At the same time the Japanese MHLW added approval in use of EDTA collection tubes to the existing approval of heparin collection tubes used with this assay. The QuANTUM-R study demonstrated that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Abe in hot seat after pension report highlights an ‘inconvenient truth’
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faced stiff opposition criticism on Wednesday after a report warned that many retirees won't be able to live on pensions alone, a topic likely to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan revises law to ban parents from physically punishing children: Report
Japan has seen a string of high-profile abuse deaths in the past two years. On Feb 7, Kyodo news reported that the number of child abuse victims hit a record high of more than 80,104 in 2018. In March ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan rejects Korean fund plan to compensate forced wartime labour
Speaking at a regular news conference before the South Korean announcement, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga repeated Tokyo's call to refer the dispute to an international arbitration ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei spurts on upbeat offshore lead
The Japan share market advanced on Wednesday, 19 June 2019, following Wall Street's rally overnight on signs that US-China trade relations could be improving after US President Donald Trump told ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports slide for sixth month as trade troubles knock demand, weaken outlook
"I think that will be a negative for Japan's economy." Ministry of Finance (MOF) data showed on Wednesday that exports declined 7.8% in May from a year earlier, down for the sixth straight month. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s export slump deepens in May amid global trade tensions
Data published by Japan’s Finance Ministry on Wednesday showed that exports from the world’s third-biggest economy fell by 7.8 per cent during the month compared to a year ago, marking the sixth month ... ( read original story ...)
Japan exports slide for sixth month as trade troubles knock demand
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports fell for a sixth straight month in May as China-bound shipments of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and car parts weakened, underlining persistent pressure on ... ( read original story ...)
Spending at Japan companies soars to record in fiscal 2018
Nikkei examined cash flows ... Investing cash flow has risen more than 20% over the last five years. With Japanese investors focusing more on corporate governance, companies have come under ... ( read original story ...)
Greener brew: Beer cans to lighten up as Japan cuts CO2
TOKYO -- Two of Japan's biggest names in beer, Sapporo and Suntory, are working together to make cans that use less aluminum and result in lower carbon dioxide emissions, Nikkei has learned. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei falls ahead of Fed meeting
The Japan share market declined to a 1-1/2-week low on Tuesday, 18 June 2019, as risk sentiments turned downbeat on caution ahead of the outcome of the Federal Reserve's interest rate meeting later in ... ( read original story ...)
Nissan considers seats for top two Renault executives in new committees: Nikkei
(Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co has plans to give multiple seats in its four proposed committees to alliance partner Renault SA's chief executive and chairman, Japan's Nikkei newspaper reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei dips as investors await Fed meeting
TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei edged lower in choppy trade on Tuesday but most investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a U.S. central bank policy decision later in the week. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese businesses see economy peaking out, want more stimulus – Reuters poll
... firms saw no need to reduce Japan's trade surplus with the United States, the survey showed. The survey, conducted for Reuters by Nikkei Research, canvassed 505 big and midsize companies, of which ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei plunges on yen’s rise to end below 21,000
Also weighed on by selling stemming from a drop in the Nikkei futures price, both indexes expanded losses toward Tuesday’s closing. The dollar dropped against the yen after the Australian dollar ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks slide, trade subdued as investors await Fed meeting
TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei dropped to a 1-1/2-week low in choppy trade on Tuesday but most investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of a U.S. central bank policy decision later in the ... ( read original story ...)