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Direct flight from Denver to Tokyo bolsters international business in Colorado
LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- Colorado is on the map as a destination for international business thanks in part to a direct flight from Denver to Tokyo. The nonstop service started five years ago and is being credited with helping expand business opportunities in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan halts wheat imports after genetically modified wheat found in Alberta
CALGARY — The Canadian government is trying to reassure Japan and other trading partners that genetically modified wheat found in southern Alberta is limited to a few plants growing along a remote access road and has not been detected in the wider supply. ( read original story ...)
Japan halts wheat shipments after genetically modified wheat found in Alberta
CALGARY — The chairman of the Alberta Wheat Commission says Japan has temporarily halted shipments after some unauthorized genetically modified wheat was found in southern Alberta. Kevin Bender says he hopes the suspension of imports is short-lived. ( read original story ...)
Japan suspends sale of Canadian wheat after GMO grain found in Alberta
Alberta Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous will hold a news conference Friday afternoon about Japan’s suspension of Canadian wheat shipments. (Global News will livestream the news conference in the video player above.) Japan’s farm ... ( read original story ...)
Japan blocks Canadian wheat after unapproved GMO plants found in Alberta
A Japanese Farm Ministry official said on Friday it has suspended its tender and sale of wheat from Canada after grain containing a genetically modified trait was discovered last summer in Alberta. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s central bank cuts inflation view, narrowing stimulus-exit path
TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan downgraded its assessment on inflation and its governor stressed his resolve to keep the money spigot wide open, reinforcing views Japan will lag well behind its U.S. and European peers in dialing back crisis-mode policies. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open higher on cheaper yen
Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday helped by a cheaper yen against the dollar partly due to the European Central Bank’s policy decision and expectations for brisk US economic growth. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged up 0.56 percent or 127.39 points ... ( read original story ...)
Nagoya Store’s Giant Mannequin Gets Wookie Makeover
The Meitetsu Department Store in Nagoya, Japan has a distinctive mannequin outside its men's department. The mannequin is known locally as Nana-chan, and she's a popular landmark for meet ups because she's easy to spot in the shopping district —she's 20 ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan keeps monetary policy steady; offers bleaker view on inflation
As widely expected, the Bank of Japan kept its short-term interest rate target at minus 0.1 percent and a pledge to guide 10-year government bond yields around zero percent. "Consumer price growth is in a range of 0.5 to 1 percent," the BOJ said in a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Disney operator to invest $2.3 billion in expansion
TOKYO: The operator of Tokyo Disneyland is investing 250 billion yen (RM9.2 billion) in the biggest expansion to the Japanese resort in almost two decades as Walt Disney Co. continues to upgrade its theme parks in Asia. Oriental Land Co., which is licensed ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka makes final pitch to host 2025 World Expo
OSAKA – Osaka made its final pitch Wednesday in Paris to host the 2025 World Expo, emphasizing the Kansai region’s history as a center of Nobel-prize winning scientific research and telling expo delegates that the central government is willing to spend ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei rises after ECB’s decision; chip-related shares tumble
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Friday morning after the European Central Bank announced it would avoid raising rates until mid-2019, but chip-related stocks tumbled after a brokerage slashed the target price of Tokyo Electron. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan keeps monetary policy steady;…
As widely expected, the Bank of Japan kept its short-term interest rate target at minus 0.1 percent and a pledge to guide 10-year government bond yields around zero percent. "Consumer price growth is in a range of 0.5 to 1 percent," the BOJ said in a ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Bucks Global Trend of Monetary Tightening
TOKYO—The Bank of Japan decided Friday to stick to its ultra-easy monetary policy, bucking the global trend largely because inflation in Japan isn’t getting close to the central bank’s 2% target. The decision contrasts with other central banks ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Keeps Monetary Policy Unchanged, Downgrades Inflation Assessment
The Bank of Japan left monetary policy unchanged and downgraded its assessment of inflation, falling further behind its global peers at the end of a busy week for central banks. The BOJ maintained the settings on its yield-curve control program and asset ... ( read original story ...)