Japan's exports rose at a faster-than-expected 12 percent pace in March, while imports jumped nearly 16 percent from a year earlier, the government said Thursday. The data suggest relatively strong foreign demand could lift growth for the world's No. 3 ... ( read original story ...)
Pence tells Japanese business leaders that U.S. tax reform is coming soon
Sidestepping the political difficulties back in Washington, Vice President Mike Pence told Japanese business leaders Wednesday that President Trump is working “around the clock” on tax reform that will benefit Japanese-owned businesses in the U.S ... ( read original story ...)
Pence reassures Japan of U.S. resolve on North Korea, to work with China
North Korea regularly threatens to destroy Japan, South Korea and the United States and it ... intercepting cargo ships and punishing Chinese banks doing business with Pyongyang. They also say greater Chinese cooperation is vital. "DIPLOMACY FIRST CHOICE ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Stocks Open Higher as Yen Slips
Metrotvnews.com, Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday as a weaker yen lifted exporters following reported remarks by the US treasury secretary that a strong dollar is 'a good thing' over the long term. Investors also got relief from solid gains on ... ( read original story ...)
Marijuana investor Lorne Gertner on the future of Canada’s pot business
Gertner’s most active involvement with the cannabis business today is Tokyo Smoke a retail operation and brand which he started with son Alan, a former Google employee, in 2015. The company has a downtown Toronto coffee shop and store, where it sells pot ... ( read original story ...)
Grand twin tower complex in Osaka marks completion
... mark the completion of a new town complex comprised of two 200-meter buildings that have dramatically reshaped Osaka's central business district's skyline was held in the city’s Kita Ward on April 17. Executives of the construction company, tenants ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba’s sale of memory-chip business hits snag as Western Digital objects
Toshiba Corp.’s plans to sell its memory-chip business to raise much-needed cash hit a snag as ... Toshiba shares fell as much as 3.1 per cent in Tokyo trading. They have dropped 22 per cent this year before today. The U.S. company, one of the largest ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan talks, Pence to seek market access, investment
Pence developed ties with Japanese business and political leaders as governor of Indiana, a state that is home to Subaru , Honda and Toyota plants, and about 260 Japanese companies in total employing about 60,000 residents. ( read original story ...)
Japan reaches out
With ample liquidity supplied by its central bank and facing an anaemic economy back home, many Japanese companies do not have to look any farther west than Southeast Asia to ply their trade and expand their business empires. As most Asean economies remain ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo futures inch lower on stronger yen
TOKYO, April 17 (Reuters) - Benchmark TOCOM rubber futures inched lower on Monday as the Japanese yen advanced to five-month highs against the dollar amid rising geopolitical tensions over North Korea. FUNDAMENTALS * The Tokyo Commodity Exchange rubber ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba Earns Largest Share in Chinese A3 MFP Market for 17th Consecutive Year
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Toshiba Tec Corporation (TOKYO:6588) today announced that it is the 2016 A3 multi-functional peripheral (MFP) market leader in China with a 16.4 percent share. This marks the 17th consecutive year Toshiba has held the top position ... ( read original story ...)
Japan commemorates first anniversary of Kumamoto quake
Tokyo: Japan on Friday commemorated the first anniversary of a massive earthquake that struck the region of Kumamoto, resulting in 225 deaths. Relatives of victims and Japanese authorities, including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, gathered in the city of ... ( read original story ...)
Apple considers bidding for big stake in Toshiba chip business: report
Apple Inc. is considering teaming up with its supplier Foxconn to bid for Toshiba Corp.'s semiconductor business, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday - the latest twist in the sale of the world's second-biggest flash memory chipmaker. ( read original story ...)
ASEAN and Japan aim to foster startups in Southeast Asia
Its goal was to promote collaboration between ASEAN startups and Japanese companies. To that end, at the beginning of the meeting, the ASEAN Business Club, a group of leading companies in Southeast Asia, signed a memorandum of cooperation with nine ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's frugal households offer no respite for BOJ, retailers
Japan's economy has sustained a modest recovery cycle that ... A recent rebound in overseas demand has helped boost exports and output, pushing up business confidence to its highest in a year and a half, with companies upbeat on their spending plans. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Shares Open Lower After US Strike on Afghanistan
Metrotvnews.com, Tokyo: Tokyo shares opened lower Friday on rising geopolitical fears after the US military dropped a massive bomb in Afghanistan, adding to global tensions over the Middle East and the Korean peninsula. The weak start followed overnight ... ( read original story ...)