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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)