HANOI – Vietnam’s National Assembly has voted to abandon plans to build two nuclear power plants with Russia and Japan, after officials cited lower demand forecasts, rising costs and safety concerns. The vote Tuesday to scrap the country’s first ... ( read original story ...)
Economic partnership with Japan has developed extending beyond trade and tourism- SLJBCC President
The President of the Sri Lanka – Japan Business Co-operation Committee of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Daya Weththasinghe says that in recent years, Sri Lanka’s economic partnership with Japan has developed extending beyond trade and tourism. ( read original story ...)
Japan's lesson from earthquakes: Spend before the earth shakes
The one-day event on Monday – organized by the Japanese and B.C. governments – attracted about 100 provincial, local government, emergency, academic, business, engineering and aid representatives. The forum was held as the B.C. government is attempting ... ( read original story ...)
Kitchen Pro Files: Chef Mitsuharu Tsumura, Master of Nikkei Cuisine
Combining his Japanese and Peruvian heritage, Lima-born Chef Mitsuharu Tsumura last month gave diners at Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila, a one of a kind Nikkei culinary experience. "Since it's the first time in Manila and many people don't really know ... ( read original story ...)
Credit Suisse Goes Bullish On Nikkei
Readers of this blog have complained that the Nikkei 225 is not rallying as fast as the yen is weakening. Credit Suisse appears to share that sentiment. Credit Suisse raised its weighting in Japanese stocks to Overweight, now seeing Nikkei to hit 20,000 by ... ( read original story ...)
Market Scramble: US jitters over dollar could dampen Japan rally
TOKYO -- Though Japan stock investors are feeling bullish thanks to the dollar's recent gains against the yen, some are keeping a wary eye on the U.S. amid concern that the greenback's impact on profits there could cool sentiment more broadly. The Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Latest Fukushima quake puts Japan's preparations to the test
TOKYO -- Thanks to robust disaster preparation, northeast Japan escaped a strong earthquake early Tuesday with minimum damage and injuries, but snags during tsunami evacuations and less-than-timely information from authorities leave room for improvement. ( read original story ...)