securities and Futures Commission said Monday.

New accounting rules effective this year are prompting a growing number of companies in Japan to add defined contribution plans to their retirement programs or to expand existing ones.

Mt Fuji, which has been adored as a symbol of Japanese culture since ancient times, will most likely be registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site.

Kumamon, the mascot of Kumamoto prefecture, rose from humble beginnings promoting a new bullet train station to become the country's pre-eminent mascot.

This photograph is taken when I was trekking to Kamikochi in Nagano Prefecture in autumn of four years ago.

Kariya, Japan, May 10, 2013 - - Global automotive supplier DENSO Corporation has developed a smaller and more cost-effective laser radar, which is an active safety technology that will help avoid low-speed collisions.

Golf Australia has selected the Australian team to defend the Toyota World Junior Championship at Chukyo Golf Club near Nagoya, Japan from 18-21 June.

The weakening yen breached 100 against the dollar in U.S. trading on Thursday, paving the way for Japan to emerge from an unprecedented and largely uninterrupted five-year stretch where the currency's appreciation roiled exporters and their ability to sell cars and televisions overseas.

Before Fukushima, Children's day is was a happy day for most of the children of Japan but after the nuclear meltdown of three nuclear reactors at Fukushima there is a great fear in Fukushima.

Early education: Students at Akagi Elementary School in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, learn about radiation in 2012.

Cincinnati Manufacturing Company's Success Story Spotlighted by CNC Machine Builder Okuma Okuma America Corporation, a world-leader in CNC machines, has launched a campaign featuring the success story of family-run manufacturing customer Dimension Machine Company of Cincinnati, Ohio."Eureka Moment" - " Don's keen sense of "what's next" in CNC ... (more)

The proclamation, issued by Mayor, Walter Gray, is in recognition of the Priest Valley Vicars Old Boys RFC hosting Kelowna's first International Old Boys Rugby Tour.