YOKOHAMA, Japan — Scandal-battered Nissan has won shareholders' approval for a new system of committees to oversee governance and for keeping Chief Executive Hiroto Saikawa on its board. The Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Says Safety of Ships in Hormuz Is a Matter of ‘Life and Death’
Trump has recently mused with aides about withdrawing from the U.S.-Japan security treaty, Bloomberg News reported. To contact the reporters on this story: Isabel Reynolds in Tokyo at ... ( read original story ...)
Ecuador 1 Japan 1: Draw sees both nations exit Copa America
Both needing a win at the Copa America, Ecuador and Japan bowed out after a draw. Ecuador and Japan played out a 1-1 draw that saw both nations make group-stage exits at the Copa America on Monday. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan earthquake: Tokyo rocked by strong tremors off coast of Chiba on Ring of Fire
Evening Standard - 11:10 AM GMT June 21, 2019 France earthquake: 5.1 magnitude tremors - Loire Valley hit by rare alert as homes shaken Daily Express - 11:02 AM GMT June 21, 2019 Earthquake strikes ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber : Tire’s Mississippi Plant Voted ‘Best Overall Industry in West Point’
Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi LLC (YTMM) was voted 'Best Overall Industry in West Point ' by the residents of West Point, Mississippi, the city where the 1-million-square-foot plant opened ... ( read original story ...)
Innovid Continues Rapid Global Expansion with New Tokyo Office and Appointment of Toichiro Watanabe as Regional Director, Japan
TOKYO & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Innovid, the world’s leading connected TV and video advertising platform, today announced its global expansion in Japan, with the opening of its Tokyo office and the ... ( read original story ...)
Milan-Cortina to host 2026 Winter Olympics
The race to host the 2026 Games initially involved five other candidates, including the Japanese city of Sapporo. But Sapporo gave up on its 2026 bid in order to focus on its city development plan. ... ( read original story ...)
Italy wins bid to host 2026 Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo
There were only two candidates left after four other bidders, Swiss city Sion, Japan's Sapporo, Austria's Graz and 1988 hosts Calgary in Canada, had earlier dropped out of the race amid concerns ... ( read original story ...)
Nascent Junk Bond Market Gets Nod From Japan Financial Regulator
Now the financial regulator says a broad market including ... To contact the reporters on this story: Takashi Nakamichi in Tokyo at tnakamichi1@bloomberg.net;Issei Hazama in Tokyo at ihazama@ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, US and Australia begin own ‘Belt and Road’ in South Pacific
Nikkei has learned. Three government-backed lenders -- Japan Bank for International Cooperation, the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corp. and Australia's Export Finance and Insurance Corp ... ( read original story ...)
Q&A: Yokohama’s products to seize on CUV, UHP popularity
Yokohama has served this category successfully with the ADVAN ... by discouraging price-based advertising that undermines such efforts. Rubber & Plastics News wants to hear from its readers. If you ... ( read original story ...)
Can Japan Maintain Its Economic Fortunes?
Craig Willy is a Brussels-based European affairs analyst. He has worked on numerous news and communication projects, including for the Bertelsmann Fou Japan is set up for a stint in the international ... ( read original story ...)
World shares waver ahead of Trump-Xi meet at Osaka G20
BANGKOK -- Shares wobbled Monday as investors watched for movement in the China-U.S. trade dispute ahead of a meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping planned for later this week in ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese zoo staff chase furry fake lion in escape drill
As visitors are hurried away, the would-be lion ambles around on two legs, under the skeptical gaze of the zoo's real lions, a zoo video published by Japanese news agency Mainichi News Group shows. ... ( read original story ...)
Insurer Sompo Japan to trim 4,000 jobs with automation drive
TOKYO -- Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance plans to reduce its payroll by 4,000 positions by the end of March 2021 -- a nearly 20% decrease from the fiscal year ended March 2018. The Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges higher as markets braced for G20, focus on Xi-Trump meet
TOKYO, June 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei edged higher in cautious early Monday trade as investors looked ahead to this week's G20 summit amid a backdrop of trade and geopolitical tensions. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)