TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo, uno dei più prestigiosi hotel giapponesi internazionali situato a Shinjuku, Tokyo, ospiterà una mostra speciale di arti tradizionali giapponesi per festeggiare il tradizionale Festival delle bambole di ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba prepares to unveil nuclear hole, other perils threaten
including through the sale of a stake in its flagship memory chips business. "The question for Toshiba is how is it going to move forward," said Masahiko Ishino, analyst at Tokai Tokyo Research Center. He added Toshiba would need to show how it could stay ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says economy grew 1.0 per cent in 2016, slowed in last quarter despite uptick in exports
World Government Summit: UAE Sets Global Framework for Governments to Prioritize Happiness as Key Measure of Progress & Development Telehop Communications Inc. to Trade as ADYA on the TSX Emera Reports 2016 Earnings and Significant Strategic Progress ( read original story ...)
U.S. debt seen as a risk? America’s biggest creditors dump treasuries in warning to Trump
And it’s not just the Japanese. Across the world, foreigners are pulling back from U.S. debt like never before. From Tokyo to Beijing and London, the consensus is clear: few overseas investors want to step into the US$13.9 trillion U.S. Treasury market ... ( read original story ...)
110 Japanese firms went bankrupt in China last year: Report
A new report by Tokyo Shoko Research showed that 110 Japanese companies went bankrupt last year citing the challenges of doing business in China, or 'China risk', the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei at more than 1-month highs as yen weakens on Trump relief
Dollar gains against yen on relief over Trump-Abe meeting * Sentiment underpinned by record closes on Wall Street TOKYO Feb 13 Japan's Nikkei share average probed more than one-month highs on Monday, cheered by Wall Street breaking records, a weaker yen ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises to more than 2-week highs on weaker yen, Trump relief
TOKYO Feb 13 Japan's Nikkei share average rose to more than two-week highs on Monday, helped by Wall Street breaking records, a weaker yen and relief that talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yielded no negative ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei Hits More Than 2-Week Highs on Weaker Yen
Japan's Nikkei share average rose to more than two-week highs on Monday, helped by Wall Street breaking records, a weaker yen and relief that talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yielded no negative surprises. ( read original story ...)
Japan's GDP grows but economists strike cautious note
TOKYO -- Japan's economy expanded at a steady pace in the three months ended in December, logging growth for the fourth straight quarter. Economists, however, are still cautious about the outlook for the world's third-largest economy. Japan's real gross ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Volvo unit readies new truck for developing economies
But it has now given UD free rein over its entire brand strategy from development to sales in Japan and developing countries. Volvo CEO Martin Lundstedt told The Nikkei that he trusts the quality and durability of Japanese products and that the people ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama school officials admit Fukushima boy who paid classmates was victim of bullying
Okada held the news conference after the student’s lawyer on Monday submitted a letter by the boy to Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi requesting a meeting with her. “Why does the Yokohama Board of Education see only part of (the incident) and not the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Expands 1% on Exports, Business Spending
Japan’s economy continued on a moderate growth path during the final quarter of 2016, driven by rising exports and business investment. Key Points Gross domestic product expanded 1 percent on an annualized basis in the three months through December from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan logs 1% growth in 2016 on exports, capital spending
Japan's economy expanded 1.0 percent in 2016 as a bump in exports and capital investment offset weak spending at home, data showed Monday, although it was unlikely to erase concerns about Tokyo's faltering war on deflation. The gross domestic product (GDP ... ( read original story ...)
Exports prop up Japan fourth quarter GDP growth, U.S. protectionist risks loom
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's economy grew for a fourth straight quarter in the final three months of last year as a weaker yen supported exports, but tepid private consumption and the risks of rising U.S. protectionism cast doubts over a sustainable recovery. ( read original story ...)
Japan's economy expands 0.2% in Q4: government
Japan's economy expanded 0.2 percent in the last quarter of 2016, government data showed Monday, as exports and company investments propped up growth. The figures marked the fourth straight quarter of expansion in the world's third largest economy and came ... ( read original story ...)
Exports prop up Japan growth, U.S. protectionist risks loom
Japan’s economy grew for a fourth straight quarter in the final three months of last year as a weaker yen supported exports, but tepid private consumption and the risks of rising U.S. protectionism cast doubts over a sustainable recovery. Data on Monday ... ( read original story ...)