Company also plans to buy more high-yielding overseas bonds Investment needs to be strongest in alternative assets: Sago Japan Post Bank Co. plans to spend an initial 100 billion yen ($916 million) directly buying stocks -- when it finds the right ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber : “GEOLANDAR” to Come Factory-Equipped on New Jeep® Compass in North America
Tokyo-The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that it has begun supplying its 'GEOLANDAR G055' as original equipment for FCA US LLC all-new Jeep® Compass, which went on sale in North America in June 2017. The new Compass will come factory-equipped ... ( read original story ...)
North Korean missile over Japan terrifies Edmonton musician
Within seconds, a bing, bing, bing of the cell phone also alerted him to approaching danger. A North Korean missile was flying over Japan. The Edmonton-born musician and his wife Eiko were directly in the flight path. "On Tuesday morning, there was a siren ... ( read original story ...)
PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL CORP : Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits (form 8-K)
08/25 PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL: and Osaka International Cancer Institute Form Alliance t.. 08/23 PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION: URGENT: Monteverde & Associates PC Is Invest.. 08/23 PAREXEL INTERNATIONAL: Osaka International Cancer Institute combine for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, US look to cut off North Korea’s oil supply
TOKYO -- The U.S. and Japan will call for an international embargo on oil exports to North Korea in response to Tuesday's launch of a ballistic missile over Japan, as the allies seek to strike at the lifeblood of Pyongyang's weapons programs. The ban will ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake strikes Guam hours after Kim Jong-un promises to target a US military base on the island
The earthquake had a depth of 6 miles (10km ... the launch of North Korea's latest long-range ballistic missile test which flew 1,700 miles over Japan. The dictator was pictured laughing with top officials as the Hwasong-12 was unleashed on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
Theresa May lands in Japan to reassure Japanese of smooth Brexit for business
Arriving for three days of trade and security talks, she said the UK had made plain it wanted to avoid a "cliff edge" of sudden and disruptive change for businesses and citizens when it leaves the European Union. Britain is working with the EU on providing ... ( read original story ...)
‘We back Brexit Britain!’ Japanese advisor hails ‘strategically important’ relationship
so I think Japan would like to do the best it can to support the UK Government.” The business chief’s comments come as the Japanese Prime Minister’s adviser Tomohiko Taniguchi snubbed the European Union saying they will look to trade with Brexit ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese official retracts remark about Hitler’s intentions
Japan's deputy prime minister on Wednesday retracted a comment made a day earlier that seemed to suggest that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had good intentions. Taro Aso was speaking at a seminar for his faction in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Kim says missile test over Japan was to ‘contain’ Guam
The North's leader, Kim Jong-un, ordered the missile drill to be conducted for the first time from its capital, Pyongyang, and said it was necessary to undertake more exercises with the Pacific as the target, the North's KCNA news agency said. "The current ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka is about her business at US Open
NEW YORK – Defeat the defending champion in the opening round of a Grand Slam, and you’re allowed a moment. So Naomi Osaka of Japan would have gotten a pass had she tossed her racket, dropped to her knees or even moonwalked following her opening-round ... ( read original story ...)
May in Japan: How much does Japan want a UK trade deal?
These are external links and will open in a new window The UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, is in Japan for a three-day visit to drum up business and trade opportunities. Her main aim is to try to convince Japan that London and Tokyo are perfect partners ... ( read original story ...)
Theresa May arrives in Japan to improve relations after claims she is ‘spooked’ by Brexit effect
The Prime Minister touched down in Japan in a bid to lay the ground for future trade relations and to showcase British business. But Labour claimed the trip had been organised because Ms May had been “spooked” by early decisions of firms, including a ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei recovers from near 4-month low after North Korea fears ebb
TOKYO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rebounded on Wednesday morning, recovering from a near four-month low as Wall Street rose and the yen weakened on receding concerns over North Korea's firing of a missile over Japan. The Nikkei rose 0 ... ( read original story ...)
Alps Electric to Exhibit at China International Optoelectronic Exposition
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Japan’s leading electronic component manufacturer, Alps Electric Co., Ltd., (Alps Electric) (TOKYO:6770) (President: Toshihiro Kuriyama; headquartered in Tokyo) will be exhibiting at the China International Optoelectronic ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea claims the missile it fired over Japan was the one it threatened Guam with
The test fire over Japan fell short of North Korea's proposed salvo of four ... the senior fellow for missile defense at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, told Business Insider an "important question revolves around the missile's ... ( read original story ...)