YAMAZAKI, Japan - A dim storage room surrounded by bamboo groves and pastoral hills is filled wall-to-wall with 3,000 wooden barrels. Here sleeps, for years, sometimes decades, prized Japanese whisky. The Suntory distillery in Yamazaki, near the ancient ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese whisky is the new Scotch
Japan Inc. abounds with stories of manufacturers like automaker ... who manages Nikka's international business. Nikka Whisky From the Barrel, packaged in a sleek bottle, is doing especially well in Europe, she says. Sukhinder Singh, owner of London-based ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is sending its largest warship into the South China Sea
A helicopter lands on the Izumo, Japan Maritime Self Defense Force's (JMSDF) helicopter carrier, at JMSDF Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Japan, December 6, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to dispatch its ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba crisis shines light on Japan corporate culture
Japan adopted a corporate governance code nearly two years ago that backers hailed as a way to boost trust with foreign investors and avoid these kinds of scandals. TOKYO: The troubles at crisis-hit Toshiba are the latest in a string of business scandals ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Nikkei slips on firmer yen before Fed; Toshiba nosedives
TOKYO, March 15 Japan's Nikkei share average slipped on Wednesday, dragged down by a firmer yen as investors await the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary policy outlook later in the day. The stock under the spotlight was again Toshiba Corp , which nosedived ... ( read original story ...)
Japan launches new index of well run, high-return small companies
Nikkei Jasdaq index, Japan's largest market for start-ups, had a 21-day winning day streak until Friday, the longest since early 2004. So far this year, it has gained 11 percent, while the index of another start-up market, Mothers, has jumped 14 percent. ( read original story ...)
Volunteerism in Japan began with Kobe earthquake
KOBE, Japan -- More than 20 years after the Kobe earthquake, the devastation is still hard to comprehend. In the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Memorial, videos, photos, and even life-size re-creations are still shocking. The 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's carmakers take solace in home market
TOKYO -- Japanese automakers are savoring signs of an apparent recovery in a domestic market that nevertheless has a murky outlook beyond next March. Meanwhile, they are left with uncertainty in a U.S. market now under the rhetorical siege of President ... ( read original story ...)
SIX YEARS AFTER: Fukushima governor irked at omission in Abe’s speech
FUKUSHIMA--Fukushima Governor Masao Uchibori expressed his frustration at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's failure to mention the nuclear accident in Fukushima during a speech on March 11 on the sixth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. ( read original story ...)
Japan seeks Vietnamese tech talent amid labor shortage
TOKYO -- Japanese and Vietnamese technology outsourcing companies have joined hands to send engineers to Japan's workplaces in an effort to ease the country's serious manpower shortage. Japan's Toppan Forms is partnering with FPT Software, a leading Hanoi ... ( read original story ...)
6th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake
For those who live in Japan, earthquakes are almost part of their daily routine. A tremor occurs in Japan at least every five minutes, and each year there are up to 2,000 quakes that can be felt by local residents. The average is between 4 and 5 magnitude ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges down but mining shares soar on Japan-Saudi agreement hopes
Japanese stocks barely moved on Tuesday ahead of an expected US interest rate hike, though shares in the mining sectors got a boost after Japan and Saudi Arabia signed economic cooperation agreements. The Nikkei share average shed 0.1 per cent to 19,619.14 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.12%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Steel, Precision Instruments and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.12%. Falling stocks outnumbered ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges down, volatile Toshiba shares erase morning plunge
TOKYO, March 14 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks edged down on Tuesday ahead of an expected U.S. interest rate hike, while Toshiba shares were volatile, due to its delayed earnings filing and concerns about its restructuring plan. The Nikkei share average shed ... ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks ease, cautious ahead of central bank announcements
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.52 percent while the broader Topix edged 0.41 percent lower. Stocks in South Korea and Australia fell. Asian equities opened slightly lower, as investors stayed cautious awaiting the outcome of several central ... ( read original story ...)
Konnichiwa Amsterdam: Japanese Banks Seek New Home After Brexit
MUFG, Japan’s biggest bank, sought to build its Amsterdam offices even before Brexit became a reality because it wanted the city to serve as a hub for operations on the European continent. Three of the lender’s European offices started reporting to ... ( read original story ...)