Business Insider Australia is the Australian edition of the world’s fastest-growing business news website, Business Insider. Japan's economy didn't grow as fast as first thought in the June quarter. According to data released by the government today ... ( read original story ...)
Business Trip To Japan Could Help Hoosier Economy
Indianapolis - Gov. Eric Holcomb landed in Japan Friday morning to kick off a weeklong trip to attract more business from Japan. The state said that partnership between Japan and Indiana is quite strong. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation said ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to seek partial smoking ban by 2019, Koike says
“In 2019 Tokyo will host the Rugby World Cup, and I want to introduce the ban before that,” Koike told a regular news conference at the government headquarters in Shinjuku Ward. She also stressed Tokyo’s role as the host city of the 2020 Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
Kakao stock surges on IPO plan in Japan
The stock value has continued to improve in recent days after overseas media reported on Kakao Japan's plan to go public on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2020. Kakao did not confirm the reports, but said the IPO is one option to boost the Japanese branch's ... ( read original story ...)
Western Digital seeks Y50 billion from Apple to help finance Toshiba chip bid: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) - A group including Western Digital (:WDC.O) is seeking around 50 billion yen ($464 million) from Apple Inc (:AAPL.O) to help finance a bid for Toshiba Corp's (:6502.T) memory chip unit, Kyodo news agency reported on Friday. Western Digital ... ( read original story ...)
Japan riveted as beloved baseball team and star player compete in Thunder Bay
In Japan, however, it's a whole other ball game. More than 50 members of the Japanese media arrived in Thunder Bay, Ont., last week to broadcast the games of their national team and follow every move of its star player, Kotaro Kiyomiya. "High school ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei down, Topix flat as investors brace for N. Korea holiday
TOKYO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average dipped near 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 test on its important national holiday ... ( read original story ...)
5.3 magnitude earthquake hits north Japan, no tsunami alert issued
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 hit northern Japan on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The epicenter of the 10:26 p.m. (1326 GMT) earthquake was in Akita Prefecture. “This earthquake poses no tsunami risk,” the agency ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Earthquake: 5.3 quake hits shortly after Mexico disaster
The 5.3 tremor struck the region of Akita, in the north west of the counrty. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the earthquake took place 10 kilometres beneath the surface at around 10.20PM local time. According to local media outlet NHK ... ( read original story ...)
Ready, Set, Go West: Chicago-to-Tokyo Trading Is Revving Up
Those include Jump Trading LLC, Virtu Financial Inc. and DRW Holdings LLC’s Vigilant ... futures contracts on Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index trade on both CME’s exchange and Tokyo-based Japan Exchange Group Inc.’s market. Read more about Go West ... ( read original story ...)
Last of World War II’s Doolittle Tokyo Raiders turns 102
CINCINNATI – The last of the 80 Doolittle Tokyo Raiders of World War II celebrated his 102nd birthday on Thursday. Retired Lt. Col. Richard E. "Dick" Cole has remained active, attending commemorative events in recent years including April ceremonies for ... ( read original story ...)
Prairie pop-up… in Japan? Chef bringing Manitoba tastes to Tokyo
Mandel Hitzer – who heads the popular annual pop-up restaurant RAW:almond on the banks of Winnipeg's frozen rivers at The Forks – is teaming up with Tokyo-based chef, Takahiro Matsuyama, for RAW:tokyo, a six-day dining experience in the heart of the city. ( read original story ...)
Japan: Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 rattles Bonin island, no causalities reported yet
Tokyo: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit off Japan's Bonin Islands on Thursday but there was no tsunami risk, seismologists said. Representational image. PTI[/caption The quake hit at a depth of 450 kilometres (280 miles) at 02:27 am (17.27 GMT) 770 ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rebounds as U.S. debt ceiling deal helps risk appetites recover
TOKYO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday, pulling away from the previous session’s four-month intraday lows after news of an agreement in Washington to raise the U.S. debt limit helped restore investors’ risk appetites. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s second-quarter economic growth revised down from stellar first reading
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s economic growth in the second quarter was much ... While the disappointing data may weaken confidence in the government’s economic policies and the business outlook, analysts still expect the economy to sustain a steady ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy is growing, but slower, quarterly data show
Japan's economy still relies heavily on exports ... consumer spending and industrial production are expected to stay strong in the current quarter, they said. AP Business Writer Yuri Kageyama can be reached at https://twitter.com/yurikageyama Her work ... ( read original story ...)