The seminar on SCM GUARD will be held on the 15th at 16:30~18:30 of this month at Osaka Building 6F, MJE WORK seminar room in Osaka. For more information visit http://scmguard.jp Related link: www.born2global.com ( read original story ...)
Tokyo futures hover near 1-week low on strong yen
TOKYO, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Benchmark TOCOM rubber futures hovered near their lowest in a week on Monday, pressured by a stronger yen against the dollar. FUNDAMENTALS * The Tokyo Commodity Exchange rubber contract for February delivery was unchanged at 226 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan core machinery orders rebound in July, may signal capex recovery
A sustained recovery in business expenditure should support the Bank of Japan's view that a virtuous circle of private sector-led growth will take hold in the economy. Still, wages and inflation remain stubbornly low despite recent signs of rebounding ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese lessons get Tokyo Metro ready for Olympic surge
TOKYO -- Tokyo Metro is striving to break down the language barrier Chinese tourists face while in Japan by providing language lessons to its station staff. This is a departure from tradition. The vast majority of Japanese companies that contract for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan GDP Growth Revised Down on Softer Capital Expenditure
A decline in private capital expenditure was the largest factor in the revision to Japan’s second-quarter growth. Ministry of Finance data, which were used in the figures released Friday, had foreshadowed that business investment would prove much weaker ... ( read original story ...)
Japan economy grew 0.6% in second quarter
Japan's economy grew 0.6 percent in the second quarter, official data showed Friday, marking the longest period of expansion in more than a decade for the world's third-largest economy. The latest figure was revised down from an initial estimate of 1.0 ... ( read original story ...)
BofAML Says Japan’s Export Boost to Fade in 2018
Sep.07 -- Izumi Devalier, head of Japan economics at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, discusses Japan's 2Q GDP figures and her outlook for the economy. She speaks on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia." ( read original story ...)
Hold the Mail on Japan Post
Japan Post group shares are relatively illiquid, as the three entities in the $12 billion IPO of November 2015 only sold 11 percent of the government's stock. A smaller Ministry of Finance stake could be a welcome route to freedom -- government ... ( read original story ...)
Caught between Trump and North Korea, Japan is nervous and alone
North Korea’s nuclear test, by far its largest, came less than a week after it test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that flew over northern Japan, triggering a national text-message system known as the J-Alert. For Japan, the security ... ( read original story ...)
New Japanese robot dog sniffs out smelly feet
Do your feet smell bad? Just a little or absolutely awful? If you don't dare to ask a friend, one Japanese start-up might have the answer with a new robot dog that will sniff your feet and give you a pitilessly honest verdict -- even fainting if the stink ... ( read original story ...)
Gov. Holcomb trip to Japan could mean more business to Indiana
Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb landed in Japan Friday morning to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo-based GMO Internet Group Plans to Spend $320M on Bitcoin Mining Busines
Tokyo-based GMO Internet Group, which was previously mainly engaged in providing of web hosting and a range of other digital services, now plans to expand its portfolio by entering cryptocurrency mining business. According to the notice, published on the ... ( read original story ...)
Uttama: Japan, our true friend
Japan ranked as the biggest foreign investor in Thailand in ... system to be offered to those who are expected to invest in the EEC to use for their business expansion in Thailand," Mr Uttama said, referring to a data analytics process of examining large ... ( read original story ...)
Gov. Holcomb’s trip to Japan could mean more business to Indiana
Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) (WISH Photo) INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric Holcomb landed in Japan Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Tourism agency drafting mandatory ‘minpaku’ business holiday rules
The Japan Tourism Agency is considering requesting municipalities to designate periods during which minpaku private lodging services must be shut in their regions. Municipalities will be free to decide when to set such local minpaku business holidays ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks slide as investors brace for more missile tests by North Korea
(Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average dropped to four-month lows on Friday while the broader Topix was almost flat as investors held off buying on concerns North Korea could launch another missile on Saturday to mark its founding day. The Nikkei fell 0 ... ( read original story ...)