TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - Tokyo Gas Co said on Thursday its wholly owned unit Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions Corp has got an order to conduct a feasibility engineering study at an onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in Bangladesh. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Display’s banks willing to extend loans if guaranteed by INCJ: source
The source said Japan Display had tapped Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC), and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank for the loan. The request was first reported by the Nikkei business daily, which said INCJ, a state-backed fund and Japan Display's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Bank Finances Danish Shipper
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) will provide a total of $28.3 million in syndicated loans with French bank BNP Paribas to help a major Danish shipping operator’s unit buy cargo vessels to be built by leading Japanese shipbuilder ... ( read original story ...)
‘Jay’ makes Sapporo debut
Thailand midfielder Chanathip Songkrasin played his first competitive match for Japanese club Consadole Sapporo in the Levain Cup yesterday. Unfortunately, his team lost 1-0 at Cerezo Osaka and were eliminated with a 3-0 aggregate defeat. The Thai ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Woman Destroys $1M Worth Of Violins Over Divorce
The estranged wife of a former violin maker in Nagoya, Japan, has been arrested on suspicion of ... from among the 54 casualties was a $445,000 Italian made violin, said Kyodo news agency. Kawamiya has just now been arrested. The woman traveled to China ... ( read original story ...)
The Supreme x Louis Vuitton Collab Is Getting a Japan-Only Restock
As the U.S. awaits news of the cancelled pop-ups, Louis Vuitton has announced that the Supreme x Louis Vuitton collaboration will be restocked in three stores in Japan this weekend. The re-release is skipping Tokyo but fans in Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama-Izu Peninsula tourist train begins service
YOKOHAMA >> The Royal Express tourist train, which connects Yokohama and the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, made its debut Friday. Izukyu Corp. and Tokyu Corp. are operating the train. The first train left JR Yokohama Station around noon. The trip ... ( read original story ...)
Ratings On Japan-Based Shizuoka Bank Affirmed At ‘A+/A-1’; Outlook Remains Negative
TOKYO (S&P Global Ratings) July 27, 2017--S&P Global Ratings today said it has affirmed its 'A+/A-1' long- and short-term counterparty credit ratings on Japan-based Shizuoka Bank Ltd. The outlook on the long-term counterparty credit rating on the regional ... ( read original story ...)
Dollar steadies after Fed skid, shares hit new highs
The Aussie duly climbed 0.6 percent to reach $0.8050. The dollar even fell back against the yen to 111.03, though the damage was somewhat limited by expectations the Bank of Japan would keep its super-easy policies in place longer than most other global ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: JBIC to offer syndicated loans to boost ship exports
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation plans to provide a total of $28.3 million in syndicated loans with French bank BNP Paribas to help a major Danish shipping operator’s unit buy cargo vessels to be built by leading Japanese shipbuilder Imabari ... ( read original story ...)
Indexes in Asia close in the green as markets digest corporate earnings, Fed decision
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index reversed earlier losses to ... investors honed in on the committee's choice of language on when the move to trim the central bank's balance sheet would kick off. Normalization of the balance sheet would be implemented ... ( read original story ...)
10 things you need to know in markets today
The Wall Street banking giant JP Morgan is drawing up plans to merge its ... MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed 0.5% to heights not seen since January 2008. It has gained nearly 5% so far this month. 3. ( read original story ...)
Asian shares hit near-decade highs, dollar skids on Fed inflation tweak
The dollar even fell back against the yen to 110.875, though the damage was somewhat limited by expectations the Bank of Japan would keep its super-easy policies in place longer than most other global central banks. The prospect of U.S. policy staying ... ( read original story ...)
Asia shares at highest in nearly a decade, dollar skids on Fed
The Aussie duly climbed 0.6 percent to reach $0.8050. The dollar even fell back against the yen to 111.03, though the damage was somewhat limited by expectations the Bank of Japan would keep its super-easy policies in place longer than most other global ... ( read original story ...)
Qantas to launch seasonal Sydney-Osaka flights
AusBT review: Qantas Airbus A330 Business Suite business class Qantas flight QF33 will depart Sydney at 9:30am on Thursdays and Saturdays to reach Osaka at 5:25pm, while on Mondays, passengers will leave Sydney at a more leisurely 1:25pm for a 9:20pm ... ( read original story ...)
Former Japanese defense minister may replace scandal-hit Inada: media
Kyodo news agency said Abe is likely to choose as her successor ... A defense ministry spokesman declined to comment. Japan's Defense Minister Tomomi Inada attends a lower house budget committee session at the parliament in Tokyo, Japan July 24, 2017. ( read original story ...)