TOKYO -- Japan's economic recovery has stretched to a record 74 months, yet consumers have remained reluctant to spend over the past six years, squeezed by a rebound as mild as it has been long. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Gas CEO Says to Step Up Overseas LNG Investment
Under a three-year business plan that kicked off last April, Tokyo Gas plans to spend 260 billion yen (2 billion pounds) to boost its earnings from abroad to 20 percent of its targeted operating profi... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ANA orders jets worth $4.3 billion from Boeing, Airbus in Asia growth push
SEATTLE/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ANA Holdings Inc said it would order 38 planes worth $4.33 billion from Boeing Co and Airbus, and buy a stake in Philippines Airlines parent PAL Holdings Inc to suppo... ( read original story ...)
Navy Snow Team Arrives in Sapporo to Build Snow Statue
Eleven Sailors assigned to U.S. Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa and its tenant commands arrived in Sapporo, Japan, on Jan. 28 to begin work on a Navy-themed snow statue for the 70th annual Sapporo Sno... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Brokerage SBI to Expand IPO Team as Market Share Climbs
SBI Holdings Inc., the Japanese online broker that’s expanding its wholesale equities business, plans to boost its team handling initial public offerings as it seeks to sell more newly listed Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
PHC Holdings Signs Agreement to Acquire Anatomical Pathology Business from Thermo Fisher Scientific
TOKYO — PHC Holdings Corporation (headquarters ... to acquire Thermo Fisher’s Anatomical Pathology business for approximately US$ 1.14 billion. Thermo Fisher’s Anatomical Pathology business ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate earthquake 5 mag, 77 km ESE of Ohara, Japan
A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 77 kilometers (48 miles) from Ohara in Japan. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 141.1344° East, 34.9184° North. A tsunami wa... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls, pulled down by machinery firms, chip-related shares
TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Tuesday as warnings from U.S. industry bellwethers Caterpillar and Nvidia dragged down shares of construction machinery makers and chip-related compani... ( read original story ...)
BOJ May Be Attempting to Let Steam Out of the Property Market
The Bank of Japan appears to be trying to let some steam out of the property market, an area where it’s seen incipient financial imbalances driven by its monetary stimulus. The central bank reduced th... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake 4.5 mag, 213 km N of Chichi-shima, Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 213 km N of Chichi-shima, Japan (132 miles). The temblor was detected at 01:25:29 / 1:25 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, ... ( read original story ...)
Sponsor drops ad after accusations of ‘whitewashing’ tennis champ Naomi Osaka
Osaka’s appeal has grown in Japan since she beat Serena Williams in last year’s U.S. Open. Her performance at the Australian Open has topped daily news coverage. It’s not the first time ... ( read original story ...)
YOKOHAMA, Japan | Toshiba unveils robot to probe melted Fukushima nuclear fuel
YOKOHAMA, Japan —January 28, 2019— Toshiba Corp. has unveiled a remote-controlled robot with tongs that it hopes will be able to probe the inside of one of the three damaged reactors at Japan’s tsunam... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka admitted her fear of ‘slipping and sliding’ on grass courts ahead of Wimbledon
Naomi Osaka has not let back-to-back Grand Slam victories go to her head, and has openly admitted her fears ahead of two of the year's biggest tournaments. Osaka has exhibited great tennis in the new ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Heights announces official launch
My Property (Pvt.) Ltd, the exclusive sales and marketing partner for Osaka Heights Apartments, announced its official launch on January 26 and 27, 2019, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., at Cinnamon Grand ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese banks’ overseas business is ‘on fire’: WisdomTree
Watch JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon speak on the shutdown, Brexit and U.S.-China trade Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei weakens on firm yen, investors cautious before earnings reports
TOKYO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Monday as a stronger yen hurt sentiment and weighed on the broader market, though declines were limited by investors’ reluctance to take big positions ... ( read original story ...)