Japan posts $10.6b current account surplus

Japan achieved a current account surplus of 934.6 billion yen ... according to data published on Tuesday by the Ministry of Finance. The Japanese trade balance hit a surplus of 518.5 billion yen, down 32 per cent from June 2016 but up from a deficit ... ( read original story ...)

China wins its first World Cosplay Summit championship

Team China were victorious for the very first time at this year's World Cosplay Summit (WCS), held in Nagoya, Japan. The two young cosplayers ... The Last Vampire", QQ news reported. Representatives from Mexico and Japan placed second and third ... ( read original story ...)

Yonhap News Summary

The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday ... the victims worked without pay at an aircraft manufacturing plant in Japan's Nagoya after being deceived in 1944 with a false promise they would be able to ... ( read original story ...)

Insight: Sustaining Emotional Engagement in Japan

But kizuna is little more than a buzzword when it’s not rooted in the brand. The 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami still resonates in the hearts and minds of Japan’s people. In the wake of this great tragedy, corporate leaders were called to reflect ... ( read original story ...)

OYO Corporation (9755) Decline -0.43% on Aug 8

Its all-time low of 85.25, on the other hand, was last seen in July 1950. When an earthquake massively hit Japan in March 2011, the economy was also shattered. Two sessions after the earthquake, the Nikkei Stock Average had lost 10% after nearly reaching ... ( read original story ...)

Running the road to recovery

The route takes a brave group of volunteers, this year consisting of 1,300 runners and 100 cyclists, on a relay race through some of Japan’s most beautiful but isolated areas. This is the land of the the March 2011 Tohoku earthquake and it still bears ... ( read original story ...)

Nippon Chemical Industrial Co Ltd (4092) Dips -0.42% on Aug 8

Its all-time low of 85.25, on the other hand, was last seen in July 1950. When an earthquake massively hit Japan in March 2011, the economy was also shattered. Two sessions after the earthquake, the Nikkei Stock Average had lost 10% after nearly reaching ... ( read original story ...)

Five miners dead after being trapped in Muzaffarabad coal mine

According to Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the remote area where the mine is located lies near a fault line formed after the 2005 earthquake. In the aftermath of the deadly earthquake, JICA had suggested that no construction be done in the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan defense review warns of enhanced North Korea threats

FILE PHOTO: A woman looks at a street monitor showing news of North Korea firing a ballistic missile in Tokyo Thomson Reuters By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan warned on Tuesday of the acute threat posed by North Korea's weapons programs as ... ( read original story ...)