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Japan’s Sumitomo Metal to buy stake in Iamgold project for $195-million
Japan’s Sumitomo Metal Mining Co on Tuesday said it had agreed to take a 27.75-per cent interest in a Canadian gold mining project from Toronto-based Iamgold Corp for $195-million. The purchase of the stake in the Cote Gold Project in Ontario comes as ... ( read original story ...)
CapitaLand aims to double assets in Japan to S$5 billion
TOKYO -- CapitaLand, Southeast Asia's largest property company, is increasing its Japanese property acquisitions, mainly in Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo, in an effort to double assets under management there to 5 billion Singapore dollars ($3.6 billion ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Vietnam to bolster maritime security cooperation
TOKYO (AP) — Japan and Vietnam agreed Tuesday to bolster their security ties through Japanese-funded projects including the upgrading of Vietnamese coastal patrol capabilities, defense equipment and technology transfer amid concerns about China's ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese banks expand investments in Vietnam
Mizuho was one of the first Japanese banks to invest in Vietnam in 2012. Its initial investment capital of US$570 million has doubled. At a recent working session with the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank), President ... ( read original story ...)
Three giant pandas return to China from Japan
BEIJING - Three giant pandas born and raised in Japan have returned to China under a standard agreement ... as well as sanctuaries and breeding centres. The official Xinhua News Agency said the three were travelling Tuesday to the Chengdu Research Base ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls 1 pct, pressured by stronger yen and Wall St losses
TOKYO, June 6 Japan's Nikkei share average slumped on Tuesday, surrendering the 20,000 level after losses on Wall Street and a stronger yen sapped sentiment. The Nikkei ended down 1 percent at 19,979.90, moving away from Friday's high of 20,239.81 ... ( read original story ...)
3 giant pandas return to China from Japan under agreement
Three giant pandas born and raised in Japan have been returned to China under a standard ... wild pandas as well as sanctuaries and breeding centers. The official Xinhua News Agency were traveling Tuesday to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Gas : Senate Mulls Use of LNG to Generate Power
05/17 OSAKA GAS: NNPC to resume oil prospecting in Lake Chad ―GMD 05/16 OSAKA GAS: NNPC to Resume Oil Search in Lake Chad 05/16 OSAKA GAS: NNPC to resume oil search in Chad Basin 05/16 OSAKA GAS: NNPC to resume oil search in Lake Chad 05/15 OSAKA GAS ... ( read original story ...)
Divine Wind: Japan Gets a Lift from Explosive Rally
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suddenly seems to have a ... expansion and economic reforms has delivered mixed results in recent years. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average has spiked up 11 percent from an April 14 low, and it broke through the ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei drops, pressured by stronger yen, Wall St losses
TOKYO, June 6 Japan's Nikkei share average slumped on Tuesday as losses on Wall Street and a stronger yen sapped sentiment. The Nikkei was down 0.7 percent at midday at 20,026.45, moving away from Friday's high of 20,239.81, which was its loftiest level ... ( read original story ...)
Japan reaches out to devout travelers with religious accommodations
TOKYO -- A prayer room opened in Tokyo Station on Monday, the latest effort by Japan to attract more Muslims, Buddhists and other religiously observant tourists from Asia. The 8-sq.-meter space is located in the station's travel service center. The space ... ( read original story ...)
Japan takes cautious turn toward China’s ‘Belt and Road’
TOKYO -- Japan is eager to cooperate with China's massive Belt and ... as the diverse regions found in between," the prime minister said during a banquet at Nikkei Inc.'s annual International Conference on the Future of Asia. Beijing aims to create a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cops bust uncensored porn DVD shop, seize 46,000 discs
Tokyo police have accused Hideji Kunimitsu in the sale of illegal porn DVDs in Kabukicho (TBS News) TOKYO (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have busted a shop in the Kabukicho red-light district of Shinjuku over the sale of pornographic DVDs deemed ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo cops nab elderly man in stabbing of woman in Asakusa
Tokyo police arrested a man, 74, for allegedly stabbing a woman in a restaurant in Asakusa on Monday (TBS News) At 3:30 p.m., police received a tip from an employee at the restaurant, located near Asakusa Station on the Tsukuba Express Line, about a female ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese company holds ‘macho’ competition
A Japanese company is hoping to attract workers to the country's understaffed demolition industry through the medium of bulging muscles. While it may have an unfashionable 1970s ring to it, the Nagoya-based Crassone company recently held a "macho ... ( read original story ...)