Kyoto offers Halal and Muslim-friendly restaurantsA growing number of restaurants in Kyoto, Japan are now offering halal food, giving Muslims around the world, especially from the Middle East, more reasons to visit Kyoto. One of the must-try Japanese cuisines in Kyoto is the Kyo Kaisek More… |
Kyoto witnesses surge in GCC touristsKyoto, the former imperial capital of Japan, has been experiencing an influx of tourists from the GCC as the number of Emiratis visiting the city increased by 139 percent and Qataris increased by 1,135 per cent between April and December 2014 wh More… |
Japan's Kyoto 'world's best city to visit'Japanese city Kyoto, known for its centuries-old temples and shrines, gourmet cuisine and traditional handicrafts and design, has topped the "World’s Best City to Visit" list. It was the first time Kyoto maade it t More… |
Kyoto opens tourism office in DubaiJapan's Kyoto City has opened a promotional office in Dubai to encourage Gulf nationals and residents to visit Japan’s ancient capital for holidays and leisure. The opening of the office makes it the first in the Middle More… |
‘787 not cause for low profits’ says battery makerGS Yuasa Corporation, the firm whose products are the focus of US and Japanese investigations into what caused battery problems on Boeing Company's 787 Dreamliner, said it did not expect the issue to hurt either its earnings or its reputatio More… |
Qatar mulls Kyoto extension to break deadlockQatar proposed keeping an existing UN plan for fighting climate change in place until 2020 on Saturday in an attempt to break a deadlock at talks over a new deal to curb world greenhouse gas emissions. The Opec nation hosting the nego More… |
Unresolved disputes at Doha climate talksAlmost 200 nations are meeting in Doha until December 7 to try to extend struggling UN-led efforts to slow global warming to avert ever more droughts, floods, heatwaves and rising sea levels. But they face an uphill task to rea More… |
Nintendo Q3 profit falls 61 pcNintendo posted a 61 percent drop in quarterly operating profit on Thursday and forecast a 45 billion yen ($580 million) operating loss for the full year to March 31, after poor sales forced it to slash the price of its 3DS handheld games device.& More… |
Climate talks agree legally binding actionUN climate change talks in Durban, South Africa, agreed a package of measures on Sunday that would eventually force all the world's polluters to take legally binding action to slow the pace of global changing. After more than two weeks of More… |
Economic growth 'is vital for decent jobs'The importance of studying challenges facing decent work programmes to boost employment schemes and social insurance policies as well as ensure sustainable development, said a senior Bahraini government official. Speaking at the 15th Asia More… |