SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - Relations between U.S. allies South Korea and Japan deteriorated on Tuesday with South Korea questioning Japan's commitment to U.N. sanctions against North Korea, while a South ... ( read original story ...)
Samsung, SK Hynix ask Korean firm to boost chemicals supply amid Japanese curbs
The move by the two chipmakers to secure supplies of hydrogen fluoride comes after Japan said earlier this month that it would tighten curbs on exports of high-tech materials used in smartphone ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shows coal’s dilemma: More needed now, less in future: Russell
LAUNCESTON — The dilemma facing thermal coal miners is neatly encapsulated by the current dynamics of Japan, where robust short-term demand contrasts with a diminishing long-term outlook. ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls as China slowdown saps confidence; automakers buck weakness
TOKYO, July 16 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Tuesday as investors worried about slowing economic growth in China, but automakers outperformed on a media report that China will rely more on hybrid ... ( read original story ...)
Thousands of Tokyo commuters told to work from home to avoid Olympic crush
Twenty million train rides are taken daily in the Tokyo. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Hundreds of thousands of employees in Tokyo will work from home for two weeks as part of a trial of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan trade minister blasts South Korea for ‘mistaken’ explanation after bilateral meeting
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko said on Tuesday it was "regrettable" that the South Korean government had made what he said was an erroneous explanation after the two sides ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls as China’s slowing growth hurts sentiment; automakers buck weakness
TOKYO, July 16 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei fell on Tuesday as slowing economic growth in China hurt investor sentiment, but automakers outperformed on a media report that China will rely more on hybrid ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank-backed startup preps $500m IPO to make Pepper smarter
SoftBank Robotics' own android Pepper has been adopted by thousands of businesses in Japan. Last year, SoftBank inked a deal with Chinese electronics giant Haier, which now uses the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Cites ‘National Security’ in Free Trade Crackdown. Sound Familiar?
“If the investigation concludes that our government has done nothing wrong, Japan should immediately withdraw its retaliatory export restrictions,” Kim You-geun, a senior South Korean national ... ( read original story ...)
Japan in tight spot in tussle with Russia over isles near Hokkaido
TOKYO -- It appears that the grand bargain proposed almost three years ago by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to bring an end to a territorial dispute with Russia has not panned out. ... ( read original story ...)
Hakuho suffers first defeat in Nagoya; Kakuryu remains unbeaten
NAGOYA - Hakuho suffered his first loss of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday, as fellow yokozuna Kakuryu kept his spotless record to take the sole lead. In the penultimate match of Day 9 at ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean business owners call for boycott of Japanese goods
Dozens of South Korean small-business owners rallied in South Korea’s capital on Monday calling for boycotts of Japanese consumer goods to protest Tokyo’s move to tighten high-tech exports to its ... ( read original story ...)
Hold the beers: Budweiser APAC IPO fail shows valuations face investor push-back
For now I would say we have an operating IPO market with cautious investors - that's a good ... Budweiser APAC's range compared with a ratio of 11 for both parent AB InBev and for Japan's Kirin ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe’s ruling bloc set for solid upper house win: polls
Similar polls taken by other media outlets, including the Kyodo news agency, showed support for ... bloc and other smaller parties including the Japan Innovation Party, which support ... ( read original story ...)
Constitutional revision hangs in balance of Japan’s election
The LDP leads in about 70% of the 32 single-seat districts, mainly in western Japan, Nikkei's nationwide poll and research show. Of the districts with two to six seats, the ruling party is ... ( read original story ...)
An American ninja in Nagoya
Making their debut in 2015, the troupe holds weekend performances at Nagoya Castle, drawing crowds of local visitors and overseas tourists with gravity-defying stunts, martial arts and swordsmanship. ... ( read original story ...)