The European Union and Japan are signing a widespread trade deal Tuesday that will eliminate nearly all tariffs, seemingly defying the worries about trade tensions set off by President Donald Trump's ... ( read original story ...)
Who is in Asia with Emanuel? Campaign donors, lobbyists, developers, business heavyweights
However, Emanuel also did plenty of business behind the scenes in corporate boardrooms and at formal dinners, holding talks with executives of several Chinese and Japanese companies and top government ... ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to pioneer carbon transport by sea
TOKYO -- Japan plans to begin testing the transport of captured carbon dioxide by sea, looking to be among the first in the world to commercialize a key technology for battling global warming. Carbon ... ( read original story ...)
Property Perfect adds Japanese expertise
LISTED property firm Property Perfect Plc has set up a joint venture with Japan-based Sekisui Chemical to develop a single-detached house project worth Bt2.23 billion, the company's chief executive of... ( read original story ...)
Takeda Pharmaceutical : eyes selling Osaka headquarters to fund Shire purchase
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. is considering selling its symbolic Osaka headquarters building to help finance the 46 billion pound ($60 billion) deal to acquire Irish drugmaker Shire Plc., sources close t... ( read original story ...)
Blaupunkt launches new infotainment systems for cars: Here’s what all it offers
Blaupunkt launches Osaka 760 and Monte Carlo 760 in India. First car infotainment system from Blaupunkt to support Apple Car Play and Android Auto respectively. German giant, Blaupunkt has launched tw... ( read original story ...)
Are lead managers liable for material misstatements in IPO disclosure documents?
At trial, the Tokyo District Court ruled that the lead manager was liable for damages incurred by the plaintiffs that had acquired shares through the IPO (the IPO plaintiffs). However, in a 23 March 2... ( read original story ...)
Subway operator Tokyo Metro teaches tricks of the trade in Asia
The Japanese subway operator will also propose that its counterpart in Ho Chi Minh City diversify its business to increase revenue. The local company could run stores in stations and spaces under elev... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo art space battles against the current
When he was quizzed as to whether he’d ever sold anything “because that’s the business,” however ... and a month later Osaka was invited to work at the gallery in Tokyo. The regular income of working ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4 mag was detected near Izu Islands, Japan region
A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, Izu Islands, Japan region (0 miles). Unique identifier: us2000g1cx. Ids that are associated to the event: us2000g1cx. The earthquake o... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s banks turn to new ATM strategies
convenience store ATMs "are becoming an alternative to bank ATMs," a Seven Bank executive said. The importance of ATM networks in Japan is largely due to consumers' strong preference for using cash. Y... ( read original story ...)
Japanese banks MUFG and Mizuho to suspend Iranian transactions
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp, another Japanese bank, said that it will carefully consider its response in compliance with the law and based on US sanctions. The move by MUFG is likely to force a halt ... ( read original story ...)
United adds more Guam-Nagoya flights
United airlines has announced that it is restoring four weekly flights between Guam and Nagoya from Dec. 2 to the end of March 2019. United says the decision to restore the service is in response to a... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s focus on Christian persecution helped green light UNESCO site
Japan dropped two components which were considered not strongly connected with the prohibition period and renamed the property to the hidden Christian sites, resubmitting it in 2017. The registered pr... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake: M4 quake has struck near Obihiro in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 7 kilometers (4 miles) from Obihiro in Japan. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 132.51 km (82 miles) below the earth’s sur... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG is a case study in how one Tokyo lender has once again become a major player in emerging Asia
MUFG was inaugurated in 2005, following the merger of the Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group and UFJ Holdings. MUFG, with over 150,000 employees, has a global network with over 1,800 locations in 50 cou... ( read original story ...)