"We have not yet made any plan and we are evaluating what fighter aircraft we need," Itsunori Onodera said at a news briefing on Tuesday when asked whether Japan planned to buy more F-35s. Onodera's ministry will release two defense reviews by the end of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top financial diplomat voices concern on strong yen
TOKYO -- Japan's point man on currency diplomacy sees the ... "I cannot help but assess the [yen] movements as one-sided," Masatsugu Asakawa, vice minister of finance for international affairs, told The Nikkei in an interview Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sony to form alliance to build taxi-hailing system
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp said on Tuesday it would become the latest blue-chip firm to jockey for position in Japan's taxi and ride-hailing market, with plans for a joint venture to develop an artificial intelligence-based hailing system. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open flat on weak yen, U.S. shares’ retreat
TOKYO, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Tokyo stocks opened essentially flat on Wednesday as buying on the back of a weaker yen versus the U.S. dollar was counteracted by selling on U.S. shares retreating overnight on Wall Street. As of 9:15 a.m, the 225-issue Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s cryptocurrency industry to embrace self-regulation
Japan's cryptocurrency industry has lacked a unified voice ... a member of both existing industry groups and will not be a part of the new organization. Nikkei group company QUICK holds an equity stake in bitFlyer. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Sony to form alliance to build taxi-hailing system -Nikkei
Sony Corp looks set to become the latest blue-chip firm to jockey for position in Japan’s taxi and ride-hailing market, with plans for a joint venture to develop an artificial intelligence-based hailing system, the Nikkei newspaper reported. Japan is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top financial diplomat puts strong yen on notice
TOKYO -- Japan's point man on currency diplomacy sees the yen's recent ... vice minister of finance for international affairs, told The Nikkei in an interview Tuesday. He nonetheless indicated plans to reaffirm the agreement among the Group of 20 major ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to host G-20 summit in Osaka in 2019
The G-20 presidency is currently held by Argentina. In the past, the city of Osaka hosted the summit meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in November 1995 and the Group of Eight finance ministers' meeting in June 2008. The administration ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Disney finally taps tech as visitors tire of waiting
TOKYO -- Tokyo Disney Resort operator Oriental Land will roll out a smartphone app in fiscal 2018 to relieve crowding issues that have frustrated guests at the popular theme park. The app will offer a single platform on which customers can buy tickets ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese man given custody of 13 surrogate kids
After his case made headlines, a group of prominent lawyers sent letters warning Japan's mainstream media not to report Shigeta's name or the names of his family members, according to news organizations that received the letter. Several Japanese magazines ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese man wins sole custody of 13 surrogacy children
Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo A wealthy Japanese man at the centre of a “baby factory ... he hoped for a large family and believed they could inherit his wealth, Kyodo News reported. Officials from Thailand’s social development and human security ... ( read original story ...)
Our long national curling nightmare might be over: Canada’s men beat Japan
There was a little more intensity in their voices in this game, perhaps a bit more urgency to their game, with so much on the line, and the Canadians played very well against a resilient Japanese squad. “We’re not rookies out here so we can tell if ... ( read original story ...)
Government picks Osaka as venue for G-20 summit in 2019: sources
Osaka has been selected as the venue for the 2019 summit meeting ... Fukuoka is expected to host a summit for finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the G-20 economies. The summit date will likely be set for sometime between June and November ... ( read original story ...)
Thai court gives Japanese man custody of 13 surrogate kids
After his case made headlines, a group of prominent lawyers sent letters warning Japan's mainstream media not to report Shigeta's name or the names of his family members, according to news organizations that received the letter. Several Japanese magazines ... ( read original story ...)
Fears ‘Big One’ earthquake is on the way after a flurry of volcanic activity in the Ring of Fire
OVER the past few weeks earthquakes have hit Japan, Mexico and Taiwan and volcanoes have erupted around the Pacific's 'Ring of Fire'. Now scientists have warned that the frequent seismic activity, which has already claimed lives, could mean a huge quake is ... ( read original story ...)
Why a new Japanese emperor and the Tokyo Olympics mean a glittering Year of the Dog for gold
“Japan will also issue gold coins to celebrate the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and the market expects the Japanese ... Many economic policies of US President Donald Trump are good for business, but they hurt the US dollar strength as the market believes ... ( read original story ...)