Speech by Prime Minister at India-Japan Business Leaders Forum

It is a real pleasure to be with the business community of Japan and India. That too in the presence of a great friend: Friend of India; Friend of Gujarat and my personal friend Mr. Shinzo Abe Please give a big hand for this great friend and a great leader. ( read original story ...)

India, Japan ink 15 pacts to deepen ties

Addressing a gathering of business community from both the countries, Modi termed it ‘deepening of the ties between the two countries’. Striking a personal chord by terming the Japanese counterpart as his “personal friend”, Modi said ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Stocks Open Higher Despite North Korea Missile Launch

Tokyo: Tokyo stocks were higher on Friday morning with investors keeping their cool despite North Korea's launching its second missile over Japan in less than a month. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index gained 0.21 percent, or 40.95 points, to 19,848.39 in ... ( read original story ...)

Qantas to launch year-round Sydney-Osaka flights

AusBT review: Qantas Airbus A330 Business Suite business class Qantas flight QF33 will depart Sydney at 9:30am on Thursdays and Saturdays to reach Osaka at 5:25pm, while on Mondays, passengers will leave Sydney at a more leisurely 1:25pm for a 9:20pm ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s bullet train gives 164-year-old Indian Railways a jolt

Financing by Japan also means business farmed out to companies such as Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Hitachi Ltd. and East Japan Railway Co. and an opportunity lost for China’s CRRC Corp Ltd. and European manufacturers including Alstom SA. For Japan ... ( read original story ...)

India, Japan start work on high-speed train during Abe visit

AHMADABAD, India — India and Japan have begun work on a high-speed train in the western Indian state of Gujarat, during a visit by Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The "bullet" train will link Ahmadabad, the main commercial city in Indian Prime ... ( read original story ...)

India-Japan business ties are at an all-time high

New Delhi: R .C. Bhargava, chairman of India’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, fondly recounts meetings between business delegates from India and Japan over lunch with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Stocks eked out Marginal Gains

Tokyo stocks flat at break after three days of gains (Photo ... a consortium led by US investor Bain Capital as the leading candidate to buy its prized chip business. (AFP) ( read original story ...)

Japan Earthquake & Tsunami of 2011: Facts and Information

This isn't likely to happen on the East Coast, but it could. This is an aerial view of damage to Sukuiso, Japan, a week after the earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the area in March, 2011. Credit: Dylan McCord. U.S. Navy On March 11, 2011, a ... ( read original story ...)

Toshiba Says It Favors Bain Group’s Bid for Microchip Business

TOKYO — Toshiba Corporation, the struggling Japanese conglomerate, will once again try to sell its immensely valuable microchip business to a group of American and Japanese buyers. Better offers would be welcomed, too. Toshiba said on Wednesday that it ... ( read original story ...)

Hotel Review: InterContinental Osaka

With standard rooms on the larger side of what we’ve experienced in Japan, as well as ‘Suites’ or ‘Serviced Residences’ that go all the way up to 3-bedrooms, the InterContinental Osaka offers up spacious, luxurious rooms for business travellers. ( read original story ...)

Huge Japanese business delegation focuses on EEC

AS A MASSIVE delegation from Japan visits the Kingdom, Thailand expected them to boost investment in infrastructure, particularly for dual-rail, high-speed trains, by next year to steer development in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo futures hover near 1-week low on strong yen

TOKYO, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Benchmark TOCOM rubber futures hovered near their lowest in a week on Monday, pressured by a stronger yen against the dollar. FUNDAMENTALS * The Tokyo Commodity Exchange rubber contract for February delivery was unchanged at 226 ... ( read original story ...)