Defending overall world cup champion Peter Prevc and Maciej Kot tied for first place at a ski jumping World Cup competition in Sapporo, Japan on Saturday. Polish jumper Kot produced jumps of 139m and 138m to end the event with a total score of 260.2 points. ( read original story ...)
Trump's Florida estate stirs ethics debate as he hosts Japanese leader
He has described the sprawling Mar-a-Lago property as the Winter White House and also spent another weekend there this month. The estate has become a magnet for anti-Trump protesters and the subject of an ethics debate over his invitation to Japanese Prime ... ( read original story ...)
Selloff Spurs Bank of Japan to Buy $6 Billion in Bonds
TOKYO—Japan’s central bank boosted its government-bond purchases by more than $6 billion on Friday, sending a message to investors that it wants to buck a global tide of rising rates. The move was prompted by an unusually sharp bond selloff—which ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan intervenes to buy 10-year JGBs
A day of market gyrations and pressure for higher interest rates has forced the Bank of Japan to tip its hand by intervening to keep 10-year yields below 0.11 per cent. It is the first time the BoJ has turned last September’s “around zero per cent ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan lifts growth outlook
Japan's central bank has come up with a more optimistic assessment of growth prospects in the world's third-largest economy. It said a weaker national currency would boost Japanese exports and increase production. Ending its first policy meeting in the new ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan forecasts Trump-driven surge in economic growth
The Bank of Japan forecast an era of surging economic growth and kept monetary policy on hold on Tuesday following a Donald Trump-induced slide in the yen. Japan’s central bank predicted the economy would grow significantly faster than its long-run ... ( read original story ...)
New route testimony to safety record
OSAKA: AirAsia X Bhd will become one of the first Asean-based low-cost carriers to venture into the United States when it starts its connecting flight from Kuala Lumpur to Honolulu via Osaka, Japan, from June 28 this year. Flights D7001 and D7002 are ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic: World's First*1 Organic CMOS Image Sensor with Electrically Controllable Near-Infrared Light Sensitivity
OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 9, 2017--Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has developed a new technology, electrical control of the near infrared (NIR) light sensitivity of the same pixel in an organic CMOS image sensor. The sensitivity of ... ( read original story ...)
Peter Prevc and Maciej Kot share the win in Sapporo
There were two winners in the first of two Ski Jumping World Cups in Sapporo (JPN). Poland's Maciej Kot and Slovenia's Peter Prevc tied for first in Saturday's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup. Both scored a total of 260.2 points. Prevc jumped on 143 m (longest ... ( read original story ...)
Mexico gets Trump's trade ire, Japan and Germany, a pass
By comparison, Japan and Germany get off easy. The focus on China is understandable: The U.S. trade deficit in goods with China ($347 billion last year) is five times bigger than any other. The U.S. trade gap with Mexico ($63.2 billion), though ... ( read original story ...)
TMX Group Ltd taking ‘Team Canada approach’ as it vies for slice of US$100 billion Saudi Aramco IPO
Aramco has yet to make a final decision on the venue for the IPO, and challenges are coming from larger international ... Aramco executives have also mentioned the possibility of listing in London, New York, Tokyo or Toronto. Aramco plans to sell shares ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metro backs P374-B MM subway
Atsushi Kamimura, manager for demand generation and marketing department at Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd. said pursuing a plan to build a subway that would link the business centers of Makati, Pasay and Taguig would help decongest roads in Metro Manila. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Fro's to move downtown after closing in University Village
Tokyo Fro’s Rockin' Sushi closed at the end of January on ... fencing off access to his property and interfering with his ability to run his business. ( read original story ...)
Fiona Hyslop promotes Scottish business in Japan
She will meet business leaders in Tokyo and Nagasaki to promote Scotland as a place to invest and do business. The cabinet secretary said Japan was "a very important international partner for Scotland". The Scottish government said Japan was one of the top ... ( read original story ...)
Japan government morphing into activist shareholder
Japan Post Holdings itself spent many months under its IPO price of 1,400 yen. The government has already decided to help pay for rebuilding from the March 2011 disaster with 4 trillion yen in capital gains from selling shares in the Japan Post trio. ( read original story ...)
Japan's PM Abe 'seeks trust with Trump' on US visit
Japan's prime minister says he hopes to build a "relationship of trust" with Donald Trump, as he began a US visit. Addressing business leaders, Shinzo Abe said economic ties benefited both sides and urged a "new era" of co-operation. President Trump has ... ( read original story ...)