Japan will end a ban on British beef and lamb that has been in place since the mad cow disease epidemic. The move comes ahead of a meeting between Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Theresa May. Th... ( read original story ...)
Moon says Japan should understand South Korea’s wartime ‘forced labor’ rulings
Moon told a news conference it was not wise for Japanese leaders to politicize historical issues between South Korea and Japan because it could damage future bilateral relations. (Reporting by Joyce L... ( read original story ...)
British beef and lamb will be sold in Japan after a 23-year trade ban is scrapped in £127m boost for UK farmers
He said: “It is great news that British beef and lamb will be available on supermarket shelves and restaurant menus for the first time in more than 20 years. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expe... ( read original story ...)
Shinzo Abe visit puts spotlight on Japan’s concerns over Brexit
Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe is expected to urge Theresa ... International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said: “It is great news that British beef and lamb will be available on supermarket shelves and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe, Dutch PM Rutte working to avoid no-deal Brexit
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte (not pictured) hold a joint news conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, January 9, 2019. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw 2 rela... ( read original story ...)
Russia accuses Japan of whipping up tensions in islands dispute
Russia and Japan have never signed a peace treaty due to their territorial ... Russia around Jan 21 for talks with Putin on the peace treaty, according to Russian news agencies. Putin and Abe last met ... ( read original story ...)
‘I never feel pressure to perform’ – Naomi Osaka fine with Australian Open contender status
However, Osaka said she would be comfortable in the limelight at the year's opening grand slam despite no longer being able to fly under the radar. The Japanese star has become hot property after soar... ( read original story ...)
Gov’t scheme to use vacant housing falls short of target
Property owners register their unoccupied housing as rental ... Of the 7,049 properties registered as of Thursday, three-quarters were concentrated around Osaka, according to official data. It was fol... ( read original story ...)
Government plan for poor and elderly to use vacant homes falls short of target
Property owners register their unoccupied housing as rental ... Of the 7,049 properties registered as of Thursday, three-quarters were concentrated around Osaka, according to official data. That was f... ( read original story ...)
National Gallery makes its biggest loan of art to Japan
Sixty works will appear in the show, “Masterpieces from the National Gallery, London”, which will open at Tokyo’s National Museum of Western Art in March before moving to Osaka’s National Museum of Ar... ( read original story ...)
Japan is ready for its sales tax rise, Finance Minister Taro Aso says
Japan's economy is ready for the increase in its nationwide sales tax scheduled for October, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday. The tax will be increased to 10 percent in October from 8 percen... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank mobile unit in record IPO but market debut flops
Japanese technology giant SoftBank celebrated the world's second-biggest IPO for its mobile unit Wednesday but the newly traded shares endured a torrid time in their debut session, plunging nearly ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank IPO’s Weak Debut Is Still a Win for Masayoshi Son
That’s the biggest decline for a major IPO since Japan Display Inc.’s flop in 2014. Of those who bought at the offered price of 1,500 yen, 90 percent were individuals; the rest were money managers. Th... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s bullish IPO backfires as bad news saps momentum
Japanese investors flocked to buy into the world's largest IPO this year and the second biggest in history, which raised 2.6 trillion yen ($23 billion) for the group. Roughly 90% of the shares ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank telco suffers rare Japan drop on debut after record IPO
The IPO was just shy of the world record $25 billion 2014 listing of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, a SoftBank Group portfolio company. TOKYO: SoftBank Corp shares slumped more th... ( read original story ...)
The Disappointing Telco IPO Is Not A Catastrophe For SoftBank Group Corp. – But It Points To What Could Become One
SoftBank Corp. went public on Wednesday. The IPO was fixed at ¥1,500 per share instead of a price range. The biggest Japanese IPO on record is widely seen as disappointment due to a weak debut. ( read original story ...)