Business confidence of Japanese companies is deteriorating rapidly with most blaming trade conflicts between the United States and China as the major cause, an Asahi Shimbun survey showed on June 18. ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka vows to strengthen disaster measures one year on from quake
OSAKA - School and municipal government officials in Osaka Prefecture ... city,” Hamada said in his address to Takatsuki officials at city hall. During a news conference, the mayor said the city will ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka feeling free for Wimbledon challenge
You can make a real difference - please donate now. Naomi Osaka hopes a sense of freedom will pay dividends as she gets her grass court season underway in the Birmingham Classic on Tuesday. Reigning ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and the limits of liquidity
If this theory were correct, it would clearly be relevant to Japan. Japan has effectively been in a liquidity trap, with policy rates very near zero, and now below it, since 1996, as shown in the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks close lower amid lingering concern over trade
Tokyo shares fell on Tuesday as concerns over the US-China trade war continued to weigh on the market, as investors took to the sidelines ahead of results from the US Federal Reserve's meeting. The ... ( read original story ...)
New direct flight service launched to link Nanjing with Japan’s Nagoya
A new air route linking Nanjing, the capital city of eastern China's Jiangsu province, and Japan's Nagoya was launched Saturday. It is the fifth direct flight to Japan from Nanjing after links to ... ( read original story ...)
This Japanese Puzzle Has Many Moving Parts
There’s support for both points of view. For months, Japan watchers have been waiting for business activity to drop. However, core machine orders, which typically point to future spending, have ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei index opens marginally lower
Tokyo's key Nikkei stocks index opened slightly lower on Tuesday, as investors took to the sidelines ahead of results from the US Federal Reserve's meeting this week. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index ... ( read original story ...)
AECOM signs agreement with Toshiba to perform nuclear decommissioning services in Japan
The alliance will offer comprehensive services to Japanese government organizations ... under the Alliance Agreementas well as other future business and economic factors. Actual results could ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to boost education support for non-native children
TOKYO -- Japan will provide more support for educating children of foreign nationals from early childhood through high school, including by increasing Japanese-language classes, under a plan ... ( read original story ...)
Hokkaido Quake Hinders Overseas Visitors
The powerful earthquake that struck Hokkaido early this month came at a time when the number of overseas visitors to the region is at a record high. An estimated 2.79 million tourists from abroad ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo explosion highlights the risk of spray cans
The head of the real estate firm, Taiki Sato, apologized at a news conference held in Sapporo. He said, "I'm truly sorry for having caused trouble to many people. I apologize to everyone who was ... ( read original story ...)
Man suspected of stabbing Osaka police officer and stealing his gun is arrested
OSAKA - Police on Monday arrested a man suspected of stabbing a police officer multiple times in Osaka Prefecture the previous day and stealing his pistol, an incident that came just days before the ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka not at home on grass
World number one Naomi Osaka admits she has a long way to go to turn her mastery of hard courts onto success on grass as she prepares for Wimbledon at the Birmingham Classic this week. Osaka has ... ( read original story ...)
Japan keen to have business partnership with Punjabi businessmen
AMRITSAR: In a bid to explore joint business opportunities between Japan and Punjab, Japanese ambassador to India Kenji Hiramatsu on Monday interacted with Punjabi businessmen and government ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei edges up with eyes on trade
The Japan share market closed mixed on Monday, 17 June 2019, as risk sentiments were subdued amid simmering trade dispute between the United States and China as well as political tensions in the ... ( read original story ...)