Wogden embraces Japanese culture

6 February 2012, 9:20 pm

Heather Wogden is going places. The University of Waterloo pupil was one of 15 students selected from across Canada to participate in the Japan-Canada Academic Consortium Student Forum, taking place later this month in Kyoto, Japan.[...]... Read More »

Nidec Board Authorizes Own Share Repurchase

5 February 2012, 3:00 pm

KYOTO, Japan -- Nidec Corporation announced today that it has resolved at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on February 5, 2012 to repurchase its own shares, pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1, ...... Read More »

Long awaited sleeve case for Apple’s MacBookPro "MacSleeve STANDARD" debut.

4 February 2012, 8:40 am

Dengden,Inc (Kyoto, Japan, President: Toshihiro Tajiri) released their latest sleeve case "MacSleeve STANDARD for MacBookPro (http://macsleeve.jp) ” designed to protect the MacBookPro. This sleeve case is design is not only attractive but also functional to protect the MacBookPro. There is a defin... Read More »

Kyoto on a budget

3 February 2012, 3:25 pm

Nicholas Coldicott hunts down the bargains in Kyoto, Japan's famous – and famously expensive – former imperial capital First, the bad news: Kyoto can be a crushingly expensive place to visit. It's packed with once-in-a-lifetime attractions at once-in-a-lifetime prices. But here's the... Read More »

Notice Regarding the Status of Own Share Repurchase

31 January 2012, 10:30 pm

KYOTO, Japan -- Nidec Corporation (the "Company") today announced the status of the Company's own share repurchase under its ongoing repurchase plan resolved at a meeting of the Board of Directors ...... Read More »

KYOCERA to Start Exclusive Sales in Japan of New Residential-Use Energy Management System Combining Solar Power with ...

30 January 2012, 5:00 am

Kyocera Corporation and Nichicon Corporation announced that the two companies have completed an agreement for Kyocera to begin domestic sales this summer of a new energy management system which combines Kyocera's highly reliable solar power generating systems with Nichicon's long-lasting, hi... Read More »

Sacramento man reunited with brother in Japan after 6 decades apart

23 January 2012, 9:49 am

KYOTO, Japan -- They no longer speak the same language, but two brothers separated nearly 60 years each think the other hasn't changed a bit.... Read More »

American-born brothers reunite in Japan after 6 decades apart

23 January 2012, 8:50 am

KYOTO, Japan - They no longer speak the same language, but two brothers separated nearly 60 years each think the other hasn't changed a bit.... Read More »

Brothers reunited in Japan after 6 decades apart

23 January 2012, 6:57 am

(01-23) 08:33 PST KYOTO, Japan (AP) -- They no longer speak the same language, but two brothers separated nearly 60 years each think the other hasn't changed a bit. Japanese-American Minoru Ohye celebrate his 86th...... Read More »

Brothers reunited in Japan after 6 decades

23 January 2012, 5:51 am

KYOTO, Japan (AP) – Japanese-American Minoru Ohye traveled all the way to Japan to celebrate his 86th birthday Monday with his only brother, whom he had not seen in nearly 60 years. The brothers were born in Sacramento but were separated as children after their father died in a fishing accident. T... Read More »