The special investigation squad of the Osaka District Public Prosecutor’s Office, which interrogated and arrested the Kagoikes, has received a criminal complaint filed by a group of some 240 lawyers and researchers against officials of the Finance ... ( read original story ...)
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCMP) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On August 2 ... Sucampo Pharma, LLC, based in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan and R-Tech Ueno, Ltd., based in Kobe, Japan, through which the Company conducts its Asian operations; Sucampo Pharma Americas LLC, based ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 open mascot design competition to public
Tokyo 2020 had revealed in March that the names will come from creative professionals, rather than from the general public. Mascots are a popular element of modern Japanese culture, usually created to promote a particular region, event or business. ( read original story ...)
Asia shares fall as Apple’s glossy earnings effect fades
TOKYO (AP) — Asian markets mostly fell Thursday as the rally from news of Apple's strong earnings that spurred record highs for the Dow Jones industrial average faded. Myriad worries over China's rising debt, weaker commodity prices and possible rising ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe to launch new cabinet after scandals
Tokyo, Aug 3 (AFP) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today ... including allegations of favouritism to a friend in a business deal — which Abe strongly denies. Abe will reportedly reappoint former defence minister Itsunori Onodera to the post after ... ( read original story ...)
Can Japan provide answers to the west’s economic problems?
Others, especially in business, believe it is a pipe dream to think the economy ... walked into Kakio station, on the outskirts of Tokyo, and sat down on a platform bench. They looked like sisters, said one witness. They were dressed in their best clothes. ( read original story ...)
Update on Toshiba Memory Corporation’s Investment in Production Equipment for Fab 6 at Yokkaichi Operations
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that Toshiba Memory Corporation (TMC), a wholly-owned subsidiary that manufactures Flash memory, will unilaterally invest in manufacturing equipment for the Fab 6 clean room at ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares dip on profit-taking after Dow hits 22,000
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares dipped on Thursday as investors locked in recent gains after Wall Street's Dow Jones Industrial Average broke the 22,000 barrier for the first time in its 121-year history. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ... ( read original story ...)
Furukawa Electric begins mass producing stealth dicing tape
TOKYO--(Antara/BUSINESS WIRE)-- Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:5801) has begun mass producing expand separation dicing tape, a type of tape for use with semiconductors. Expand separation dicing tape delivers high-grade separation of IC chips from ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba Memory Corporation Unveils Single Package NVMe TM Client SSD Utilizing 64-Layer, 3D Flash Memory
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Memory Corporation, the world leader in memory solutions, today announced the launch of the BG3 series, a new line-up of single package NVM Express TM (NVMe™) client SSDs integrating Toshiba Memory Corporation’s cutting ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s trading houses launch US property funds
TOKYO -- Japan's general trading companies are establishing real estate funds in the U.S. to tap demand from Japanese institutional investors and raise money for new property development. Sumitomo has sold buildings it owned in the U.S. to its real estate ... ( read original story ...)
Aichi cops accuse pair of dumping Nagoya woman’s corpse in Shiga
Aichi police have accused Ichiya Nishida of abandoning the body of a 53-year-old woman from Nagoya who went missing in June (TBS News) SHIGA (TR) – Aichi Prefectural Police have accused two persons of abandoning the corpse of a missing woman from Nagoya ... ( read original story ...)
In rare bipartisan display, Democrats back Trump on China trade probe
Sources familiar with the current discussions said Trump was expected to issue a presidential memorandum in coming days, citing Chinese theft of intellectual property as a problem. The European Union, Japan, Germany and Canada have all expressed concern ... ( read original story ...)
Trump set for Friday speech, to sign memo on Chinese intellectual property and trade practices
The European Union, Japan, Germany and Canada have all expressed concern over China's behavior on intellectual property theft. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer would then initiate an investigation under the Trade Act of 1974's Section 301 ... ( read original story ...)
I have discovered Japanese Knotweed in my garden. Am I responsible for it and what should I do?
The issue of Japanese Knotweed can become potentially much more serious if it is established that knotweed has spread from one person’s land to a neighbouring property. Not only would the original landowner face the above criminal sanctions, they could ... ( read original story ...)
Atlantic: “Japan Might be What Equality in Education Looks Like”
The country’s government makes sure areas with low income levels and property values get good teachers too. ALANA SEMUELS 9:54 AM ET BUSINESS KAWAMATA, Japan—In many countries, the United States included, students’ economic backgrounds often ... ( read original story ...)