People walk past an electronic board showing stock prices outside a brokerage at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, January 23, 2017. Reuters Published by the Editor for International Publications Limited from Tropicana Tower (4th floor), 45, Topkhana ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba board to meet Wednesday, weigh offers for chip unit: source
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp's (6502.T ... Toshiba is scrambling to sell its flash memory unit to cover losses from its bankrupt U.S. nuclear business Westinghouse. But it has struggled to close a 2 trillion yen ($18 billion) deal with the group it ... ( read original story ...)
Little-covered Tokyo small caps take turn in the spotlight
TOKYO -- Investors seem to be seeking out small- and midcapitalization ... Companies that had reported strong earnings the previous day gained sharply, including business and home software developer Solxyz, which added 11%, and Japan Pure Chemical, which ... ( read original story ...)
Asia stocks inch up, dollar steadies as investors await Fed clues
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks edged up early on Wednesday ... back from a two-year high of $1.1712 hit on Tuesday on a stronger-than-expected German Ifo business survey. Expectations that the European Central Bank would begin phasing out its easy monetary ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s How to Book a Roundtrip Flight to Japan for Under $400
This "hack," which allows you to score sub-$400 roundtrips to the Land of the Rising Sun, was first unearthed earlier this spring by the team at Scott's Cheap Flights, who discovered that flights from Los Angeles in and out of Nagoya, Japan were going for ... ( read original story ...)
Researchers Develop New Material that Emits White Light in Response to Electric Stimulation
Nagoya University Researchers have recently devised an innovative technique for producing stimuli-responsive materials in a predictable manner. They applied this technique to develop a new material with the ability to conduct electricity and emit white ... ( read original story ...)
RoboCup 2017: World Cup for robots kicks off this week
Two years later that dream was realised in the Japanese city of Nagoya, and has been held annually ever since in a variety of cities around the world. This year, it's coming back home to Nagoya, and it starts on 27 July 2017. Over the years, the programme ... ( read original story ...)
Consadole eye Chanathip for cup clash
Chanathip Songkrasin is likely to make his debut in a competitive match for J-League side Consadole Sapporo in the Levain Cup today. The midfielder joined the J-League club last month on an 18-month loan deal from Thai League champions SCG Muang Thong United. ( read original story ...)
Ramen bar taking spot in Thornton Park
based ramen restaurant will open at 8 N. Summerlin Ave., in the spot formerly occupied by Verde Cantina. The news was first reported by local food blogger Ricky Ly on his Tastychomps.com website and said it will be headed by franchisees Taff Liao and Eric ... ( read original story ...)
Mongolian grand champ Hakuho sets record 1,048 wins in sumo
TOKYO -- Mongolian grand champion Hakuho set the record for most career wins in sumo after toppling ozeki Takayasu in the Nagoya grand sumo tournament on Friday. Hakuho's milestone 1,048th win surpassed the total that former ozeki Kaio finished on in 2011. ( read original story ...)
Mongolian-born wrestler turned Japanese to get to grips with sumo
NAGOYA, Japan (Reuters) - The sound of bodies slapping against each other rocks the stifling sumo "stable" in the Japanese city of Nagoya, as 11 gigantic wrestlers wearing only loincloths take turns throwing each other out of a ring of sand. The wrestlers ... ( read original story ...)
Why Japan’s Softbank may want to take a big stake in Uber
Alexis Christoforous and Andy Serwer of Yahoo Finance discuss a report in the Wall Street Journal that Japanese tech giant Softbank wants to invest in Uber while it also invests in Uber rivals in Asia. ( read original story ...)
Ministry of Finance of State of Japan : Newsletter(July 2017)
Basic Policies for Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform 2017 "Basic Policies for Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform 2017" was decided by the Cabinet on June 9, 2017. Its major aim is to improve productivity through investment in human resources. ( read original story ...)
Ministry of Finance of State of Japan : Tax Convention with Latvia was Signed
1. On July 13(Thu), the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania signed the Convention between Japan and the Republic of Lithuania for the Elimination of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax ... ( read original story ...)
Abe is stumbling but no challenger exists
It is believed that since freedom and norms are being established in Japan, people here consider clean ... as well as the cover-up and destruction of information by the Finance Ministry and other members of the bureaucracy, have led to public distrust ... ( read original story ...)
Japan expands trade insurance with eye on infrastructure exports
When Japan exports infrastructure to emerging nations ... But when premiums become too costly for the borrower, banks lend more money to finance the fees. Currently, insurance does not cover financing for premiums, but NEXI's new framework does. ( read original story ...)