TOKYO -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet on Friday approved Japan's biggest 5.19 trillion yen (US$46 billion) defence budget to bolster ballistic missile defence capability amid escalating threats from North Korea. Under the plan endorsed Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan unveils record defence budget against N. Korea threat
Japan's defence budget will swell to a record $46 billion for the next fiscal year, the government said Friday, as the nation shores up its missile shield against the threat posed by North Korea. The defence spending was part of a $860-billion national ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan Canada Finance says info breached
A Nissan Motor Co. logo is displayed at the Tokyo Auto show in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2017. Nissan Canada Finance says it has been the victim of a data breach that may have involved the personal information of some customers who financed their vehicles through ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan keeps policy steady; Kuroda dismisses talk of early exit
The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Thursday and its governor said economic improvements alone would not trigger a withdrawal of stimulus, reassuring markets it will lag well behind its overseas peers in ending crisis-mode easing. Governor ... ( read original story ...)
DOJA Cannabis and Tokyo Smoke announce merger and strategic investment from Aphria Inc.
Tokyo Smoke, and Van der Pop. CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This news release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements." Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Warns Fukushima-level Magnitude 9 Mega-Earthquake Could Strike
A mega earthquake as big as Fukushima may strike Japan within the next 30 years, a government report has showed. On Tuesday, the Japanese government’s Earthquake Research Committee said in a revised report that there was a 70 percent chance that a ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese property market on the upturn
Held for the second time on 18 and 19 November at the Four Seasons Hotel Singapore, PropertyGuru’s Japan Property Investment Show attracted more than 170 potential investors. Organised in partnership with Japanese developer Dualtap, highlights included ... ( read original story ...)
Meet the Aussie chasing fame in Japan — by any means necessary
"I stumbled across these videos of foreigners who were clearly big names over there but we hadn't heard of them," he told News Breakfast. With the help of two filmmaker friends, David has just released a documentary of his experience — Big In Japan ... ( read original story ...)
A Japanese robot company is trying to get Elon Musk’s attention with a billboard next to the SpaceX office
"We’d be pleased if Elon recognizes the sign," Hayashi told Business Insider Japan in an interview. "For the SpaceX’s journey to the Mars, I believe a robot like ‘LOVOT’ should get onboard." Pepper the robot. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters In Hayashi’s ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan keeps easy credit stance as inflation eludes
TOKYO — Japan's central bank opted Thursday to keep its ultra-lax monetary policy unchanged, saying rising private consumption, exports and business investment were signs that a moderate recovery has taken hold. In a policy statement, the BOJ said it is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Kansai Electric used possibly falsified Mitsubishi Materials products at reactors
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co 9503.T said on Wednesday it has used products in important safety equipment at two of its nuclear plants that were supplied by a unit of Mitsubishi Materials Corp 5711.T with possibly falsified data. ( read original story ...)
Making Japanese small business thrive
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA – Japan and the European Union have concluded a new and wide-ranging trade deal that has been four years in the making. Many Japanese companies no doubt hope that this agreement will give their business a boost, while politicians ... ( read original story ...)
Japan warns of ‘impending’ mega-quake as large as one that caused Fukushima meltdown
Japanese government experts have warned that a mega-quake as large as the 2011 disaster may hit the country’s northernmost region within the next 30 years. An “impending” earthquake is forecast to strike off the Pacific coastline of Hokkaido ... ( read original story ...)
New Tokyo fish market given opening date
Toyosu market, which will replace the famous Tsukiji fish market, the world's largest, will open to the public from October 11, 2018 after six years of delays, the governor of Tokyo says. Local authorities and market representatives believe that the time ... ( read original story ...)
For sale: The ‘ghost houses’ in Japan
Instead of a housing shortage, Japan has too many houses that no one seems to want: derelict, ‘ghost’ homes that over time become firetraps, attract vermin, turn into rubbish dumps and diminish the value of surrounding property. According to the ... ( read original story ...)
available in new report Hotel property management software market forecast till 2022 available in new report
Third by regions, this report focuses on the sales (consumption), production, import and export of Hotel Property Management Software in North America, Japan, Europe, India, Southeast Asia and China. Access this report @ www.orianresearch.com/checkout/431697. ( read original story ...)