Japanese, UK scientists win Nobel medicine prizeA British and a Japanese scientist won the Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday for work on creating stem cells, opening the door to new methods to diagnose and treat diseases. Briton John Gurdon and Japan's Shinya Yamanaka equa More… |
Height of trainingJapanese Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers are carried by a rope from a CH-47J Chinook helicopter (not pictured) near Mount Fuji during an annual training session at Higashifuji training field in Gotemba, west of Tokyo, August 21, 2012. REUTERS More… |
New Japanese restaurant opens in BahrainMaki, one of the finest, fusion Japanese restaurants in the Middle East opened its first restaurant in Bahrain at the Moda Mall. Maki is known for a wide choice of original Japanese cuisine including delectable Sushi, Sashimi, Tepanyaki, T More… |
Japanese firm unveils 'pork detection kits'Japanese firm Tanaka Precious Metals has come up with two 'easy-to-use pork detection kits' which can test both raw or cooked food materials. These detection kits are Immunochromatographic assays using nano-sized colloidal gol More… |
Alissa opens 2 Yellow Hat showrooms in SaudiAbdullatif Alissa Group, a leading automotive group, has opened in Riyadh the first two showrooms for Yellow Hat, a Japanese company specializing in auto accessories and services. Alissa Group obtained the exclusive dealership in Saudi Ara More… |
Tezukuri lunch comes to DubaiOkku, the multi- award-winning Luxury Japanese restaurant and lounge, has introduced the original ‘Tezukuri’ lunch with an extensive menu of the finest Japanese delicacies, in Dubai. Tezukuri refers to the ancient tradition of ‘hand made’ More… |
Mitsubishi ME contracts top $150bnThe Dubai Airport Freezone-based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Middle East, the highly diversified Japanese conglomerate, has secured regional contracts worth Dh552 billion ($150.3 billion). Koji Okamoto, general manager of Mitsubishi Heavy More… |
Nikken to display eco-friendly architectureJapanese firm Nikken Sekkei, a world leader sustainable design and architecture, will present a series of selected ‘green’ designs from its extensive regional and international portfolio at the major property show Cityscape Dubai. The busi More… |
Top architect to showcase ‘green’ designsJapanese firm Nikken Sekkei, a world leader sustainable design and architecture, will present a series of selected ‘green’ designs from its extensive regional and international portfolio at the major property show Cityscape Dubai. The busi More… |
First Japanese fruit gift shop opens in DubaiOishii Nippon (A Taste of Japan), the first dedicated store in Dubai selling premium Japanese fruits, opened on the ground floor of the Jumeirah Center, under the management of Fit Fresh. Launched by Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, More… |








