TOKYO, Jan 6 Japan's Nikkei share average dropped on Friday morning as automakers dragged after incoming U.S President Donald Trump threatened to slap punitive taxes on Toyota cars imported into the United States from Mexico. Index heavyweight Fast ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to recall envoy from South Korea over "comfort women" statue
... bilateral "high-level" economic dialogue and that Japan was suspending talks on a new currency swap arrangement with South Korea. "Without building relations of trust, it won't stabilise," Finance Minister Taro Aso reporters, referring to the currency ... ( read original story ...)
Japan recalls envoy after comfort-woman statue placed outside consulate
TOKYO - Japan is recalling its ambassador to South Korea in response to the placing of a comfort-woman statue in front of its consulate in the Korean city of Busan. Both Ambassador Yasumasa Nagamine in Seoul and the consul-general in Busan will be ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is addressing its 'death by overwork' problem with long weekends once a month
The Japanese government hopes as many businesses as possible sign up for the Premium Friday policy. It already has won the support of Keidanren, a major business lobby in Japan, which encouraged 1,300 other businesses in a recent memo to follow suit. ( read original story ...)
Takeda and PvP Biologics Announce Development Agreement around Novel Therapeutic for Celiac Disease
OSAKA, Japan & SAN DIEGO & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) (TOKYO:4502) and PvP Biologics, Inc. (“PvP”) today announced a global agreement for the development of KumaMax, a novel enzyme designed to break ... ( read original story ...)
Sharp to consider listing its LCD venture with Foxconn: Nikkei
TOKYO Japan's Sharp Corp will consider an initial public offering for Sakai Display Products Corp, the LCD joint venture between it and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co (Foxconn) of Taiwan, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday. "We'll think about it ... ( read original story ...)
Top 30 areas for investing in apartments in Japan
Source: Pixabay #30 to #21 (Umeda is the only location outside Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures) 30. Umeda station (Osaka) 29. Futakotamagawa station (Tokyo) 29. Oimachi station (Tokyo) 27. Sumiyoshi station (Tokyo) 26. Minamiurawa station (Saitama ... ( read original story ...)