MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Japan’s foreign minister on Thursday said his Mexican counterpart promised to protect the interests of Japanese firms in talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. Japan’s Taro Kono told reporters in Mexico ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka Gas Engineering to Provide Consulting Services on Construction of LNG Receiving Terminals in Taiwan
OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2018--Osaka Gas Engineering Co., Ltd. (OGE), a subsidiary of Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. (Osaka Gas)(TOKYO:9532), has entered into an agreement to provide consulting services on construction of LNG receiving terminals of CPC ... ( read original story ...)
China, Japan protest US probe into need for auto tariffs
BEIJING — China and Japan both condemned Thursday the Trump administration's decision to launch an investigation into whether tariffs are needed on imports of vehicles and automotive parts into the United States. China's Commerce Ministry said Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
In cautious shift, TEPCO promotes renewables as business ‘pillar’
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc., an old guard in the ... and intensified competition from a liberalized power retail market have put the nuclear power business at a disadvantage. Tomoaki Kobayakawa, 54, who became TEPCO president in June last ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business mood improves, signals return to growth – Reuters Tankan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Confidence among Japanese manufacturers improved in May for the first time in four months while service-sector sentiment hit a record high, the Reuters Tankan poll showed, suggesting the economy may return to growth after a first-quarter ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo lures in overseas hedge funds and fintech
TOKYO -- Hedge funds and financial technology groups are busy expanding to Japan, lured in recent months by the vast wealth waiting to be unlocked and a landscape more welcoming to fund managers and innovators. Hong Kong hedge fund Argyle Street Management ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake, Tsunami, Dead Schoolchildren: A Lesson for BC
Richard Lloyd Parry’s exploration of Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami — and the aftermath — offers a warning for British Columbians. Photo from DVIDSHUB, Creative Commons licensed. Ghosts of the Tsunami Richard Lloyd Parry Jonathan Cape (2017 ... ( read original story ...)