TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd. announced that on May 29, 2020 TUV Rheinland LGA Products GmbH issued TUV Rheinland's first MDR certificates under EU Medical Device Regulation 2017/745, for medical devices ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka in no mood to back down on support for Black Lives Matter
Naomi Osaka, the world's highest paid sportswoman, says the voices of prominent athletes can be more influential than those of politicians and is determined that hers will be heard on the subject of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan MPs Pass Record Coronavirus Budget
Japan's powerful lower house of parliament approved an emergency budget worth nearly $300 billion Wednesday, doubling the scale of measures to pep up the world's third-biggest economy after the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Wants to Take Lead for G7 Statement on Hong Kong: Abe
"Obviously, we acknowledge the G7 has a mission to lead the global public opinion and Japan wants to take a lead in issuing a statement based on 'one nation, two systems' in Hong Kong," Abe told ... ( read original story ...)
America Surrendered The Philippines To Japan, But It Never Forgot Its Duty
But unless the U.S. Navy could instantly resurrect the sunken battleships at Pearl Harbor, the Philippines were doomed. Backed by heavy air support, the Japanese eventually broke through the lines of ... ( read original story ...)
2 Americans accused of aiding Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan fight extradition
Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan in a box are fighting their extradition to the country, arguing the offense is not a crime there. Michael and Peter Taylor are wanted in Japan on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan April core machinery orders fall 12.0% month/month
Japan's core machinery orders fell 12.0% in April from the previous month, government data showed on Wednesday. Compared with a year earlier, core orders, which exclude those of ships and electricity, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s machinery orders, wholesale prices sink as pandemic hits business spending
Japan's machinery orders slumped in April at their quickest pace in nearly two years, as a drop in demand and company profits caused by the coronavirus pandemic paralysed businesses spending. Separate ... ( read original story ...)
S&P Cuts Outlook on Japan’s Debt Outlook
Follow Bloomberg on LINE messenger for all the business news and analysis you need.S&P Global Ratings revised down the outlook on Japan’s sovereign rating to stable from positive while keeping the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s wholesale prices sink at fastest pace in four years as pandemic hits demand
Japan's wholesale prices fell at the fastest annual pace in nearly four years in May, data showed on Wednesday, as the coronavirus pandemic hit business activity and weighed on global demand for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s April core machinery orders fall at fastest pace since Sept 2018
Japan's core machinery orders dropped in April at their quickest pace since September 2018 as the hit to business spending from the coronavirus pandemic deepened. By Daniel Leussink TOKYO, June 10 ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese carmaker Honda hit by cyberattack
Japanese carmaker Honda said Tuesday that it has been hit by a cyberattack that disrupted its business in several countries, though it expects the overall impact to be contained. Production in Japan ... ( read original story ...)
World’s most expensive cities for expats in 2020 revealed
The world's most expensive cities for expats in 2020 have been revealed by Mercer. Wondering which place tops the list? Hint: It's one of Asia's most popular destinations. ( read original story ...)
Stuck-at-Home Demand Prompts Japan Hardware Store Consolidation
A rare bright spot in Japan’s retail space during the coronavirus pandemic has been the nation’s hardware stores, with sales surging as stuck-at-home Japanese took to doing up their gardens and ... ( read original story ...)
Most Economists See Bank Of Japan Holding Off Major Action in June
A majority of economists expect the Bank of Japan to leave its main policy tools untouched next week as it pauses to assess the steps already taken to shield the economy from the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s finance minister, central bank governor vow to use all tools to combat virus fallout
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda pledged on Friday to deploy all necessary fiscal and monetary policy tools to combat the widening ... ( read original story ...)