Month: February 2017

IWATA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7272) (ISIN:JP3942800008) announced today that in its fiscal 2016 year, which finished on December 31, net income increased 5.2 percent to 63.2 billion yen thanks to business expansion in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, has chosen a Toyota Motor director as a new vice chair in an effort to keep the auto titan involved in Japan's top business lobby in the face of uncertainties brought about by Donald Trump's election as ... ( read original story ...)

The decision by Nikkei 225-listed Nisshinbo Holdings marked the first time a Japanese company has publicly abandoned a Mexico facility in response to Trump’s protectionist outbursts, the Nikkei business daily said Thursday. The announcement comes as ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Yoshihiro Masui’s growling Ford hot-rod, its sides adorned with the Stars and Stripes, attests to his love of American cars — an unusual passion in Japan, where Toyota, Honda and other domestic brands rule the roads. “Japanese cars don’t ... ( read original story ...)

CHICAGO – Two U.S. meat industry groups sent a joint letter on Tuesday to President Donald Trump, calling on the new leader of the country to launch bilateral free trade talks with Japan at his meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Washington on Friday. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mostly higher Thursday though Japan's benchmark skidded as the dollar held steady ahead of meetings between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Donald Trump. KEEPING SCORE: Britain's FTSE 100 inched 0.1 percent higher ... ( read original story ...)

YOKKAICHI, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it has started construction of a new state-of-the-art semiconductor fabrication facility, Fab 6, and a new R&D center, the Memory R&D Center, at Yokkaichi Operations ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Budget airline Jetstar Japan on Wednesday launched a new fare option to make flying more convenient for business travelers, aiming to broaden its customer base. The so-called Flexibiz bundle costs an additional 2,000 yen ($17.84) each way for ... ( read original story ...)

Yukihiko Nunomura, Tokyo 2020's chief operating officer, who was briefed about the meeting, later told reporters he expects that the club "will move towards operating with gender equality in mind", according to the Tokyo 2020 official. Governor Koike said ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Tec Corporation (TOKYO: 6588) today announced that the document solutions of Nuance, the strategic partner of Toshiba Tec, has been added to its portfolio: AutoStore and Equitrac. Through the strategic partnership with ... ( read original story ...)

But officials in Tokyo are wary of how Trump will read that move. (SOUDNBITE) (Japanese) FORMER TRADE MINISTRY OFFICIAL AND PROFESSOR OF CONTENT BUSINESS STRATEGY AT KEIO UNIVERSITY, HIROYUKI KISHI, SAYING: "Trump uses the same rhetoric as the Reagan ... ( read original story ...)

My parents married in 1956. It was an era when even at the young age of 22 they could take out a housing loan and build a house. I remember finding a copy of the loan contract in a drawer one day. It was a loan for $2400 at 1 percent interest. They paid ... ( ...