Tokyo’s Motor Show Points to an All-Electric Future

The Tokyo Motor Show has been forced to reinvent itself as a venue ... this mini-car specialist and wholly owned Toyota subsidiary is getting behind batteries for this business-geared microvan. You’ll never drive alone again. Honda’s headlining ... ( read original story ...)

Kobe Steel loses Japan quality seal on some copper products

Kobe Steel said Thursday it had found four new cases of faked inspections data that has been found in hundreds of its products, as Japan's quality assurance agency withdrew certification for some of its copper tubes. The company reported that 88 companies ... ( read original story ...)

DAIICHI : Japan in quest to sidestep nuclear

After the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, which was followed by a tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear power accident, Katsuichi Kato wanted to save his town. A hamlet tucked away in fern- and forest-covered hills, Tsuchiyu was dependent on tourism ... ( read original story ...)

Light earthquake: M4.7 quake has struck near Miyako in Japan

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 185 km ENE of Miyako, Japan (115 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 143.8342 East, latitude 40.4817 North, depth = 10 km. The temblor was detected at 20:50:22 / 8:50 pm ... ( read original story ...)

Light earthquake, 4.5 mag strikes near Iwo Jima in Japan

A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 88 km NNW of Iwo Jima, Japan (55 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/10 ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Broadcasting investor launches activist campaign

... the value of the stake in Tokyo Electron is about a third of the market cap of Tokyo Broadcasting; it's far more important than the television production business they engage in." While there was a historical commercial relationship between the two ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stock market up a record 16th consecutive session

Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 extended a post-Second World War record by logging its 16th straight trading session of gains. KEEPING SCORE: Germany’s DAX rose 0.2 per cent to 13,025.30 and France’s CAC-40 gained 0.2 per cent to 5,398.16. The FTSE 100 ... ( read original story ...)

Asian stocks rise after ruling party claims Japan election win

KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 gained 1 per cent in morning ... markets is President Donald Trump's plan to slash corporate taxes and make other business-friendly changes to U.S. tax laws. Under the administration's plan, the first major ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo’s Nikkei index posts longest-ever winning streak

Tokyo: Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index on Monday posted the longest winning streak in its nearly 70-year history as markets cheered the weekend election victory of Japan’s pro-business prime minister. The benchmark index rose 1.11%, or 239.01 points ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Young Workers Get a Lift, and Its Leaders Profit

Though his policies have benefited business — he has cut corporate taxes and brought about a devaluation of the yen, giving Japanese companies with big overseas operations like Toyota Motor a leg up on foreign competitors — there has been no painful ... ( read original story ...)